R. Gatwood

The Man Who Could Tickle Himself By R. Gatwood There once was a man who worked hard not to let his left hand know what his right hand was doing, and vice versa. To pour milk over his cereal, he pivoted on his right leg, his left f…

New story in Bright Flash Literary Review.

[tweet from Nanoism] Instantly he adds, "Forget I said that," and endures a moment of agonizing hope until she says, "Okay."

#microfiction

A writer friend called this story "great writing and also bonkers." Feel like it might appeal to folks who've soured on Wallace or never understood his popularity?

Today is the 30th anniversary of Infinite Jest. Have a David Foster Wallace thing.

#DavidFosterWallace #InfiniteJest #GoodOldNeon #footnotes

David Foster Wallace fans (and perhaps foes)! In anticipation of the 30th anniversary of Infinite Jest, why not give this story a read?

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A writer friend called this story "great writing and also bonkers." Feel like it might appeal to folks who've soured on Wallace or never understood his popularity?

class. This lack of credentials didn't give him any qualms, he warned us and we soon learned frsthand, about imposing his exacting standards of writing on the students who had fallen into his care. He had strong opinions on syntax, grammar, and sentence- and paragraph- and scene-level flow; also, of course, on breathless polysyndeton, fragmentation and nonlinearity as achieved by footnotes and endnotes and parenthetical asides, and strategically deployed erudition; et a whole lot of cetera. My attempts to mimic Dan's favillating 141 prose earned me furious green strikethroughs and once, in the margin, "Knock it off?" Another time: "Stop being CLEVER!" -something he must have told himself when he was fighting his own outsized brain. [15]

From "Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Daniel W. Foster": www.3ammagazine.com/3am/praeludi...

Today is the 30th anniversary of Infinite Jest. Have a David Foster Wallace thing.

#DavidFosterWallace #InfiniteJest #GoodOldNeon #footnotes

David Foster Wallace fans (and perhaps foes)! In anticipation of the 30th anniversary of Infinite Jest, why not give this story a read?

www.3ammagazine.com/3am/praeludi...

[tweet from Seven by Twenty] Smooth, perfect snow. Urge to piss. // @iwantanewhead

#microfiction #snow

[tweet from Seven by Twenty] Smooth, perfect snow. Urge to piss. // @iwantanewhead

#microfiction #snow

[tweet from Nanoism] Instantly he adds, "Forget I said that," and endures a moment of agonizing hope until she says, "Okay."

#microfiction

[Tweet from the Drabblecast] He feels no urge to howl, only to dither and doubt and qualify everything he says. Oh the horror: he's an as-it-were wolf. #twabble

[tweet from Nanoism] I never miss her. But sometimes I miss the man she thought I was.

#microfiction #nanofiction #vss

CRAFT Novelette Print Prize 2025 - CRAFT CRAFT 2025 Novelette Print Prize January 15, 2025 – March 16, 2025 Awarding $3,000 + Print Publication Thank you to all the writers who sent work to our 2025 Novelette Print Prize, guest judged by ’Pe...

Made the CRAFT 2025 Novelette Print Prize longlist.

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"Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Daniel W. Foster," in 3:AM Magazine. My David Foster Wallace story, replete with footnotes.

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End-of-year wrap-up thread. Two stories published, a few mentions of note.

[tweet by R. Gatwood] I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus so I blackmailed them for more presents. #vss

[tweet from Nanoism] Christmas Eve was the night Santa didn't come. I mean, he didn't come every night, but Christmas Eve was the night it mattered.

To those who celebrate, hope your Christmases are merrier than the ones in this microfiction.

[tweet from Nanoism] Christmas Eve was the night Santa didn't come. I mean, he didn't come every night, but Christmas Eve was the night it mattered.

To those who celebrate, hope your Christmases are merrier than the ones in this microfiction.

That's all the news for 2025.

On a sadder note, the lovely magazine Coffin Bell folded before it could publish another story of mine.

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Stories that have Podcasts We didn’t make podcasts of all our stories, but between hosts Mike Ward and Matt Gomez, we did a lot. Here are stories with podcasts. If you like to read along with the podcast, use this link…

Also listed here, because it was recorded by Matt Gomez (excellently, I might add).

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Stories that are Romantic Love – hard to find, easy to lose, possibly the oldest story trope in the book, and one that’s always fresh and intriguing. Here are stories that, in one way or another, are about roman…

And a story about murdering your boyfriend in this one.

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Stories by Vegans and Vegetarians Just as with any population, a substantial (and growing) number of our authors are vegans or vegetarians. Below is a selection of stories by those authors. “Adaptations to Coastal Erosion” — B. Mor…

The story "Heart Moon" got mentioned in a few Metaphorosis lists. Great to see a ritual cannibalism story in this one!

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issue two - "the truth is, i want to want to live thank you, thank you, thank you. i'm so excited for you to see this.

"Ever the Collector," in Periwinkle Pelican. A microfiction.

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@mooninabucket.bsky.social

That's all the news for 2025.

On a sadder note, the lovely magazine Coffin Bell folded before it could publish another story of mine.

bsky.app/profile/coff...

Stories that have Podcasts We didn’t make podcasts of all our stories, but between hosts Mike Ward and Matt Gomez, we did a lot. Here are stories with podcasts. If you like to read along with the podcast, use this link…

Also listed here, because it was recorded by Matt Gomez (excellently, I might add).

magazine.metaphorosis.com/editorial/st...