July's Substack Spotlight

Aug 03, 2023

Wow! we are blown away by the number of of you that posted your stories for the Great Substack Prompt Celebration. Thank you to those that participated. Our prompt participants are growing each month creating even more amazing fiction for our audience to read! Below are this month’s favorites.

Fan Favorite

Everett Upright’s Ghosts in Glass received the most likes this month by tally time, making this story our Fan Favorite of the month:

Ghosts in Glass

Superbike

Two strangers meet on the road. This story was published on July 15, 2023 as part of the Fictionistas July 2023 prompt challenge…

2 years ago · Everett Upright

Some Of Our Favorites

Indie Fiction Digest

Ghost Hunting

I wrote this piece based on the July Fictionistas prompt. The turn around was much quicker than I normally do with posting fiction, feedback is very much welcome! The dumpster reeked of rotten food. Liquid leaked out of the bottom and glistened in the triple digit heat. I held my breath and lunged the bag over the edge…

2 years ago · 8 likes · 8 comments · reinancruz

BrainCation

Strangely Familiar

Saylor’s left knee hit the deck just before his elbow, quickly followed by the temple on ... his left? His right? He was so utterly discombobulated he couldn’t tell which side of his head took the blow. The last 20 seconds were a blur of madness that would take some doing to unravel…

2 years ago · 4 likes · 6 comments · Stephen Scott

Francsart

Click

Ira’s lungs were about to explode when she finally reached the barn. After a summer spent feeding them, the buffalos and the dogs were familiar with her, and didn’t make a sound as she slid inside and locked the door behind her. Locks of black, shiny hair were glued to her sweaty forehead, her sandals dusty and …

2 years ago · 4 likes · 5 comments · Francsart

The Haunted Path

Sneaky Flash Fiction #2: The Last Bus

Alice hated the night shift, 8pm until 3am. She especially hated the final half hour. She was convinced the clock on the wall deliberately dragged its hands, doubling, tripling, sextupling the time it took for a single minute to pass. In daylight, she enjoyed her job, mostly, despite all the changes from Head Office over the past couple of years. The ema…

2 years ago · 4 likes · 5 comments · Karina Wilson

ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to vacations, work load, and upcoming surgery Heather and Nicole will be taking August and September off. We look forward to seeing and writing with everyone in October. As always thanks for sharing your stories with us!!!

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Aug 3, 2023

I can't believe I'm in the favourite list! Looking forward to writing again for you in October, I hope it's a spooky one.

PS, my story, Click, is part of a July challenge, when I write a story a day for the month. Feel free to browse! https://francsart.substack.com/s/fiction

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Karina Wilson

Honored to be a favorite, loving these challenges. See you in October!

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