Author: DL Shirey
DL Shirey writes from Portland, Oregon, where it's probably raining. His short stories and non-fiction appear in over 60 publications, including including Confingo, Page & Spine, Zetetic and Wild Musette. You can find more of his writing at www.dlshirey.com and @dlshirey on Twitter.
Beware…
Pi Day
Spells Trouble
Got Published?
New This Month on The Short List
Boshemia | 500-800 words for blog, up to 700 for print.
Claudine | micro-fiction and micro-CNF up to 400 words. $$
death kit | fiction, essays poetry to 2,000 words. $$
Farewell Transmission | 2k of prose, essays, fiction. poetry, too.
Flash The Court | 500 words or fewer, prose and prose poetry.
Flight | fiction and CNF to 2,500 words + poetry.
The Fool’s World | travel stories and prose to 1,200 words, plus poetry.
Little Old Lady | essays, short stories & poems, no more than 1,500 words.
Paterson Literary Review | short stories to 1,500 words + poetry, memoir, book reviews.
The Quasar Review | fiction to 1,500 words + poetry.
Vellum Mortis | stories up to 1,000 words. $$
Monday Microfiction
5-4-3-2-1
Originally published in September 2022, this 100-word story appeared in Grimdark from Black Hare Press. As you might expect, all the stories in this anthology are grim and dark. Including this one:
5-4-3-2-1
by DL Shirey
What did the shrink say? That trick when I feel overwhelmed. 5-4-3-2-1. Focus on senses, turn off my brain and stop obsessing. Just stop.
5-4-3-2-1.
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New This Month
New this month on The Short List. 16 new opportunities for writers of short prose to get published.
Mondays Can Be Funny
The “best of” last week’s Pain Chart comic. To get your daily dose, follow on Instagram.
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