Richard Chamberlain arriving at the pearly gates. youtube.com/watch?v=b6YOTO…

★ Lori Ostlund 'After the Parade' explores queer identity and complex truths in this piercing collection. Her collection coheres with her characters’ shared need for emotional and physical safety and their desire to love and be loved. @AstraHouseBooks buff.ly/YNpW6FU

Have you read issue 20 yet? Get inspired with this quote from "The Elms" by chris santantasio

I’ve decided that Jimmy Carter pins are symbols of resistance.

A story about a couple falling in love, becoming parents together, and coping in the face of unimaginable loss by Lori Ostlund (Lori Ostlund), recommended by Kristen Arnett (Kristen Arnett). buff.ly/CDQFBMb

Read “Wound Care” by Stephen Fishbach in Issue #20! Get a copy here: storymagazine.org/store/issue-20…

.Alta Journal included Lori Ostlund's "richly conceived, highly anticipated" ARE YOU HAPPY? on their list of new releases for May altaonline.com/books/g6455412…

Just Posted: Story Fiction Editor Christopher Lowe’s review of Lori Ostlund’s collection of short stories, Are you Happy? Read it here: storymagazine.org/lori-ostlund-i…

It's publication day! A Brief History of the Midwest is out now from Black Lawrence Press.

Two contributors from our most recent issue have been honored with the Pushcart Prize! Kim Samek’s “Easement” and Christie Hodgen’s “Rich Strike” were included in Issue #20, and will now be included in Pushcart’s 2026 anthology. Join us in congratulating both on this achievement!

Read “Chad and Theo” by J*ckie in Issue #20! Get a copy here: storymagazine.org/store/issue-20…

Congratulations to Joel Hans for being named winner of the 2024 Moon City Press Moon City Short Fiction Award for his story collection, The Bedtime Emptying of Our World. This collection will be published by MCP later this year and Hans will receive the $1000 prize.

This was fun--I got to talk about poetry and fly fishing for Orvis Fly Fishing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Read “Easement” by Kim Samek in Issue #20! Get a copy here: storymagazine.org/store/issue-20…

"The Window Washer’s Story" is next up in Rob Carney's long-running, wonderful Old Roads, New Stories series in Terrain.org. Who reflects on your work? terrain.org/2025/currents/… #windowwasher

Bought Lori Ostlund's new book from an actual bookstore (Learned Owl). Just doing my part to save the economy.

Read “Bereavement” by Marina Petrova in Issue #20! Get a copy here: storymagazine.org/store/issue-20…

We’re excited to announce Sela Chávez as our new Reviews Editor! In the past, Sela has served as a Fiction Editor at Story. She will now be overseeing reviews of short story collections published at storymagazine.org/category/revie….

So grateful to Story Literary Magazine for taking this piece

I'm querying my novel again and newly reminded of how much unshakeable confidence and nerve are required to get published, and how funny/sad it is that these are not necessarily the same qualities that produce great writing