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The Edge of the World
A husband clings to a final journey to the place that once made them feel alive, while his wife quietly begins to imagine the world after him.
ON TRACK
A young man heads to the pub planning to ask a girl out, only to discover that moving on is more complicated — and more tender — than he thought.
The Late Night Show
“If you can hear my voice, you’re part of tonight’s audience.” What begins like a late-night opening monologue turns into a brutal broadcast from the middle of planetary occupation.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
Cervical
“I awoke dead.” From there, Cervical unfolds into a compact nightmare of bodily estrangement, luxury death, and a future where even dying has terms and conditions.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
New Year, New You
After New Year’s Eve, a husband and wife move into separate rooms. What follows is a precise, unsettling story about emotional hunger, self-deception, and the domestic objects that absorb both.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
Margaretisms
A daughter tends to her mother on a weather-beaten coast, where memory falters but old phrases remain. A restrained, devastating flash about care, inheritance, and the strange intimacy of letting ...
On Writing, Submissions, Writing Advice, Writing Fuel
Literary Magazine Submissions in the UK: A Practical 2026 Guide
A practical guide to literary magazine submissions in the UK: what editors look for, how to prepare your draft, and the mistakes that get good stories rejected too early.
Art, Editor's Pick, Masterclasses, Writing Advice, Writing Fuel
A 10-Minute Ekphrasis Reset: Write from Art, Get Unstuck
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Editor's Pick, Flash Friday, Interviews
Litro Flash Sessions: Pablo Baler on “Pearl Hunter”
Pablo Baler on the visual echo that sparked “Pearl Hunter,” how dream-logic becomes structure, and why the story closes like a joke- with craft takeaways for flash writers.
Last Line
A woman removes obsolete roadside call boxes for the state. But inside the metal shells, people have left what they couldn’t say out loud — and one small object turns ...
Editor's Pick, ff, Fiction, Flash Friday, Technology
BUSINESS TRIPPING
It usually took an hour to get to her office so that was annoying in itself. I’ve reached the point where a 20-minute drive makes me start looking for a ...
Editor's Pick, ff, Fiction, Flash Friday, Technology
The Ballad of the Needy Restroom
“But I am not hungry; I just ate.”
“So sorry, but that’s the policy. You want to use our restroom, no problem. But you must be a customer first and ...
May Day 1969
My hair twists into knots of clouds and my brother frees them his fingers a silver comb. May Day 1969 by Roberta Beary
Our Best Small Fictions Nominations 2024
It is a pleasure to announce Litro’s nominations for the annual Best Small Fictions anthology. Congratulations to this year’s nominees.
A Christmas Visit
You can have anything you want, Honey, says Grandma, don’t mind your mother, who picks up her coffee and drinks it like she’s stopping a scream.
Editor's Pick, Flash Friday, Uncategorised
Eurydice
Dive into a summer of innocence and intrigue as an American girl visits, weaving a tale of secrets, tragedy, and warnings.
Egg Hunt
A man sets out to discover the large granite egg that bears his soul.
Edith Wharton and Dog Cemeteries
Wharton could see the cemetery from her window as she wrote (every day until at least 11, lying in bed), surrounded by her living dogs and gazing out at her dead. ...
Digital Subscription, Litro #184: Memory, Print Issues
Other Poetry
N/A Oparah brings us an exploration into mother-daughter relationships, and the way religion and technology play their part.
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Digital Subscription, Litro #184: Memory, Print Issues
René Magritte’s The Banquet
Dorothy Lune's flash piece gives voice to a vibrant René Magritte painting, pushing the boundaries between words and visual art.
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