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
I Will Talk If You Want to Listen
Jeral Williams offers something rare — hard-won lessons from love and loss, laid bare for anyone willing to truly listen….
Two Eggs
Mel wanted his eggs over easy, frazzled edges and all. What he got was something else entirely — and David…
Pine Forest Coherence
What if the forest already knows your name? Gurupreet K. Khalsa’s poem walks us into a pine forest where trees…
Frightened Rabbits
You’ve never read a poem quite like this. Marc Isaac Potter’s Frightened Rabbits pulls you into a world of denial,…
📚 Poems From the Magazine
Love Song: A Poem of Friendship and Summer’s Gifts
A simple tomato carries the warmth of friendship and the season’s joy.
Storm Watch
Alone they watch above crashing waves beneath storm clouds.
Death by Merger
A corporate merger is imagined as a gunfight where no one walks away whole.
📚 Stories From the Magazine
In Leo’s Bedroom
A pink dress brightens the shadows. Chairs line the wall. One by one, the visitors lean in and say what needs saying.
Scratchy Love
A buttoned blouse, a circle of folding chairs, and four weeks left on the calendar.
First Blood
A governess waits in a dark cabinet while the master makes a request.
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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