Top in Fiction Week #4

Week of Jul 27 - Aug 2 | Vol. 1 Iss. 4

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TiF - Vol 1 Iss 4

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POETRY

Hello Darkness, Old Friend - 7/29/24

John Coon

of

Macabre Monday

Embrace - 7/31/24

Tracy

of Trial & Error

MICRO/FLASH FICTION

school day - 8/1/24

Will Boucher

of Heavy is the Headset

It Cost Too Much - 7/28/24

Nick Buchheit

of This Nick Writes

Under Hill and Over - 8/1/24

Stephen Alan Adams

of Fourth Draft

SHORT STORY

Deagle - 7/29/24

Morgan Beatty

of The Futureness

He Hath Lifted Up His Heel - 7/29/24

Travis Blake

of Dracula’s Ghost

Unforgettable Night - 8/2/24

Vince Wetzel

of Salted Wetzel with a side of mustard

The Death of the Author - 8/1/24

George Evans

of Fourth Castle on the Left

Storytime: The Moon Fields - 7/29/24

William Pauley III

of DOOM FICTION

Kalix - 7/31/24

Jennifer James

of Adventure to a Quiet Place

SHORT SERIAL

The Faceless Man [Terrific, Part 4] - 7/28/24

Daniel Sherrier

of And the Quest for Pop Culture

Nuclear Elves [Part 2] - 7/28/24

Sam Rake

of Treats of Writing

SERIAL

Just Reverance [Guardians, Chapter 5] - 8/2/24

The Black Knight

of Shadows and Space

What’s a Dragon? [Chapter 4] - 7/31/24

Dragon Writer Luc

of The Dragon’s Den

HONORABLE MENTIONS

MICRO/FLASH FICTION

The Old General - 7/31/24

Daniel O’Donnell

of Dan’s Deliberations

Dead Means Dead - 7/28/24

Ingrid Haring-Mendes

of TOAP

SHORT STORY

Murder! - 7/27/24

David Perlmutter

of Made from What’s Not Real

SHORT SERIAL

Don’t Tell (anyone) [Final Chapter] - 7/31/24

Ema Stonig

of Avenue Oh

HONORABLE NOTES

Read the comments section for even MORE stories we just couldn’t fit in this issue.

I can’t believe it has been a full four weeks already since we decided to go on this journey together. In that time we’ve had over 75 different fiction writers on Substack featured on our Top in Fiction lists! That’s pretty amazing but I know there are more of you out there! So keep their names (and yours) coming!

Some of you may be missing the fact that “medallions” are available for recommended posts listed below (excluding Honorable Mentions/Notes). Wondering where to put them: Your Post, About Page, Welcome Email, Start Here Post, etc. Where are they found? Click the link below the PDF download!

When this started I had an idea to use Substack’s Chat feature for the weekly meet-ups (aka Friday Open Call emails). Here’s why:

• Only subscribers can participate.

• Chat won’t be viewable on the website, leaving it clean and only listing the weekly issues.

But there are some drawbacks as well:

• I can’t schedule these. To send a Chat call for recommendations means I’ll have to remember to do it every Friday.

• They are not viewable on the website. And while this is great on one hand, on the the other, I like being able to link back to the open call posts to see those stories that didn’t make it into the issue. Giving even more stories exposure.

Anyway, apologies for making this opening part so long but I wanted to explain why I’ve opted not to use the Chat feature (for now) and will continue to leave these Friday meet-ups as emails.

One thing I’ve learned thus far is that fiction, regardless of what algorithms might dictate, is thriving and important and worth highlighting. I only wish I could do more! Enjoy this week’s selections!

— Your Most Trusted Fiction Overlord 😈

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We’ll be back next Monday for another amazing list of fiction stories worth reading! And if you enjoyed any of these stories, please consider sharing this post everywhere: