Everything According to Plan in the Peaceable Kingdom by Kate Gehan Tam was in the cereal aisle when it began–wild yelling from the front...

Dinner with Friends by Melissa Flores Anderson Charles ignores Lilly’s texts on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. When he doesn’t respond,...

By Some Act of Mortal Divinity by Bethany Cutkomp Those tug-o-war strings keeping Sean teetering at the coastline are wearing thin. His...

Inverted Aquariums by Matthew Pritt When the tectonic plates smash against each other and make a new ridge above my house, I’m glad I’m...

The Easter Egg by Jay Parr I seen her reach in for it, but hell, I ain't think much of it, figured it was a egg was hid in there. We’d...

Ampersand by Christy Tending It’s been the most fucked up winter, I’d say. And maybe she’d correct me. She’d tell me that it’s spring,...

Bottoming as Natural by Maxwell Griego 1. A dog’s place in the pack is somewhat predetermined. Wet eyes and frozen veins are hard traits...

Paella Valenciana: A Love Story by Claire Taylor Shortly after Zinedine Zidane head-butts Marco Materazzi, I eat the best meal of my...

And I couldn’t tell you whether they’re in the clouds or the flames or the spindly veins of a leaf.

It is with great joy that I present the 2026 Stanchion Books lineup, which is a whopping 11 titles strong! Here's what you can expect...

2025 Pushcart Nominated story from Issue 15 of Stanchion Magazine I fell in love with a man who sold copiers. A Minolta Man. As a...

2025 Pushcart Nominated Story from Stanchion Magazine Issue 16   ‘was was all there was and was was what we were’ (Diane Seuss) August...

2025 Pushcart Nominated Story from Stanchion Magazine Issue 16   The night Sadie shows up on my doorstep unannounced, there’s a...

2025 Pushcart Nominated Story from Stanchion Magazine Issue 17   The world will end on a Tuesday, but that doesn't work for Owen. It...

2025 Pushcart Nominated Story from Stanchion Magazine Issue 14 I’m holding on to the side of Scott’s pool with my elbows, treading water...

2025 Pushcart Nominated Story from Stanchion Magazine Issue 17 There she was, Carly Nelson, over by the pool kissing my father. It was a...

I'll Know I'm Home by Vanessa Napolitano Give me an ugly Northern market under corrugated roofs where scarves are two for £5. Give me a...

High Priestess of the Apocalypse by Christy Tending (from Issue 10) If what we are dealing with is a simple rapture, then my work is...

Sad, Lonely Poem with Slices of Turkey by Terri Linn Davis (from Issue 14 of Stanchion Magazine) I ask him to help me pick out...

For the 3rd time in the past 2 years, a piece of writing featured in an issue of Stanchion Magazine has won a Best Microfiction prize!...