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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our Fall Issue is going to wild places, starting with new cover from Sara Willadsen (Wild Places 1) to "characters undone by circumstance & confusion...imperfect things the catalysts for redirected lives." Read more from the Editors' Intro here: westchesterreview.com/#/fall-2026/ #wildthings

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A final quote from Summer before we accept that it's Fall... New issue lands Oct 1; for now: On happiness with author Mike Guerin. Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com#/summer-2026/ #fiction #litmag #writers #writingcommunity #creativewriting #shortstories

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From Alice Nord's "The Secret of the Sunshine," a "sordid finale." Read more in our Summer 2026 in these last days of summer. (Fall issue launches Oct!) www.westchesterreview.com/summer-2026-... #fiction #creativewriting #shortstory #litmag #literaryjournal #writers #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

From William Cass's story "Goats" Read this and more in our summer issue, www.westchesterreview.com/summer-2026-... Fall coming soon Oct 1! #fiction #poetry #litmag #literaryjournal #writingcommunity #writers #creativewriting

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Casey Clough on spiritual kegels... Read this and more in our summer issue, www.westchesterreview.com/summer-2026-... #fiction #creativewriting #shortstory #litmag #summer #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A visual clip from Justene Musin's short story "Off Script"... For more from our summer issue visit: www.westchesterreview.com#/summer-2026/ #summer #fiction #creativewriting #shortstory #litmag #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Throughout each season we like to sprinkle quotes/visuals from our current issue through the social medias. Here's an airy taste of Lucinda Trew's story, Blue Angels. Read more in our Summer Issue here: www.westchesterreview.com#/summer-2026/ #writingcommunity #writers #fiction #shortstory

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We welcome summer and our seasonal issue here: westchesterreview.com/#/summer-2026/ ...The stories are bittersweet, offering hope and resolution even in the most troubled situations. Sky arches over many of the poems in this issue—at the edges, as a character, as light... #creativewriting

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New cover art "Blue Art" by Iranian artist Mehraveh Vahediyan. New issue live tomorrow!

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The huge gift of our All-Poetry issue was the feature--with poems, interviews, and images--on the historic stained glass windows of the Pocantico Church. Please enjoy the "Illuminations" series and a quote from Westchester Poet Laureate Phylisha Villanueva. www.westchesterreview.com/luminations

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Former TWR contributor Maureen Clark shares that her memoir "Confessions of a Once Upon a Time Mormon Girl" has just been released by Hypatia Press. “A refreshingly honest analysis of the sacred journey.” maureenclark.art #memoir #newbook #book #published #writingcommunity #prose #writing

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Every WR issue has an audio playlist to go along with the words and images. Here's your full sensory experience with artists reading their works from our special All-Poetry-Issue on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/westchesterr... Enjoy! #poetry #allpoetry #poetrymonth #litmag #reading #writers

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Spring 2026

A literary journal, founded in 2007, based in Westchester County, New York and published online quarterly. Sharing audio here of our contributors reading their short prose and poetry in each seasonal

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Powerful words from Connie Post's "The Facts" poem. Ride the rest of our all-poetry edition wave here: www.westchesterreview.com/spring-2026-... #poetry #allpoetry #poems #writers #creativewriting

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A quick clip from Edward Lees' "Haleakala" poem. Behold more big ideas rising in the rest of our all-poetry edition here: www.westchesterreview.com/spring-2026-... #poetry #poetrymonth #ideas #litmag #creativewriting #literaryjournal

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Even just the title of this poem sends us soaring - a quick clip of "Born into a Bird" by Alison Amato Read this and more from our Spring ALL-POETRY issue here: www.westchesterreview.com#/spring-2026/ #poetrymonth #poetry #spring #litmag #journal #nature #bird

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Nice news from writer Tom Howard: "You published a story of mine, 'Homecoming,' back in 2021. I just wanted to send a quick note to say that the story is part of my new book, INVISIBILIA, which just dropped this week from Slant Books." Check it out: slantbooks.org/books/invisibilia/

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Invisibilia - Slant Books

NOW AVAILABLE! Tom Howard’s award-winning debut short story collection, Fierce Pretty Things, won accolades for blending “raw emotion with surreal forays into the supernatural and metaphysical.” With ...

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Our Spring Issue is live! A special issue in celebration of National Poetry Month with 32 poets, interviews, the poet laureate of Westchester County NY, and even stained glass. Enjoy here: www.westchesterreview.com#/spring-2026/ #nationalpoetrymonth #poetry #ekphrastic #matisse #chagall #spring

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Our new full-poetry issue is on the way momentarily. In the meantime, a taste of one short fiction from the Winter 2026 issue up currently. Read more stories, poems, and even a play here: www.westchesterreview.com/winter-2026-... #goingtidal #shortstories #fiction #creativewriting #writing

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

From our Winter issue, a sampler of short fiction with a quote from Jody Callahan's "We are the Employees of Tim's World." Read this story and more at: www.westchesterreview.com#/winter-2026/ #writing #creativewriting #writingcommunity #shortstory #litmag #literaryjournal #fiction

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

When you're measuring life by "manageable..." This week's highlighted quote from Matthew Wood's short fiction. Read this and more of our Winter issue here: www.westchesterreview.com #fiction #creativewriting #shortstory #litmag #literaryjournal #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Is any attention good? “Would you rather … be loved by everyone, or feared by everyone?” A compelling question from our Winter Issue from a story by David Desjardins. Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com#/winter-2026/ #fiction #winter #love #fear #creativewriting #writingcommunity #litmag

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

To the Winter of 2026, we don't love ya. But we are grateful to have launched this new issue for some well-needed art and inspiration. Here's to speaking out. Read more fiction, poetry and even a mini play, here: www.westchesterreview.com#/winter-2026/ #words #resist #silence #speakout #fiction

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Redecorating to get ready for the launch of our Winter 2026 issue tomorrow! Monumental cover art care of Jane Cooper.

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

One last quote/graphic for the year -- before we switch out to Winter 2026 on Jan 1! -- featuring Wilson Comey's short story in our Fall 2025 Issue "Art Show at Redeemer." Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com#/fall-2025/ #shortstory #fiction #creativewriting #writingcommunity #litmag #writing

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Winding down on 2025 with a few more quotes from our latest short story contributors before we launch Winter Issue Jan 1~ Happy Holidays! Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The tropical winds here lately have tossed up this quote this from our Fall issue. Read more here as we anxiously await the launch of Winter in a few weeks: www.westchesterreview.com #fiction #storm #creativewriting #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

A holiday-minded "Last Call" cartoon from the Minneapolis Journal, 1912, just to put you in the mood for the news that our Submission Portal for Fiction & Creative Nonfiction is closing Dec. 31! "if you're going to do it early you've got to do it now!" www.westchesterreview.com/submit #prose

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

All year long we work to bring you the finest stories, poems, and plays without submission fees, paywalls, or ads. Please consider us this Giving Tuesday. Any donation enables us to continue our arts-driven & volunteer-run mission. westchesterreview.com/donate #givingtuesday #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Playwrights: A quick note to let you know - our play portal closes Dec. 1. So get submitting soon if you intend to: www.westchesterreview.com/submit #playwrights #drama #miniplay #theater #submission #litmag #literaryjournal #creativewriting #prose #comedyandtragedy

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

A Thanksgiving weekend greeting full of gratitude to you all, our loyal readers and especially to our talented contributors - collected here in a handy audio playlist as a nice backdrop to your Black Friday wanders. soundcloud.com/westchesterr... Enjoy highlights of our Fall issue in your ears.

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FALL 2025

A literary journal, founded in 2007, based in Westchester County, New York and published online quarterly. Sharing audio here of our contributors reading their short prose and poetry in each seasonal

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

We are pleased to announce this year's Pushcart Prize nominees in poetry and fiction. See the full list in our Contributor's Corner here: www.westchesterreview.com/news POETRY: Amelia Harrington, David Kirby, Adam Gianforcaro, Jeremy Radin FICTION: Anne Freier, Tess Light Congrats!

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Chill Subs asks for nominations for their Best Lit Mag Awards, and you can nominate up to 5 of your favorite journals! If you are so inclined, we hope you will consider nominating The Westchester Review for this honor. www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

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Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs

Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A taste of short fiction from our Fall issue, featuring Tess Light's "The Darker Domestic Arts" Read this and more here: www.westchesterreview.com #creativewriting #writingcommunity #fiction #shortstory #litmag #literaryjournal #writing

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Get ready to launch your creative writing soon! Our submission portals are reopening for fiction, nonfiction, and plays on November 1. Poetry reopens January 1, 2026. Learn more and submit here: www.westchesterreview.com/submit #fiction #poetry #drama #creativewriting #plays #litmag #submission

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

A highlight from Kevin Wong's "I Thought You Knew," among the other short stories, poems and a mini-play in our new Fall issue. Read this and more here: www.westchesterreview.com #fiction #shortstories #creativewriting #litmag #literaryjournal #writing #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Announcing our Nominees for Best of the Net 2025 Anthology, an annual acknowledgement of literary excellence in online publishing. POETRY Isaac Akanmu Gabriela Garcia Kevin Grauke Rogan Kelly Cecille Marcato Hannah Rodabaugh PROSE Trent Nutting Scott Pomfret westchesterreview.com/news

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Fall 2025 Issue is live -- sad, dystopian, ominous to fit the times we're in, but also elegiac, inspiring. Against the backdrop of cover art: Árón Ó Maolagáin, The Punk in me is Dead May your punk endure! Enjoy: www.westchesterreview.com #litjournal #fiction #drama #poetry #prose #writing

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Basking in our final moments of the summer issue (since the weather agrees) before we acknowledge that it's actually fall and launch a new issue on Oct 1. Until then, a quote from John Power's short fiction. Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com #fiction #litmag #writers #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

A snippet of September with Anne McPherson Arthurs' short story "Everything Upward." Read more of our Summer edition here: www.westchesterreview.com#/summer-2025/ Fall issue launches Oct! #Shortstory #fiction #creativewriting #litmag #litjournal #writing #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

How do your ghosts get around? Susannah Rigg's "The Medium." Among the short stories in our Summer edition and a quote to get you going: Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com#/summer-2025/ #fiction #shortstory #ghosts #medium #transport #creativewriting #writingcommunity #litmag #litjournal

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Among the very lovely and relatable short fiction we highlight in our Summer issue, here's a quote from Anne Freier's "Hodgkin in the Window." Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com#/summer-2025/ #cancer #hodgkin #recovery #healing #survivor

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A snippet of loss from Jennifer Marie Donahue's "Blue Jay of Happiness" story in our Summer issue that just launched. Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com#/summer-2025/ #fiction #shortstory #litmag #litjournal #writerscommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Summer 2025 has dropped, with an important note from our editors: "Now more than ever, as the arts are being attacked and defunded, and voices are being censored and silenced, it is crucial for independent literary publications to prevail..." Read more here: westchesterreview.com/#/summer-2025/

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Gotta love the rich color and texture in Melissa Staiger's Organic Form No. 4, the cover art for the Summer Issue that just screams summer! The new issue itself launches tomorrow. Today we redecorate. #art #summer

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

A quote from our interview with poet Phylisha Villanueva in our Spring all-poetry issue. Read more here: www.westchesterreview.com #poetry #litmag #litjournal #writingcommunity

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

What art can do in such times? Everything. A quote from our ALL-POETRY special Spring issue. Read more at westchesterreview.com #poetry #poets #art #artmatters #litmag #writingcommunity #litjournal

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

This Gallery is a Poem at HVM - the brainchild of Westchester Poet Laureate Phylisha Villanueva, interviewed in our special all-poetry Spring issue, includes poetry from 14 Westchester writers you may know including Mamaroneck village poet laureate Melissa Joplin Higley. www.hrm.org/exhibitions/...

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This Gallery Is a Poem: Unearthing Stories from the Collection | Hudson River Museum

Just as a painting can tell a story, a poem may conjure a picture in the mind’s eye. This Gallery Is a Poem: Unearthing Stories from the Collection brings visual and literary forms into conversation, ...

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Our special All-Poetry annual issue is live, and many of the pieces come with recorded audio from their authors. You can hear them all in one playlist here on SoundCloud. Enjoy! soundcloud.com/westchesterr... #audio #poetry

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Spring 2025

A literary journal, founded in 2007, based in Westchester County, New York and published online quarterly. Sharing audio here of our contributors reading their short prose and poetry in each seasonal

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WestchesterReview @westchesterreview.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

We were saddened to hear about the death of Martha Silano, a poet of supreme talent and skill whose work has reached many. Read two of her poems in TWR here: westchesterreview.com/martha-silano Her work embraced science, family, and the environment. She will be profoundly missed.

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