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My piece Circa 1984 has been nominated by Switch for the Best Microfiction 2026. Best Microfiction 2026 will be published by Pelekinesis in the summer of 2026. The Best Microfiction anthology series considers stories of only 400 words or fewer. Co-edited by award-winning microfiction writer/editor Meg Pokrass, and Flannery O’Connor Prize-winning author Gary Fincke, the anthology will have Pulitzer Prize winning poet Diane... Continue Reading →
I have a new series underway at https://janehertenstein.substack.com/ What’s the difference between Freeze Frame (Substack) and Memoirous (the blog you’re reading)? I’m trying to build up the professional side of my writing and promote my Flash Memoir Workshops. Right now my Substack articles are FREE but would eventually like to use Substack commercially, a bit... Continue Reading →
All eBooks 50% Off at Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/chicagojane All my books are currently 50% off—a great chance to pick up my two how-to books on writing flash memoir, plus 365 Affirmations for the Writer (bonus material with prompts). This is a book to take the writer into the new year with inspiration for EVERY day. Quotes... Continue Reading →
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Riding Bikes at Night in October was accepted nearly a year ago and I had to wait until now for it to come out—But it is worth the wait. Riding Bikes is out in Ink in Thirds. Again, the piece was something not quite new and not quite poetry: A prose poem? Maybe. It is... Continue Reading →
“Three Doors” is a small piece, 1,321 words, included in an anthology put out by The Writers’ Journal. I saw a call for submissions in Duotrope, an online platform that allows users to access lists of publishers and agents and offers a handy submission grid to help you keep track of submissions. I pay a subscription fee... Continue Reading →
Fringe Festival, Tranäs An enclave of aficionados of the NY School (poetry) Before leaving for the Kungsleden, before leaving home, I’d prepared my Tranäs at the Fringe workshop on Micro-Memoir. Once in Tranäs at my friend’s house, she even printed off my workshop notes: All for nought. Once started, it went out the window. It... Continue Reading →
I sent off “Names for Birds” to the Celtic Literary Review. Not all things are as they seem. About the Celtic Literary Review Journal: Our journal is a nonprofit, online magazine with one central goal in mind: to empower female writers. The literary world is a hectic place for all, and it is especially difficult... Continue Reading →
I love going to the garden to see my tomatoes, red from the sun and abundant heat, to inspect the cucumbers like little water balloons almost about to burst, and the beans, heavy on the vine or beginning as string ready to wax out into bulbous pods. There is this strange mix of emotions: pride... Continue Reading →
A couple years ago I had about 12 short stories accepted. This has been the year for short pieces. Currently I have a new piece appearing in Switch, online micro fiction. The piece is nonfiction. The website is not very specific and you’ll need to scroll down to find circa 1984. https://www.switchonline.org/about-1 I’ll be at... Continue Reading →
“Meet me in the Future“ Spring 2025 Green Silk Journal and “Thanks for these gray hairs” Spring 2025, prose poem, redrosethorns are now out! These are micro-memoir pieces. A Study in Grief was taken by Wild Willow Magazine (where the word takes root), formally The Minison Project. It is considered a fledgling publication by Duotrope, the portal... Continue Reading →
Jane Hertenstein 