Written Tales Magazine
Short Stories. Big Voices.
A member-funded literary publication sharing flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and short stories under 2,000 words.
📚 Fresh Reads from the Magazine
Silent Screams
She stands among flowers and polished wood, eyes closed, rehearsing distance. A sister appears after ten years, bringing shared beds,…
Golden Gate
Salt air hangs over the Great Highway. Sand settles like snow. An engine stops ticking outside Science Hall, and a…
Blossom
Blinds stay closed as lilac scent slips inside; a cardinal sings all morning. Coffee cools while a widower watches pink…
The Substance as Mythological Storytelling
A reading of Jekyll and Hyde pauses over a potion, a repressed appetite, and a respectable man’s private rituals, questioning…
📚 Poems From the Magazine
The Song of the Heroic Dragon
A riverside village lives in fear of a monster that keeps them from the water.
Fruit Of The Loom
Flies pressed into a screen, a lunch break spent watching laundry sway across a neighbor’s line.
The Dream of A Lifetime
Act before comfort silences you; Bournemouth, the North Sea, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, all named, now what?
📚 Stories From the Magazine
Table For One on New Year’s Eve
A canceled engagement leaves one standing at a favorite restaurant on the loneliest night of the year.
Little Bits
Stuffed lions hang limp behind the ring toss. A bored artist paces. Halls stretch long and loud.
Into the Mist
At dawn by the harbor, one person waits for a ship; the other speaks to ashes.
What is Written Tales?
Written Tales is more than a magazine—it’s a creative playground for flash fiction, poetry, and short-form storytelling. Since 2017, we’ve published 500+ authors from around the world. Now fully digital and member-supported, we offer writing challenges, publication opportunities, and a platform to be heard.
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We publish short fiction, poetry, and challenge pieces from both members and non-members. Members submit for free. Non-members can submit with a small contribution of $3 or more—you choose the amount. Digital chapbooks, monthly challenges, and new publication opportunities await.
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