GOING IT ALONE: Tales Too Tall to Doubt or Ignore by Koko Bobb is a poetic slice-of-life story collection about loneliness, grief, and letting go. Check out what Manik Chaturmutha has to say in her review of this indie story collection.
THE PAST WE STEP INTO by Richard Scharine is a tender-hearted collection of growth and self-discovery. Check out what Audrey Davis has to say about this short fiction book.
JERKS by Sara Lippman is a collection of short fiction that bounces between harmlessly fun, erotic, and oddly cathartic. Check out what Lindsay Crandall of IBR has to say about this Mason Jar Press title.
CREOLE CONJURE by Christina Rosso is alluring and mystical, capturing Louisiana in all its mysterious glory. Check out what Alexandria Ducksworth of IBR has to say in her review of this Maudlin House story collection.
COMMENDABLE DELUSIONS by Aaron T. French is at once entirely absurd and unsettlingly real. Check out what Joshua Ryan Bligh of IBR has to say in his review of this indie short story collection.
SEND HER BACK AND OTHER STORIES by Munashe Kesake is a collection of sharp and incisive short stories interrogating the varied experiences of being a Zimbabwean immigrant in America. Check out what Genevieve Hartman has to say about this Mukana Press book.
PEKOLAH STORIES by Amanda Bales is a short story collection exploring an impoverished Oklahoma town and the human and societal forces that shape life there. Check out what Erica Ball has to say in this indie book review.
I Am Not Brad Pitt and Other Stories by Ross Dreiblatt is a humorous collection of three short stories focused on America’s obsession with celebrity and fame. Check out what Alexandra Barbush has to say about this Stone Tiger Books story collection.
SOMETHING WENT COLD by Glenn Reschke is a fearless story collection aimed at big topics and big names. Check out what Toni Woodruff of IBR has to say about this short fiction collection.
BEST MICROFICTION 2021 edited by Meg Pokrass, Amber Sparks, and Gary Fincke is where dark whimsy, magical realism, and countless ghosts live inside. See why Genevieve Hartman of IBR called it a deft and eclectic collection of microfiction.