Will Musgrove

The Waver - The Forge Literary Magazine fiction by Will Musgrove

Before tomorrow's new installment, give a read to The Bulb Region writer Will Musgrove's (@willmusgrove.bsky.social) wonderful short story, "The Waver," in @theforge.bsky.social.

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A foggy lake.

A foggy lake with trees and a bridge in the background.

A foggy morning walk 💙 🐕

A 90s-style sitcom starring Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus called The Absurd airing this fall in NBC.

Issue 40 | New Flash Fiction Review Featuring new work by Nadia Born, Bethany Bruno, Sherry Duggal, Rachel Hollis, Tess Kelly, Rosaleen Lynch, Patience Mackarness, Mandira Pattnaik, Tarmo Rajasaari, and Rob Walton.

It's here 🎉 Welcome to Issue 40, with brilliant stories from:

@nadiaborn.com, Bethany Bruno, Sherry Duggal,
@rachelmhollis.bsky.social Tess Kelly, @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social
@patiencemackarness.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social Tarmo Rajasaari & Rob Walton

newflashfiction.com/issue-40/

In the 90s, there was AWP and the breakaway group AWP Wolfpac.

An Irish terrier lying on a couch.

Mabel wishing she was at AWP with everyone 💙 🐕

eye-tree on a floating armchair

Hey there! Do you see how things are in this Sky of skies? Were you expecting the worm moon to get mean with its eclipse? Absurd! What the worm moon likes best is pathways, tunnels, puzzles made into other puzzles. #65 features new works by 21 high authors, just look-see!

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Variant Lit open for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, and speculative.

Submissions are open for our summer issue!

variantlit.submittable.com/submit

An Irish terrier lying on a couch.

Mabel wishing she was at AWP with everyone 💙 🐕

Congrats! 🥳

Going to beat my insomnia tonight by treating it like a hero's journey story. With aid from the magical wizard Melatonin, I will defeat consciousness and save the realm.

Thoughts from my sleep-deprived mind: "If AWP were an anime, it'd be called AWZ. Like, 'Last time on AWZ, Goku and the gang fought the villain imposter syndrome at an irl reading.'"

I've barely slept in the past three days but still think a cup of coffee will fix me.

Thanks! 😊

Thanks! 😊

Thanks! 😊

The Van, by Will Musgrove — The Bulb Region The Van — Will Musgrove THE MOVERS WERE COMING THE NEXT DAY. I was cleaning out my...

"I saw the van cresting over the hill like some four-door sun, coming at me head-on just as I was passing a slow motorist on the opposite side [...]"

Read Will Musgrove's (@willmusgrove.bsky.social) wonderful short story, "The Van," in The Bulb Region today.

bulbregion.com/The-Van-by-W...

Honored to have a new story in @bulbregion.bsky.social. It's about a van. Check it out if you wanna. 🚐

Over Drinks — Ghost Parachute I used to create a miniature horse, just using the power of my thoughts. I performed the trick only when we had guests over, when the children were peeking through the stairs at our friends pouring hi...

ICYMI new piece up

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My New Doctor Asks Me If I’ve Ever Used Tobacco Products I lie because I don’t want my insurance rates to go up, because he has my family history right in front of him where it says both my parents died of lung cancer. Even if he’s too polite to say it, …

Thrilled to have a new CNF in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social , a magazine I’ve long admired. Grateful to the awesome @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social for letting me dip my toes in the illustrious waters of this new issue. 🐳 🗺️ 📓

Thrilled to have a micro in @theoffingmag.bsky.social!!

March 2026 Issue — Ghost Parachute

The March 2026 issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.

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An Irish terrier sleeping on a couch.

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SUBS OPEN NOW! 🚨 It’s also my birthday, so humor me. The window closes at midnight!

bulbregion.com/Submissions

Thanks! 😊

Thanks! 😊

A blueberry pie cooling on a stove.

An uncooked blueberry pie.

Blueberry pie filling inside an uncooked crust.

Depressed, but I made a blueberry pie 💙

XRAY Submissions XRAY Literary Magazine submissions are open for fiction and creative nonfiction up to 7500 words. Pitch interviews & essays.

we're gonna open 4 subs tomorrow at 12 noon, texas time

xraylitmag.com/submissions/

Me sitting at a table with a beer.

Backlit and spilled my beer 💙 🍻