The Fictional Café Literary Magazine & Press

"No one looks too closely at pretty things, they’re accepted as is." A tidbit from FC's Poet-in-Residence's upcoming novel in verse bit.ly/48806fX @verrrawest

Friends, we have great news from the Café. The second edition of our print anthology is nearing publication. The Strong Stuff Vol. 2, coming soon!

Two short stories originally published on FC— "Temporary Graciousness" and "Pirate Ayana and the Seagulls"—are now in KJ Hannah Greenberg's latest book! "Eternal not Ephemeral" for anyone who wants to check it out: bit.ly/3O0KqlD #litmags #publishing #fiction

Fresh Java! "Spare Parts," Poetry by John Kucera - is.gd/x16QMt

Fresh Java! "Poirot Investigates"by Sleep Cove - is.gd/0t0TK0

Fresh Java! "What You Said About Me," Poetry by Eric Forsbergh - is.gd/Zr03g8

Fresh Java! Chilling Tales for Dark Nights Audio Tales - is.gd/jZy7t0

Fresh Java! Student Poetry by Anai Gonzalez - is.gd/dzUA8H

Fresh Java! "Art as Creative Synergy," by Hank Keneally - is.gd/x0pB1P

Fresh Java! "The Petrol Station" by Annis McGee - is.gd/mWZCRb

Fresh Java! "Circling the Bronze Sculptures," by Paul Germano - is.gd/gbuJta

Fresh Java! "Juneteenth: Remember That Time" by Derrick R. Lafayette - is.gd/J0EfMn

Fresh Java! New Writing by Barista Lorraine Martindale! - is.gd/ckL1qm

Fresh Java! "Ideology as a Way of Life," Poetry by Tali Shabtai - is.gd/85D1FS

Fresh Java! Mickie McKinney: Boy Detective, Reincarnation - is.gd/1KlCb4

Fresh Java! "Virtual Math," A Short Story by David Rogers - is.gd/MQRtWr

Fresh Java! Aislinn Feldberg — "Dream World" - is.gd/0EhuTm

Fresh Java! "Depth Perception," A Short Story by David Patten - is.gd/3mG4sI

Fresh Java! "Lend Your Ears," Poetry by Tapeshwar Prasad - is.gd/M3NSSm