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Issue 68 is out!
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Here’s what we’ve got for our June 2026 issue: Stories by Avitus B. Carle, Salena Casha, Thom De Jesu, Marilyn Duarte, Marty Dwyer, Heather Emmanuel, Travis Flatt, Timothy Goodwin, Kip Knott, Linda Maceri, Andrea Marcusa, +
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Today on FLASH BOULEVARD, the wonderful Joanna Theiss. Enjoy.
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Beware, contents under pressure! New collection, Tradeoffs, by David Galef, just out from Cornerstone Press. Available wherever flash fiction is sold.
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So much good mean fun here!
I have a flash out in @PalmettoRowlit! Titled "The Society of Useless Husbands" which I hope is self explanatory 😁
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Flash up at Bending Genres. Thank you, editors.
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Check out the latest Flash Boulevard for Robert Scotarrello's work: flashboulevard.wordpress.com…
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Science Fiction feat. @vestalreview et al. duotrope.com/search/smart/fi…
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Congratulations to J.D. Strunk and Timothy C Goodwin! Read their stories here:
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Congratulations to two of our editors, Mandira Pattnaik for her newest volume, White Hot Moon, from Red Bird Chapbooks, redbirdchapbooks.com/catalog…, and Lucy Zhang for her latest story, “Thread Woman,” along with an interview, at Strange Pilgrims, strangepilgrims.com/p/thread…
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Vestal Review is open for submissions through November 15th! Send us flash fiction or proposals for reviews & interviews. We can't wait to see what you've got.
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FYAmusement, "Noise," if you're feeling in a weird mood:
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PSA: We are going to start reading for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest on August 1st! Previously published and unpublished micros 250 words or fewer, fiction, CNF, micros that lean poetic considered. Opens Aug 1st, closes Nov 15. Grand prize $1000! Details soon!
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Congratulations to Eileen Frankel Tomarchio, in the 2026 Wigleaf Top 50 for her story in Vestal Review, "Picture Day."
Read it here: vestalreview.net/picture-day
And congratulations to all our past contributors in this year's list, and in fact to everyone who won a spot, period!
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This story is so good.
A space trip that goes nowhere.
Read “Home Planet,” by James Keith Smith.
@jameskeithsm1th
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One book review of the year’s best flash fiction.
Read a review of Best Small Fictions 2025, by David Galef.
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Another author interview largely about craft.
Read an interview with Bonnie Jo Campbell, by Ron Riekki.
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An author interview largely about craft.
Read an interview with Christopher Bowen, by Christopher Notarnicola.
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A car ride halted by more than a road block.
Read “You Can’t Help the Rain,” by Claudia Wair.
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A space trip that goes nowhere.
Read “Home Planet,” by James Keith Smith.
@jameskeithsm1th
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