
Afterimages is a paying literary magazine by Thirty West Publishing House. Essays, reviews, short fiction, newsletters, & special submissions. ISSN: 3066-2621
| Platform | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly | |
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| Issues | 236 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Two groves of beech trees separate the road from the woods. They grow so close together that, from just a little farther away, they look like a single grove. In summer, dead leaves, having remained wi...
The Best of 10 Years Vol 01, available now
TW printed its first pages over 10 years ago. Many writers have borne our colophon. First-ever publications, debutants in their genres, rising literary stars, and veteran author...
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Live worms writhed at the bottom of the vase. I saw them in coitus, rings around rings, squirming.
I had bought the flowers, yellow and fresh, primarily because it was the thing to do. I wasn’t sure...
Hole in the Sky
Daniel H. Wilson
Doubleday
Publication Date: 10/7/2025
6.14 x 0.83 x 9.25 inches | 288 pages
ISBN-13: 9780385551113
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In the commentary for From Dusk Till Dawn, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino d...
Mallory Smart’s author photo
Josh Dale: As a seasoned author, how does this chapbook complement your previous works?
Mallory Smart: I wouldn’t say it complements my previous work as much as it fits with my current and future work. I’ve be...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Est. 2015 in Pennsylvania. Read indie lit. www.thirtywestph.com
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Josh Dale is the author of Duality Lies Beneath, The Light to Never Be Snuffed, and RAGE: Stories. He is the publisher of Thirty West Publishing House. Support indie lit. www.joshdale.co www.thirtywestph.com
Author of WHAT SHINES FROM IT: STORIES and XO. Words lately in Afterimages, Vast Chasm, & Cutleaf. Poetry Program Coordinator/Teacher at The Care Center. Book in hand. Pencil & paper enthusiast. Living on coffee & a prayer.
Joseph Edwin Haeger is the author of the disjointed crime novella BARDO (Thirty West Publishing House) and the experimental memoir LEARN TO SWIM (University of Hell Press). He lives in Spokane, WA.
Swetha is a writer/author in California with an MRA from USFMFA who writes mostly flash fiction and now working on 2 novels. https://swethaamit.com).
Kevin Sampsell is a publisher (Future Tense Books), Bookseller (Powell's), collage artist, & author of books such as I Made an Accident and Sean the Stick. New novel, Baby in the Night, just came out! He writes the substack, Susan's Eyebrows.
Alex Miller is the author of the novel "White People on Vacation" (Malarkey Books, 2022) and the story collection "How to Write an Emotionally Resonant Werewolf Novel" (Unsolicited Press, 2019). Alex lives in Denver.
Brief Bio: Reader, Flash Writer, Beach Walker, Cat Lover, Educator. Substack: A Lizard's Tale Website: https://www.ldebeerwriter.com
Poems from the heartland.
Reading and performing arts series in Philly
Author of the novel PEPPERLEAF, out now from Thirty West, and a story collection, BELOW THE FALLS (Thirty West, 2024). Writing in Virginia Quarterly Review, Literary Hub, Shenandoah, Vol.1 Brooklyn, and elsewhere. PNW.
Writer limping around Chicago. Find my work in Citron Review, The Pinch, Maudlin House, New World Writing and Little Engines, or crumpled lists in trash cans at the grocery store. Assistant fiction editor at Pithead Chapel.
Allison Whittenberg's novels are Sweet Thang, Hollywood and Maine, Life is Fine, Tutored (Random House 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010). She is the author of the full-length short story collection, Carnival of Reality (Loyola University Press, 2022) .
MG Allan spent nearly two decades publishing horror and suspense under a different name, but now he has shifted focus to work of a more personal nature. He is a queer writer who wants to tell queer stories.
Ashton Morgan is currently a Creative Writing BFA holder from BGSU. They’ve previously been published in The Liar; The Wingless Dreamer; Moonstone Arts Center; 30 North; and have two novels, most recently including The Kiss List (2025).
David is a writer from the UK. He graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Kent at Canterbury. He lives and teaches in Georgia.
Yuna Kang is a queer, half-deaf, Korean-American writer based in Northern California. She loves postcards, crows, God(x), and cats.
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