Update 9/1/2026: We are OPEN for submissions on the theme "human-shaped"Our next General Submission period will begin Oct 1, 2026.For the latest in our submission schedule, you can follow us on Patreo...

Ten stories picked by Cole Beauchamp

The first time you killed me, I cried like a baby. Stupid, stupid, to cry over something make-believe—stupid and ugly and pathetic, too, when already the only thing I wanted in the world was for you ...

Hi, hello and welcome! This week we're talking about bodies. About the body you have, and the one you could have, and about what will happen for you to get one you like better, or perhaps one that you didn't get to choose. This topic is one I feel close

We're offering up original short fiction from Sarah Grey (“Hollow Cast”), plus an unusual treat---a creative nonfiction piece that reads like a short story: “Art the Clown attends the Jane Hirschfield...

by Bree Wernicke “At the bodyhouse, no one ever asks you what you want.”

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“A Prescription for Suicide” by Anya Leigh Josephs: controversial pills / ethical debates / at what cost, freedom?”Digital Love Spell – 78% Effective!” by Katharine Ty…

Opal Gulch was just a dusty little dried-up town this side of nowhere, until the horrors came.Ellalee Gather twitched aside her calico curtains one long afternoon, just as the first horror glomped …

Sense of Touch Bryo is a moss-covered planet. A world of milky softness, cool as water, submerged in green. When Agata steps out of the spaceship, she sinks into moss up to her knees. Moss clings t…

Help! Possible curse?? Hi! Not sure this forum is the right place to post this, but bear with me. So about a week ago I came down with horrible stomach cramps. I assumed it was something I ate (I’m la...

The city is no place for a spider.

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

Start by chopping the onions.

There’s a reality where I save you, at the start.