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
A Case of Mistaken Identity
After a convenience store robbery, the case turns on a supposed eyewitness—a tall man in a beret—seen by only one…
Morning Puzzle
Over porridge and a crossword, a woman drifts through memories of love and routine—until a voice from the doorway quietly…
My Wicked Words
Words take shape as halos and horns, wandering the page, capable of harm or mercy, carrying voices they once had…
An Ordinary Day
While replacing a broken window, a man asks his wife for duct tape—then remembers she died last November.
📚 Poems From the Magazine
The Dream of A Lifetime
Act before comfort silences you; Bournemouth, the North Sea, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, all named, now what?
Grey Skies
Fog, darkness, circling birds, and days marked empty as time thickens and the body refuses to rise.
The Burning
Smoke without flames: Harmattan splinters, vultures crossing, summer fires refused one by one.
📚 Stories From the Magazine
The Bogey Man
Left alone in the garden, a three-year-old weeds the wrong bed.
The Changing of the Feeder
Birds line a fence while an old woman fills the feeder one more time.
The Courtyard
A woman arrives early, moves a chair, and waits.
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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