Works Progress
A little Substack for big fiction
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Wild
Two hours into the middle of Flathead Lake is Wild Horse Island, where one summer day a couple goes searching for some storied animals. We’re excited to have Jesse Nee-Vogelman in Works Progress with this great September story.
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The Dark Rooms
What would you do, who would you turn to, if you sought to rid yourself of every memory you’ve ever had of your father? That question is at the center of Joshua Vigil’s The Dark Rooms, a story about what it means to feel like a stranger,...
One weird editing trick
We’re going to add something new along with your monthly Works Progress: an essay or two about writing and craft, and maybe some reading recs. It’ll be fun and infrequent. Don’t worry—we’re still doing mostly stories.
We’ll be back w...
Life During Wartime
We here at Works Progress couldn’t resist a story with an intercepted landlord letter on the first page. Enjoy this taut and lyrical journey, Sun Tzu and rain and all.
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On Fridays, we hear a rhythmic thumping that stays thr...
Dreams
We come to you just a few days after a new baseball season has begun with Tommy Vollman’s “Dreams,” a story for anyone who’s ever run their fingers over the seams of a ball and felt they had the world in their hands. May good contact be p...
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