Earlier That Fall
July 18, 2024
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Photo by Jade B. on Unsplash by Sandra Anfang The summer had started out well enough, he thought. That was months before he felt the tug in his groin that made him think
Home of the Six-Sentence Story
Tart. Messy. Satisfying.
Image Design by Laurie Marshall
Home of the Six-Sentence Story
Tart. Messy. Satisfying.
Image Design by Laurie Marshall
Welcome to Gooseberry Pie
Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine publishes microfiction stories that are exactly six-sentences with no more than 400 words (excluding the title).
We strive to showcase the finest microfiction online, featuring work from both well-known authors and emerging voices alike.
We enjoy stories that are like gooseberry pie: Tart, Messy, and Satisfying, but leave us wanting more. With microfiction stories, every word matters.
Currently, we are unable to pay for publication. However, we nominate for awards including Best of the Net, Best Microfiction, and Best Small Fictions.
We publish new issues of the magazine on the second Thursday of each month. The May issue includes our annual writing competition winners.
Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine is always open for submissions, never a fee. Click Here For Submission Guidelines.
Story of the Day, from our archives
Carrying On
Photo by ketut pexels.com by Kathryn Silver-Hajo My adventure-ready carry-on is midway to the overhead when this guy offers to hoist it up. You’re a prince, I…
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My Father and Me, Riding the Waves
January 8, 2026
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Photo by Michael oyesile on Unsplash by Francine Witte And there are no letters in my fingers but I’m typing anyway. If only I didn’t hate this job in this tired office and
Editor-in-Chief
Jeff Harvey grew up near Memphis. He has lived in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and San Diego, and now calls Madrid home. He’s an editor and writer with work published or forthcoming in MoonPark Review, trampset, Madrid Review, Bright Flash Lit, Your Impossible Voice, Ghost Parachute, Moon City Review, SoFloPoJo, Claudine, ELJ, Bending Genres, Bull, Whale Road Review, and in numerous other litmags. His work has appeared on the Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist (2023, 2025) and nominated for Best Microfiction (2025, 2026). Jeff’s novella-in-flash Life Would Be Perfect If (Bottlecap Press) was released October 2024.
