A Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction. We can’t define what we like, but we know it when we see it. We pay writers. We also have a website and a weird newsletter.

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The ads appeared in our local papers on the eve of the new century. Dollhouses to match your own. Closely measured, meticulously crafted. Welcome home, again. — "Our Larger Rooms" by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece Issue 3.15 is live! wallstrait.com/post/our-larg…
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The certificate, once bestowed, applies to all children in a household, even those not yet born at the time of test-taking. Please find the definition of “household” on the DOE’s website. Issue 3.14 is live! "Mother-Love Certificate" by Martha Witt wallstrait.com/post/mother-l…
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Today's listing of the day is: Wallstrait: A Literary Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction @wallstrait (some fees) duotrope.com/magazine/wallst… #WritingCommunity
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I feel like water through a colander. That’s what I’m trying to tell him. The doctor sighs. New Fiction: "It’s a Real Condition" by Marcella Senti wallstrait.com/post/its-a-re… #fiction #shortstory
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We are officially OPEN for submissions through December 1! Send us your boldest, hardest-to-define fiction! We pay $100 and make every effort to respond quickly. If you're waiting, we're likely discussing. wallstrait.com/submissions #fiction #litmag #submissions
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Lizards appear along branches—flank Boy, their chins undulating, and eyes askance at him—but he remains flat and still, the new goat forever in his sight: she will not die. "Heifer, Milk & Mango" by Stan J Wild Issue 3.11 is live! #fiction wallstrait.com/post/heifer-m…
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Damn, this story is so good!
Lucky me, I got a green configuration in the trunk. The one with stars. 'Cause Weenus Chrysler-Chicken-Cadillac being way the hell out on that highway and all, going home would take too long for an emergency. Green with Stars it is. Issue 3.10 is live! "To Be Green With Stars" by Bill Gusky. wallstrait.com/post/to-be-gr… #amreading #fiction
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Lucky me, I got a green configuration in the trunk. The one with stars. 'Cause Weenus Chrysler-Chicken-Cadillac being way the hell out on that highway and all, going home would take too long for an emergency. Green with Stars it is. Issue 3.10 is live! "To Be Green With Stars" by Bill Gusky. wallstrait.com/post/to-be-gr… #amreading #fiction
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"What it must have meant, to my father, to bring his daughter to the ballet. After his childhood. After finding his parents drunk-dead on the kitchen floor." "Pas de Deux" — Nonfiction by Jamie Cattanach Issue 3.8 is live! wallstrait.com/post/pas-de-d… #amreading #nonfiction
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"Rule number one with Rosie Cailean O’Brien was to never get stinkin’ falling-down drunk, because that was a stripper’s ticket to assault or worse, and she’d been careful about it until a week ago..." "Rosie’s Righteous Rules" by BV Lawson Issue 3.7 is live! wallstrait.com/post/rosies-r… #amreading #fiction
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Flash Fiction feat. @sixsentences @fiveonthefifth @wallstrait et al. duotrope.com/search/smart/fi…
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We're hiring volunteer Fiction Readers! We're accepting applications through May 8th. Learn more about the role and apply through Submittable: wallstrait.submittable.com/s… #hiringreaders #readers #litmag
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"Six days before It Happens, he holds a candle up to your face until the heat wakes you. His face is thin and glowing orange." New Fiction: "Our Last Verge" by a.k. barak Issue 3.5 is live! wallstrait.com/post/our-last… #amreading #fiction
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Fiction feat. @flashfictionmag @lycanvalley @Sky1sland @wallstrait et al. duotrope.com/search/smart/fi…
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Hard-to-define new fiction: "A Brief Look at Competitive Chess Through 3150" by John Leppik Issue 3.4 is now available! wallstrait.com/post/a-brief-… #fiction #amreading
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Weird fic writers, your time is now. 🧐😁
Send us your boldest, weirdest, and/or hardest-to-definest prose! We open for submissions on March 1st! #HighBrowHashtags #words #PopRocks #PokemonDay #Wallpaper #Whitesnake #bumblebee #words
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