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Editor of WATG Press and author of “When Binding Broke" and "And The Show Must Go On,” published in Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology

OPEN CALLS Please read the guidelines very carefully. Stories submitted that do not conform to the guidelines will not be read. We are a small press. We hope to increase pay rates for all of our an…

As a slush reader for various speculative fiction magazines, I’ve learned one fundamental truth: taste is messy. It’s subjective, inconsistent, and often deeply personal. If you’ve ever submitted a story and been rejected in the first round, you’re in good company—and you might be surprised to know how many of those rejections have less to do with quality and more to do with the unpredictable Venn diagram of reader taste.

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Shacklebound Books is the publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror short fiction.https://shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com/

I’m riding through space on my bike (as one does) when I see this enormous sunflower.

Theme: Darkblood: The Last Line - Flash fiction under 1,000 words - Deadline: 24 November 2025 - Publication Date: End of December 2025 (ebook anthology)