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"Behind the Scenes" with the Short Story, Long submission readers
a "roundtable-style" conversation with the SSL readers about surprises and thoughts on reading submissions and other takeaways from the last year
Jun 9
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A Conversation Between SSL Authors Chloe N. Clark and Anna Vangala Jones
a conversation between two SSL authors + submissions open now
Jun 2
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May 2026
Short Story, Long turns 3! 🥳 🎂 🥳
our now annual update of journal “stats” + submissions will be opening next week
May 26
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summer break, what we’ll feature during our “hiatus,” submissions re-opening soon
Next week will be our annul birthday post, celebrating turning three with what has become something of a tradition of pulling back the curtain and…
May 19
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A Short Interview w/ Ross McMeekin
Bonus material for McMeekin’s story, “The Ecstasy of Marv” published on 5/5.
May 12
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“The Ecstasy of Marv” by Ross McMeekin
"The only word he could find to describe it was mournful—if mournful meant joy because one had loved but sadness because the loved one was gone."
May 5
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April 2026
A Short Interview w/ Andrea Cavedo
Bonus material for Cavedo's story, “Geminids,” published on 4/21.
Apr 28
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“Geminids” by Andrea Cavedo
"...she knows somewhere there is also the hot tub, which Blake calls a spa bath. The only other thing she knows about the house is that somewhere within…
Apr 21
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A Short Interview w/ Joe Baumann
Bonus material for Baumann’s story, “Vivisection,” published on 4/7.
Apr 14
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“Vivisection” by Joe Baumann
“On the morning of his mother’s death, Peter Glory wakes to find his heart floating halfway between him and the ceiling fan. He grunts, sits up, reaches…
Apr 7
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March 2026
A Short Interview w/ Bill Capossere
Bonus material for Capossere’s story, “The Long Departure,” published on 3/24.
Mar 31
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“The Long Departure” by Bill Capossere
"They’re hard to see even in good light. And we get headaches if we stare too long at them. Scientists still don’t know why, they say. They say that a…
Mar 24
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