In Short – Issue 4 (Winter 2026)

January 31, 2026

Image Credit: Kara E. Riggleman

Flash 

(1000 words or fewer)

“The Physiology of Breath”  |  Helena Rho

“A Toast to Impossible Futures”  |   Lauren D. Woods

“Secret Garden”  |  Martha Petersen

“Livin’ la Vida Pocha”  |  Andrew Careaga

“Does Your Mother Know?”  |  Kit Carlson

Micros

(400 words or fewer)

“1991”  |  Dana Pedersen

“Summer Murder”  |  Katie Schwarz

“hey chat”  |  Matt Meyer

“A Nutshell Study”  |  Hillary Wentworth

“The Game Played in Silence”  |  Tim Walker

“Jesus Loves the Little Children”  |  Suzanne Hicks

Short-Shorts

(100 words or fewer)

“Nova, not Incognita”  |  Lindsey Pharr

“Beach Day Escape”  |   JR Fenn

“Second Diagnosis”  |  Jen Dary

“Pressed into the Past”  |  Kevin Stonness

Issue 4 Masthead

Editor in Chief  |  Steph Liberatore

Senior Editorial Intern |  Drew Hunter

Editorial Intern |  Megan Cobb

Editorial Intern |  Mya Martin

Editorial Intern |  Josephine Slayter

Readers | Olivia Albright | Leah Azmi | Cynthia Azujie | Joey Conley | Emily DiGiulian | Erica Dolson | Deb Fenwick | Llalan Fowler | Silas Fransen | Serena Grant | Lyn Hainge | Katherine Harnisch | Sydedah Hutchinson | Marion Jones | Shellie Kalinsky | CK Kearns | Kate Konzelman | Destiny Llanos | Elena Macdonald | Chris McGlone | Brittany Miles | K.R. Mullins | Nawaal Nackerdien | Anna Nguyen | Brittany Peacock | Cole Pryzby | Camille Rimbawa | Kim Ruff | Spencer Seward | Deborah Sosin | Ariana Smith | Marcia Yudkin

Contributors