What Happened to the Past Year, Though?

Ethel Rohan’s gorgeous Cut Through the Bone is now available from Dark Sky. This book is just lovely and emotional in so many ways and I strongly encourage you to get a copy. Her story Treacherous, is live at Pif Magazine.

Vinyl Volume 2 somehow managed to surpass the wonder that was Vinyl Volume 1. In this issue you will find poetry from Bob Hicok, Kirsty Logan, Megan Falley, Nate Pritts, Molly Gaudry, Rickey Laurentiis, Nick Ripatrazone, and grocery lists from Blake Butler and Kyle Minor.

Nick also has work in Alba and Salt River Review. He is joined in Alba by Geordie de Boer and he is joined in Salt River Review by Donna Vitucci and Tim Tomlinson.

Eric Beeny takes on the crazy Target lady for The Nervous Breakdown.

In the Open Doors Poetry Zine, you will find a little something from J. Bradley.

Pear Noir 5 is available for pre-order and includes writing from Kevin Catalano, Jen Michalski, Gabe Durham and others.

Also publishing their fifth issue is Unsaid and in this installment, you can find Brian Kubraycz, Blake Buttler, Jonathan Callahan, Anne Valente, Kate Wyer, Amber Sparks, Lincoln Michel, Matt Bell, Scott Garson and many other fantastic writers.

Christina Murphy has work in Pulp Metal Magazine.

There’s a really interesting interview with Ethel Rohan at Flash Fiction.net.

Five poems from Mel Bosworth are featured at Used Furniture Review.

Robb Todd wrote this thing about moustaches.

In Monkeybicycle, a story from Simon A. Smith.

A prayer from Brian Oliu graces On Earth As It Is. He is preceded by Ethel Rohan.

There’s a story from Reynard Seifert in Juked and he also has work up at Titular.

In the December issue of elimae you will find Feng Chen, Greg Gerke, Luke Goebel, Mel Bosworth, Christy Crutchfield, and others.

xTx discusses Ocean Vuong’s Burnings at Third Face.

MiPoesias 24.1 includes poetry from Helen Vitoria, Laura McCullough, and again Laura McCullough, JA Tyler, Mary Elizabeth Mali, JP Dancing Bear and others.

First of the month, lots of new issues. Dark Sky Magazine features Salvatore Pane, Steve Himmer, Mike Meginnis, Todd McKie,Andrew Roe, Greg Gerke, Chantel Tattoli, Thomas Patrick Levy and more.

At Wigleaf, a collaborative story by Barry Graham and Peter Schwartz. Peter also has work in Metazen.

Miss December for American Short Fiction is Jen Gann. Read her story, then this interview.