Short Story Library

ReadMe Publishing is announcing a new horror collection which starts accepting submissions ASAP!
Everyone knows the saying that real life is stranger than fiction. We believe this should be taken even further, that in fact real life is scarier and more horrifying than fiction. We are putting together a collection of short stories inspired by horrific [...]

SSL celebrated our two years of publishing this past May and what a great 2 years it has been with having the honor of publishing some of the best short form writing on the web. We are now releasing our second volume of the best of SSL which includes the best poetry, micro, flash and [...]

During poetry month I wanted to try and reach out and do some interviews with some of the most important poets in our generation and one name that came to mind was Gerald Locklin. I have long been a fan of his work but have never had the pleasure of meeting the man. I hope [...]

As we move into April I wanted to take a chance to promote some of the great poets I have published this year including our chapbook which has a variety of talented poets called Everyday Musings and our last release which was our first solo collection by a very talented poet Theodore Edwin Hovey the [...]

Recently I have been reading some great books from a new small press that just started over the last few months called Epic Rites Press. The quality of the books are amazing both in the publication itself and the content that is put out. The founder of the press has surrounded himself with really talented [...]

I recently had the chance to interview one of my favorite poets John Yamrus who after 40 years of writing is still producing amazing stuff. Hope you enjoy the read as much as I did the opportunity!
C.Q.: John thanks for carving out the time for this interview. I have often heard you say that it [...]

Hope all of you had a great holiday season and able to take time away from work and just relax for a little while. As a magazine SSL had a great 2009 with our subscription now reaching 300 readers each week and averaging around 4000 pages (stories, poems, articles, etc) read each and every month. [...]

If you are looking for a last second gift this holiday season or just a fan of SSL and ReadMe Publishing please consider two new books that I want to tell you about. The money from the sales of our print books go right into funding next year’s contests and publishing more short story and [...]

SSL: Hey Paul, thanks for agreeing to do the interview let’s start out with a little background. How long have you been writing and what was your first big break?
From about the age of seven I’ve strived – on and off – to be a writer, and at college I wrote a few still unpublished [...]

As editor of SSL I was able to pick three pieces of writing that I have published this year and send it on in for Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web series. Here is a little blurb from the publisher:
Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web series is a yearly anthology compiling the best fiction, poetry, [...]