The Defunct Heat City Literary Review

Does anyone remember the high quality, short lived Heat City Literary Review? It was a really nice literary journal, based if I recall correctly in Boston. It seemed very promising. Their first couple of issues were very high quality using professional materials, excellent professional perfect bound glossy covers, about 90 pages. I loved their covers …

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Surviving It All, Hidden Peak Review, February 15, 2024 (Scott C. Holstad)

New Short Story Featured in February 15 edition of Hidden Peak Review

I have a new story that is currently featured by the Hidden Peak Press (2/15/2024) and scheduled to appear in the next issue of the Hidden Peak Review: "Surviving It All." This is a fairly newish publishing company headed by some experienced professionals with real cred based in the greater metro-Denver area. They do a …

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Short Story (Flash Fiction) in New Winter 2024 Edition of The Bond Street Review

My short story, Phoenix AZ, 3 AM, is in the new Winter 2024 issue of The Bond Street Review. It's a piece of flash fiction, a genre I've been focusing on for the past couple years, getting about 30 stories published in 2023 and hoping for additional growth in that area for 2024. This issue …

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2 New Pieces Published in Misfit Magazine!

I have two poems titled "now" and "the groupie" that appear in the new Misfit Magazine No. 37, Winter 2024 edition just published. With the litmag scene dying more by the day, melding and merging to become general generic porridge, thank god there is still a mag like Misfit! If you're old school (I guess …

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My “Hollywood Party Scene(s)” is up at Big Windows Review

My story Hollywood Party Scene(s), possibly my last publication for 2023, is featured on The Big Windows Review today. I wrote it so that it seems over the top, but could it actually be a true story? Decide for yourselves and feel free to comment here or on the magazine's website. I hope to post …

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