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Necessary Fiction

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A webjournal publishing short fiction, book reviews, a weekly newsletter, & whatever else happens at www.necessaryfiction.com. Doing our best since 2009. Posts by shimmer.bsky.social.

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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 3h
This week's story is "Framed" by @eliseblackwell.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/stories/fram...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 28/09/2026
THE CROSSING OF THE BOARS by Zhang Guixing, tr Christopher Rea and Julie M. Wang (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
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Donna Miscolta @misdonnacolta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A little about the inspiration, or better, provocation for my novel, which releases in a few days from @regalhouse.bsky.social
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Sarah Edwards @eddysarah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have a super short piece of coming-of-age fiction in @necessaryfiction.com this week!
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 28/09/2026
THE CROSSING OF THE BOARS by Zhang Guixing, tr Christopher Rea and Julie M. Wang (@columbiaup.bsky.social). Reviewed by Mia Carroll. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 25/09/2026
In research notes, @misdonnacolta.bsky.social writes about OFELIA & NORMA (@regalhouse.bsky.social). necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 25/09/2026
In research notes, @misdonnacolta.bsky.social writes about OFELIA & NORMA (@regalhouse.bsky.social). necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...
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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
News! Since it’s officially fall, I’ll be offering my absolute favorite workshop again this November - because i firmly believe the gothic season starts AFTER the spooky season. Join me, tell your friends, November is goth month!
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The Modern Gothic: Making Haunted Fictions for the 21st Century
We'll study the conventions of the gothic story, look at modern ghost stories by writers like Brian Evenson and Carmen Maria Machado and others.
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 23/09/2026
This week's story is "Parts Work" by Sarah Edwards necessaryfiction.com/stories/part...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 23/09/2026
This week's story is "Parts Work" by Sarah Edwards necessaryfiction.com/stories/part...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 21/09/2026
ACID GREEN VELVET by Grace Krilanovich (@twodollarradio.bsky.social). Reviewed by Susann Cokal. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/acid...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 21/09/2026
ACID GREEN VELVET by Grace Krilanovich (@twodollarradio.bsky.social). Reviewed by Susann Cokal. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/acid...
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Jaime Green @jaimealyse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One week from today! Sign up at jaimegreen.net/classes
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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There are still some places left on my Online Nature & Environmental course at @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social - we will read work by a variety of authors, workshop pieces of writing, discuss technical issues as well as approaches to writing about place. Open to all! www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/jou...
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Introduction to Nature and Environmental Writing Online Short Course
Learn how writing connects us to nature. Develop nature writing skills through practical exercises and discussions. Explore the genre and refine your process.
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Spencer Fleury @spencerfleury.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I wrote something for @necessaryfiction.com about the research I did for my new novel THE SHITBIRD. necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...
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The Shitbird – Necessary Fiction
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 18/09/2026
In research notes, @spencerfleury.bsky.social writes about THE SHITBIRD (@stanchion.bsky.social). necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 14/09/2026
ON THE OTHER SIDE IS MARCH by Sólrún Michelsen, tr Marita Thomsen (@transitbooks.bsky.social). Reviewed by @dianejosefowicz.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/on-t...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 16/09/2026
This week's story is "An All-Consuming Love" by Daniel Krieger necessaryfiction.com/stories/an-a...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 16/09/2026
This week's story is "An All-Consuming Love" by Daniel Krieger necessaryfiction.com/stories/an-a...
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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Five days remaining for no-fee submissions (fiction and nonfiction) to @storyquarterly.bsky.social, the finest annual lit mag to have the word Quarterly in its name storyquarterly.submittable.com/submit
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StoryQuarterly Submission Manager
When to Submit:Our submission dates for Issue 59 (publication in 2027) are: Fiction general submissions: Saturday, August 22, 2026 – Sunday, November 22, 2026No-fee submissions (fiction and nonfiction...
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Lacey N. Dunham (she/her) @bookbent.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
DC folks—let’s jump into fall together with a discussion about gothic lit, women in horror, and what haunts us. 👻🥀🖤 This Wednesday 7pm at Lost City Books!
A black and white creepy house is overlaid with the author photos of three white women and their books (Kerry Cullen, House of Beth; Lacey Dunham, The Belles; Mary Berman, Until Death). The words at the top of the image are: Lost City Books presents... Women Running from Houses, Three Gothic Horror Novelists. The event date is 9/16 at 7pm
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 14/09/2026
ON THE OTHER SIDE IS MARCH by Sólrún Michelsen, tr Marita Thomsen (@transitbooks.bsky.social). Reviewed by @dianejosefowicz.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/stories/on-t...
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David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A second chapter of my Liverpool novel 'All Our Love' will appear soon in Science & Magic, one of my most favourite online places. It's titled 'The Dead Mixer' and is my contribution to the cosmogony of the 1980s Scouse lock-in.
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 11/09/2026
In research notes, @re-ari.bsky.social writes about his new novel GROW OLD AND DON'T DIE (Rand-Smith Books). necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 11/09/2026
In research notes, @re-ari.bsky.social writes about his new novel GROW OLD AND DON'T DIE (Rand-Smith Books). necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...
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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I have a story in the new issue of New Delta Review, a story about a man who has invented a futuristic toilet, which was prompted by a dream in which a friend kept bragging about how he'd invented "the toilet of the future." I think it's pretty good. ndrmag.org/waste
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Waste
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Melissa Ostrom @melostrom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Delighted to have a flash in the wonderful @necessaryfiction.com. A special thanks to fiction editor Lacey Dunham.❤️
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 09/09/2026
This week's story is "Lost Girls" by @melostrom.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/stories/lost...
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Daniel Davis Wood @danieldaviswood.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Deirdre Shanahan, one of the writers whose work is published by Splice, passed away last month. I’ve written a brief note of appreciation for Deirdre’s work here, and a pair of new short stories I was editing with her are available today at 3:AM… danieldaviswood.substack.com/p/in-memoria...
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In Memoriam, Deirdre Shanahan
Some words of appreciation for a distinctive writer of short fiction
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 07/09/2026
THE CUT LINE by Carolina Pihelgas, tr Darcy Hurford (@worldedbooks.bsky.social). Reviewed by @dianejosefowicz.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 06/09/2026
And it's a very good book, too. We recommend it. bookshop.org/a/8189/97819...
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Liz Rosen @thewritelifeliz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I love this devious little story by @markabdonwrites.bsky.social in @necessaryfiction.com. necessaryfiction.com/stories/the-...
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The Last Straw – Necessary Fiction
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 02/09/2026
This week's story is "The Last Straw" by @markabdonwrites.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/stories/the-...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 02/09/2026
This week's story is "The Last Straw" by @markabdonwrites.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/stories/the-...
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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A heartfelt thank-you to our longtime nonfiction editor, @stateofkate.bsky.social, as she steps down from her role. We’re so grateful for all she has contributed and wish her all the best! At the same time, please join us in welcoming @dawnsteffler.bsky.social as our new nonfiction editor!
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 01/09/2026
Chandra Grace Johner discusses her collection NAKED IN TURKEY (AOS Publishing) with @rachelturney.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/interviews/a...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 01/09/2026
Chandra Grace Johner discusses her collection NAKED IN TURKEY (AOS Publishing) with @rachelturney.bsky.social necessaryfiction.com/interviews/a...
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susanbearman.bsky.social @susanbearman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Absolutely thrilled to have this piece ("A Little Water") published by @necessaryfiction.com. Please support this great lit mag and give it a read when you can (it's very short!). necessaryfiction.com/stories/a-li... #shortfiction #flashfiction #litmags
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A Little Water – Necessary Fiction
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 31/08/2026
HOW WE SEE THE GRAY by by Rachel León (Curbstone Press/@nupress.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emilyannwebber.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/how-...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 31/08/2026
HOW WE SEE THE GRAY by by Rachel León (Curbstone Press/@nupress.bsky.social). Reviewed by @emilyannwebber.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/how-...
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Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My 9-Month Novel Intensive with @literary-arts.org starts in two weeks! All levels and all genres of novel-length fiction are welcome. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday or Thursday evenings. literary-arts.org/event/nine-m... literary-arts.org/event/nine-m...
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Nine Month Novel Intensive: Wednesdays
This course for dedicated writers is designed to guide you through the writing and/or revising of your novel. It runs from September through May. Some weeks you’ll have craft assignments to complete o...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 26/08/2026
This week's story is "A Little Water" by Susan Bearman necessaryfiction.com/stories/a-li...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 25/08/2026
Author @jonvhickey.bsky.social discusses his novel BIG CHIEF (Simon & Schuster) with Amina Gautier necessaryfiction.com/interviews/a...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 25/08/2026
Author @jonvhickey.bsky.social discusses his novel BIG CHIEF (Simon & Schuster) with Amina Gautier necessaryfiction.com/interviews/a...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 24/08/2026
THE PERFECT CIRCLE by Claudia Petrucci, tr Anne Milano Appel (@worldedbooks.bsky.social). Reviewed by Court Ludwick. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 24/08/2026
THE PERFECT CIRCLE by Claudia Petrucci, tr Anne Milano Appel (@worldedbooks.bsky.social). Reviewed by Court Ludwick. necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-...
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 17/08/2026
Two things we're seeing more often in our submissions: 1) Writers submitting multiple times, either with new stories or the same story more than once, before hearing from us about the first; and 2) Writers asking to replace a submission with an updated version of the story.
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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Reminder that the Early Bird Special ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday! Save $70 on the three workshop package! 🎉 www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut...
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Steve Edwards @the-big-quiet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Rare Good update! Save 40% when pre-ordering directly from University of Nebraska Press. Use code 6AF26 at nebraskapress.unl.edu
Front and back cover of Rare Good: Essays on Art, Autism, and Astonishment || Front cover image: a tangled nest against a black background. || Back cover: descriptive text and author photo
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