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microverses

a hub for tiny speculative narratives

Welcome to microverses, a hub for speculative flash fiction, poetry, and other tiny forms of storytelling. We publish Octavos, home to poetry eight lines and under, and Constraint 280, home to tweet-length work.

Octavos

rectangular brown illustration
Octavos

8 by Miguel Ángel López Muñoz, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu

Miguel Ángel López Muñoz

Spanish (original) Terrible número éste,sin personalidad ni nada que ofrecer a la naturaleza. Una potencia par, y tan poco poder

view of greenhouse
Octavos

Shelter by Koji A. Dae

Koji A. Dae
brown wooden house
Octavos

up in the mountains by Rachel Markell

Rachel Markell
photo of a full moon
Octavos

That Ring of White Mist by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro

Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
blue green and red peacock feather
Octavos

A Bird in Hand by Shelly Jones

Shelly Jones

Constraint 280

glass ball on white surface
Constraint 280

[For sale: salvaged] by L. P. Melling

L. P. Melling

For sale: salvaged baby space bubble, tear resealed.

person holding apple magic mouse
Constraint 280

[Remember Earth?] by L. P. Melling

L. P. Melling
text
Constraint 280

A Crime of Passion by Russell Nichols

Russell Nichols
green and orange bird feather
Constraint 280

Parrot Care by Alexandra Haverská

Alexandra Haverská
modern stationery on pink background
Constraint 280

Pequeño despiste (A Minor Slip-Up) by Miguel Ángel López Muñoz, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu

Miguel Ángel López Muñoz

News

Call for Submissions – SLF Working Class Writers Grant
News

Call for Submissions – SLF Working Class Writers Grant

S. Qiouyi Lu

The Speculative Literature Foundation has opened applications for the 2020 Working Class Writers Grant. Deadline: December 31, 2020 Publication Date: n/a, winner

Call for Submissions – Human/Kind Journal
News

Call for Submissions – Human/Kind Journal

S. Qiouyi Lu
Call for Submissions – Strange Horizons Especial de México / Mexico Special
News

Call for Submissions – Strange Horizons Especial de México / Mexico Special

S. Qiouyi Lu
Call for Submissions – Dream Foundry 2020 Contest
News

Call for Submissions – Dream Foundry 2020 Contest

S. Qiouyi Lu

Reviews

Daily Science Fiction logo
Reviews

Daily Science Fiction – August 7–14, 2020

S. Qiouyi Lu

August 7, 2020 – “Quoth The Dragon” by David A. Gray (992 words) Fantastic meta-story on narrative and how it

The Arcanist – June 4, 2020
Reviews

The Arcanist – June 4, 2020

S. Qiouyi Lu
Antenna – June 3, 2020
Reviews

Antenna – June 3, 2020

S. Qiouyi Lu
The Arcanist – May 29, 2020
Reviews

The Arcanist – May 29, 2020

S. Qiouyi Lu