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​*  Managing Editor: Edward Ahern  *
*  Associate Editor: Alison McBain   *
*   Special Features Editor: Matthew P.S. Salinas   *
*   Poetry Editor: Mary Keating  *
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​​Submission Editors:
* Sarah Anderson * P.C. Keeler * P.M. Ray *
* Felicia Strangeways * Amita Basu * Leslie Burton-Lopez *​​
​* Vincent Convertito * Benjamin Barouch *

​​Editors Emeritus:
* Ira Rosofsky * Micah C. Brown * Scott Bogart *​ Julie Cadman *

Check out our latest issue! Click on over to Issue # 60.
​​Want to get published in ScribesMICRO? ​Check out our submission guidelines.

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Issue 54

January 31, 2025

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Robin Blasberg * DG Bracey * Michele Catalano *
* Chris Clemens * M.A. Dosser * Elliott Fielding *
* Franki Halliwell * Lee Hammerschmidt * Christy Hartman *
* Vali Hawkins-Mitchell * Beetle Holloway * Jon Krafchek *
​* Diane Lee * Sarah Nolan * J.S. O'Keefe *
* Julia Rajagopalan * Marla Sterling * Ann Stolinsky *
 * T.L. Tomljanovic * Van Wallach * Huina Zheng *

Issue 55

February 29, 2026

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Michele Catalano * Chris Clemens * Greg Clumpner *
* Chris Cochran * Deanna Davidson * CB Droege *
* Nissa Harlow * David Henson * Keith Hoerner *
* Joseph Hyman * CF Long * Mike Murphy *
​* Kirsty Nottage * J.S. O'Keefe * Julia Rajagopalan *
* Pippa Storey * David Sydney * Koay Xinyi *
​* Lee Zanello * Huina Zheng *

Issue 56

March 31, 2025

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Madeleine Armstrong * Sam Barbee * Livia Barder *
* Cameron Beale * Chris Clemens * Deanna Davidson *
* Debra Duel * Will Evans * Nissa Harlow *
* L.S. Mattison * R. S. Mot * Kirsty Nottage *
​* Bud Pharo * AP Ritchey * B.G. Smith *
* David Sydney * Van Wallach * Lee Zanello *

Issue 57

April 31, 2025

Featuring the short scribblings of:
​* Madeleine Armstrong * Sophia Baran * Josh Clark *
* Chris Clemens * Chris Cochran * Laura Fox *
* Nissa Harlow * David Henson * Sandy Krausnick *
* George Anthony Kulz * David MacGregor Barlow *
​* Christopher Mattravers-Taylor * Kate Mueser *
* Bud Pharo * AP Ritchey * Marc Shapiro *
​* Van Wallach * Koay Xinyi * Huina Zheng *

Issue 58

May 31, 2025

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Colleen Addison * Joem Antonio * Nicole Caputo *
* Kimmy Chang * Chris Clemens * Marie Cloutier *
* Jasmine G. Crawshaw * Salvatore Difalco * David Henson *
* Lynn Kozlowski * George Anthony Kulz *
​* Christopher Mattravers-Taylor * Mary Anne Mc Enery *
* Julie Mehta * Jordan Miland * Jason Pearce * Bud Pharo *
​* James Van Pelt * Koay Xinyi * Huina Zheng *

Issue 59

June 30, 2025

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Livia Barder * Guy Belleranti * Kimmy Chang *
* Christine H. Chen * Chris Clemens * Jasmine G. Crawshaw *
* Salvatore Difalco * Lee Hammerschmidt * Mark Hendrickson *
* Sarah Meade * Jordan Miland * Mikaila Nalbantova *
​* Alethea Paul * Zvi A. Sesling * David Sydney *
* Van Wallach * Wai Mei Wong * Huina Zheng *

Issue 60

July 31, 2026

Featuring the short scribblings of:
* Chris Clemens * Nathaniel Crater *
 * Deanna Davidson * H. A. Eugene * Will Evans *
* Alper Ghuchlu * Jacqueline Goyette *
* Lee Hammerschmidt * Mark Hendrickson *
* Mark Ifanson * Bob Johnston ​* Elly McFadden *
* K. L. Mill * Leah Mueller * Alethea Paul *
* Jim Pownall ​* Paul Stapleton * Huina Zheng *

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​Check out the latest books published
by Fairfield Scribes!
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Poetry is a labor of love, and sharing poetry is a gesture of affection for its readers and listeners. The Connecticut Poetry Society’s Wilton workshop goes back at least thirty years, starting in a Borders bookshop. The bookshop threw the group out as too disruptive discussing poetry and politics, and it migrated through Barnes & Noble, Fairfield University, and for many years now, the Wilton Library. This little book, compiled from fifteen Connecticut poets, lets readers listen in on our rowdy sessions. You’ll have to imagine the banter and byplay, but the poems express their emotions pretty well.
 
There have been four moderators--Guss Stepp, Sherman Poultney, Ray Rauth, and Ed Ahern--and hundreds of members, many of whom went on to publish their own poetry books. The group meets in person at the Wilton Library from 2-4 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. Feel free to join us.
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Take a deep dive into the realms of imaginative science fiction, including eight brand-new stories by award-winning author Alison McBain. Diving into Nebulae brings you over two dozen of McBain’s most popular SF stories, including her award-winning and nominated shorts “Pillar of Salt,” “What Are Friends For?” and “Asylum.”

So, grab your mitt to play some baseball in space, punch your ticket for the first traveling circus at the Milky Way station, and prepare to delve into a future that’s sometimes dark, sometimes hopeful, but always full of adventure!
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Having already lost her daughter once, has Isla lost the most important piece of her identity as well?

Cancer is an ugly word. Even though several years have passed, Isla’s never gotten over the death of her eleven-year-old daughter, Rory. The resulting grief killed her marriage and her teaching career at the same time, and for a while she thought the pain would kill her also.

But Isla has found a new hope to keep her going. She’s no longer alone. Because Rory has returned.

Despite wanting to be grateful for her daughter’s ghostly presence, Isla still feels a heavy weight of grief. Rory’s spirit will never grow older. She’ll never be able to play with other children or go to school or experience any of the normal things that Isla once hoped for her.

Time can never reverse, but maybe returning to their roots is the only way to move forward again. Isla packs up the contents of their NYC apartment and drives across the Canadian border with her daughter riding shotgun. Their destination: Alberta, the province where she was born. Starting over in Harmony Lake feels like the first important step to facing what the future can hold—for both of them.
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Available now on Amazon!

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Looking for older issues?
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​Prologue Issue (2020)

Issues 1-12 (2021)

Issues 13-24 (2022)

Issues 25-36 (2023)

Issues 37-46 (2024)

Issues 47-53 (2025)

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​An Inspirational Note
from ​our Head Honcho​
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​Dear readers and writers,

I’m the guy who gets the final vote on what you send to ScribesMICRO. Very possibly a mistake on the part of the other editors, but here’s a thumbnail description about who’s giving your words a last read.
 
I’ve been published a lot. Not always glowingly, but a lot. Over three hundred stories, poems, essays, and six books. Counting reprints, around seven hundred publication credits.
 
My fiction writing sputtered to life when I was sixty-seven, and poetry began oozing out at seventy-one. I've been rejected far more often than I've been accepted, and I encourage you, regardless of age, to submit to us and elsewhere until people say “yes.”
 
So, when your poem or story drops into my file, there’s a reasonable basis for evaluation. But not to fear. We encourage new writers, and even if we decline a piece, we’re apt to offer suggestions. We like both dense literary items and horror, but among my many biases is that writers write for readers and not just for themselves. If I don’t understand it, many of our readers won’t either, so lead me gently through a complex poem.
 
There’s minimal money involved, but if you are published with us, you get serious credit for being succinct and interesting. Our issues will feature an interview highlighting one special contributor for each month and/or an indie book review.

I hope to see your stuff.

~Edward Ahern

P.S. This is twice as long as what you need to submit.

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