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
Dandelions
A path worn into the earth stays unchanged. Dandelions push through the grass. Gravel shifts underfoot, sharp and loud, where…
Carnivorous
Deep forest closes in. Stones bruise steps. Hunger drums inside the body as curses scatter into brush, followed by stillness…
The Quiet Anatomy
Syllables surface where lungs collapse. Light sifts through silence. Something unnamed settles inside the scar, humming through marrow shaped by…
Love Song: A Poem of Friendship and Summer’s Gifts
A fragrant tomato, rinsed in summer light, where friendship and nature mingle in everyday beauty.
📚 Poems From the Magazine
My Solitary Way
The whisper of a demon breaks the stillness before the gate.
My Wicked Words
Words appear as angels and demons, left alone on the page to choose what they become.
Anecdote
Six brief sections move from ritual and monument to rumor, sweetness, and threat.
📚 Stories From the Magazine
First Blood
A governess waits in a dark cabinet while the master makes a request.
Silent Screams
Polished wood, funeral flowers, and a sister standing close again.
Golden Gate
Windmills turn toward the sea. Machines rest in a line beneath the Science Hall, waiting for their drivers to return.
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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