The Short Story Substack

Do you like short stories? If so, you're not the only one left who still does. The Short Story Substack (shortstory.substack.com) is dedicated to publishing one high-quality short story every month, and it has won a steady readership. Month to month, the Short Story Substack delivers as advertised. The examples are legion. The January 2025 story, "I Know" by Hannah Smart, unravels epistemically sophisticated dark humor in the style of a more polished, palatable David Foster Wallace. Melissa Ren's "Seasons Change" tells a sad story in reverse to realize a wistful, haunting literary rendering of old age. And the Substack also offers genre fare, such as Tyler Grant's "Worms", a horror yarn that culminates in protracted, gruesome imagery worthy of the basest splatterpunk anthology. All told, there's something for every reader here, making the Short Story Substack well worth the subscription fee. But it's not just worthwhile for readers. Smart, Ren, and Grant each received between $400 to $500 for their pieces, as published authors share in the Substack's subscription revenue. For that reason, the Short Story Substack should draw the attention of writers, too, as they'll potentially be well-compensated for the time and effort it takes to tell a quality short story.