After 7 years of putting our hearts into this passion project, the founding editors have decided Apparition Lit will close at the end of 2024.
Read our full announcement here
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With gratitude to all our contributors and supporters,
The Apparition Lit Team
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Beautifully crafted prose rounds out our 2024 Flash Fiction competition - Dec winning story "We All Feed the Motherwood" by @akstories_ink follows rituals of a society of murder trees. It is fitting as the last story we'll ever publish! Free online today! apparitionlit.com/we-all-fee…
So very honored to hear that my short story “The City and the Styrofoam Sea” has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Thanks to @apparitionlit.com for the nom!
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Go, little story, go!
Awards eligibility for 2024!! Honored to be published by @apexmag , Kaleidotrope, @ApparitionLit , and @CrepuscularMag this year ❤️links to all stories can be found on my website!
Free to read online today!
ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Essay "See Ya Later" by Amy Henry Robinson
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Essay "The Stories I Tell Myself" by Jennifer Hudak
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@HudakWrites
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I'm deeply grateful to all my editors, crit partners, and readers this year! From the deeply personal story in @TheRazorMag to the dark worldbuilding in @ApparitionLit, killer tardigrades in Murderbugs, and a feminist retelling of 🐸👑, there's something for everyone here!🧵
Free to read online today!
ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Short Story "The Pancake House at the End of the World" by L.M. Guay
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Text in black - The Pancake House at the End of the World by L.M. Guay
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Poem "Thank you for Your Service" by August Cao
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Text in black - Thank you for Your Service by August Cao
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ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Short Story "The Pancake House at the End of the World" by L.M. Guay
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Text in black - The Pancake House at the End of the World by L.M. Guay
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Text in black - Gutted by Cameron E Quinn
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Text in black - Skittering Within by Kelsea Yu
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Text in black - How Did I Die This Time by Anne Liberton
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Poem "The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids" by Timi Sanni
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Text in black - The Robot Malfunctions in Want of Locks and Braids by Timi Sanni
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Text in black - Estelle by Carol Duncan
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Stave off hunger with the October flash fiction winning story The Bread of Life from Katherine Frain free to read online today!!
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Text in black - Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City by Madeehah Reza
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