Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Happy to share that I have a story in the premier issue of Pfeilstorch! It's called "Some People Are Just Attracted to Stillness," and it's got a magician in it. pfielstorch.vercel.app/works/300bfc... 032
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I'm so happy to have this story out in the world, in such good company; active listening is a means to joy. 033
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I'm really happy about this story, up at @turnandwork.com. It's about having background music in one's life and figuring out what to do about it. It's called "Let it Bleed," because we all need someone... www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/l... 083
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026My story "Army of Monkeys" is up at @villaineralit.bsky.social! You never know what's in somebody's purse. villaineralit.com/2026/06/16/a... 023
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Very happy to be able to participate in Flashflood again. This one's about my neighborhood, my new life here, and how I'm changing along with it. Pic is where I buy chicken! flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/2026/06/orde... 001
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Rough draft of a short story manuscript, which, because it's mostly flash, looks an awful lot like a poetry manuscript. Three sections, twenty one stories each. 0362
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I have a new story in the latest @templeinacity.bsky.social! It's called "Every Night I Go to Sleep I Dream I’m Standing on a Pier, Staring Out at the Sea." It's got tentacles in it! You're going to love it. templeinacity.com/flash-fictio... 153
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I wrote this! Did you know it's pledge week at the World Bird Society? 132
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Super thrilled to have a story in the new issue of @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social. It's called "Wrens," and it's about how birds can break your heart. thewoolfx.com/wrens-by-hug... #wrens 022
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Also, I don't think writers say this enough, but editors who support your work and advocate for it by publishing multiple stories of yours are to be treasured. Many, many, many thanks to Ben Drevlow and @mrbullbull.bsky.social for publishing three stories of mine over the past few years. 242
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I wanted to see how far out I could get and came up with a story from the POV of a person who's been reincarnated as a roll of toilet paper. It's called "Stoicism" and it's now up at @mrbullbull.bsky.social: mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas... #philosophy 074
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I feel a bit like I'm on a hot streak. This one's in Strange Pilgrims, it's called "Original Ideas." It's about shrink ray pistols. There's also an interview where I put forward briefly my theory of the anti-weird. www.strangepilgrims.com/p/original-i... 112
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 02/05/2026My story, "Little Black Boxes," is featured at @bloominonionlit.bsky.social! It's one of my longest; tying together several other stories of mine in a thematic/shared universe sort of way. It's about a lot of things, several of which are black boxes. www.thebloominonion.com/longform-story 011
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I'm super very happy to say my story, "Tigers," is now up at the most excellent @south85journal.bsky.social! It's got tigers in it, in case you were wondering. www.south85journal.com/tigers/ 051
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Just found something really weird. I was looking for a story of mine that was published back in 2016. When I went to the url of my story I found a completely different story in its place, one I didn't write. 210
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Super-hyped to be part of the flood, with a Barcelona piece that bookends a story I published in @dishsoapquart.bsky.social. It's called "Orderings" and it will be part of the flood at 6:50 am BST. 1193
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I'm very happy to say my story, "The Call of Adventure," is now up at Midway Journal! It's about names, both given and chosen. midwayjournal.com/the-call-of-... 030
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I'm so excited to have my work featured in issue 50 of @bendinggenres.bsky.social. This one's got a sexy veterinarian in it. It's called, "Ellipses are for People Who Can’t Handle Circles and Need More Time to Process the Terrible Miracle that is Life." bendinggenres.com/ellipses-are...bendinggenres.comEllipses are for People Who Can’t Handle Circles and Need More Time to Process the Terrible Miracle that is Life 000
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I'm reading here, and I'm reading first, so you all should be there on time! 000
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 06/04/2026In another one of those never give up moments, I just got a story accepted that was rejected twenty one times! 082
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Delighted to have this story out in the world! It's called "The Dots," and it's in the latest Flash Fiction Magazine! It's about love, and not being afraid of it. #flashfiction flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/03...flashfictionmagazine.comThe DotsThere’s a mole on my left forearm, close by my wrist, half an inch before the end of my radius. Just a speck, had it all my life. But one night while brushing my teeth, I noticed my mole was no lon… 031
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Some very happy news: I just got three microfictions accepted at Denver Quarterly! 120
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I have a new story up today in Revolution John! It's called "Babies" and it's got babies in it. Really cute babies. You've been warned. revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/m... 021
Reposted by Hugh Behm-SteinbergZachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026For purely selfish reasons everyone tell me what forthcoming collections of this sort you’re looking forward to so I can try and review them 103513
Reposted by Hugh Behm-SteinbergChill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Writers -- where are the cool kids submitting their work these days? Comment your favorite lit mags below and we might feature your pick on a list, who knows ;) 8195
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I'm super happy to have another story published, this time in @godscrueljokelp.bsky.social . Also horror, it's called "Wants," and it's about what your presale home pest inspection might discover. www.godscrueljokelit.com/behm-steinbe... 021
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I have a story called "Drugs" I've been sending out. So when it gets rejected it's nice to know at least some people are saying no to drugs. 030
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026I have a new story up in @ergot.bsky.social! It's called "Ice Cream;" it's about ice cream and what we'll do when we think we're going to get some. www.ergot.press/authors/Hugh...ergot.pressergot.innovative + experimental horror 172
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I feel super happy to have a new story up in Flash Boulevard. It's called "Clarinet." It's about clarinets. And cynicism. flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/h... 010
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I have a new story up in the latest @soflopojo.bsky.social. It's called "Why Occasionally It’s Hard to Just Be Friends with People Who Practice Witchcraft." What a person can do to a cup of coffee when they set their mind to it. www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/flash-40-feb... 120
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I've been really lucky to have two pieces published so closely together. This one's called "Therapy," it's in Citywide Lunch, and it's got squirrels in it. Go ahead, tell us more about your parents. citywidelunch.wordpress.com/therapy-by-h... 330
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I'm super glad to see my story about the awkwardness of being a bystander at a hedgehog orgy is up now at Dodo Eraser. I challenge you to use the safeword. dodoeraser.org/2026/01/29/i...dodoeraser.orgI’m Okay at Being a Person I GuessA hedgehog runs onto our futon, waking me up. “It’s me, Susan!” she chirps. “Sorry to be back so late, I was out drinking with, um, friends; we wound up at this after party at the witches’ house, s… 063
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 15/01/2026While, I'm doing my best to avoid having a panic attack, another story of mine has been published, this time in Hawkeye. It's called "Plots," it's meta and it has #ThomasPynchon in it. hawkeyemag.com/stories/behn...hawkeyemag.comPlotsI feel hopelessly stuck, so I go to the plot store, but everything they have is so relentlessly stupid I feel horribly depressed as well as stuck. But then this lady, dressed entirely in black, linger... 141
Reposted by Hugh Behm-SteinbergZachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025An ongoing thread of short story collections coming in 2026, of work weird/surreal/dark/uncanny/unsettling/ghostly/ghastly, across genres, so that they're all in one place that I can refer back to when I inevitably forget what books I was meaning to request review copies of: 58920
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I wrote this story when I took my California College of the Arts students to Mission Creek to write about their surroundings. I think I knew even then that the countdown was already ticking away to when CCA itself would blow away. literarygarage.com/at-the-parkliterarygarage.comAt The Park | Literary Garage 061
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026My neighborhood has a LOT of dogs! This is my first published story of the new year and I couldn't be happier. 010
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 29/12/2025This year has been more productive than I thought it'd be: here are all the stories (and poems) I published this year, with six more due in 2026. Thank you so much to all the editors for their support, and to folks just for reading. Pieces linked below: 283
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 17/12/2025While I'm recuperating from a cold, a bit of good news: my story "Plots" just got accepted in Hawkeye! Took them less than six hours too! Maybe because it's got Thomas Pynchon in it. 010
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I have two new micros up at the Gorko Gazette! They're about death. thegorkogazette.com/2025/12/12/s...thegorkogazette.comNew content every morning!Get your cards read by someone who really knows what they’re doing, that’s what you do. 020
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 28/11/2025This is my second piece nominated this year! 030
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Great journals with really long names, like Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet? 000
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Dramatic reading by Damon Norko (of the Submensas) of my story, "My Ghost," at my cousin David Eric Selvin's Halloween party! Delta of your life. youtu.be/PiJsxoi48vE?... @rfpress.bsky.socialyoutu.beMy Ghost, by Hugh Behm-Steinberg, as read by Damon Norko. 11/01/25. YouTube video by What's All the Racket? 110
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 28/10/2025If your ghost is an asshole, does that mean you're an asshole, and other fun topics in my new story up at Roi Fainéant! 020
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025My ghost only smokes Camel Unfiltered’s and has a thing for Sunchips. 020
Reposted by Hugh Behm-SteinbergElena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Eliot Weinberger, “The Life of Tu Fu” #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 03911
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2025If you're around Barcelona, come along to us read. This Saturday 5-7pm at Backstory Books (Carrer de Mallorca, 330). Trippy and interactive. And I promise to read at least one poem about the moon. 011
Hugh Behm-Steinberg @hughbehmsteinberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Parachutes I have a new story in Afterimages! It's called Parachutes and it's about love. And also parachutes. open.substack.com/pub/thirtywe...open.substack.comParachutesI jump out of my brother’s airplane. By Hugh Behm-Steinberg 130
