Another fine literary magazine is closing shop. This time it’s Witcraft, an online publication that, for the past couple of years, offered up a daily dose of comic relief in the form of fiction and poetry.
Witcraft founder and editor Doug Jacquier (featured in a recent Friday Five) recently announced his plans in a message to subscribers and on his Substack. He wrote:
Continue reading “Farewell, Witcraft, and thanks for the laughs”‘… there’s a market out there of people who want some daily relief from the gloom and doom …’
Eidtor’s note: Witcraft founder Doug Jacquier announced February 19 , 2025,that this literary site would cease publication effective March 31, 2025. Read more.
Tired of wading through the negativity flooding your social media and news feeds? Why not shut down X and Facebook for a while and visit Witcraft, an online journal that offers a daily dose of comic relief, which is much-needed these days.
Continue reading “Friday Five: Q&A with Witcraft founder and editor Doug Jacquier”Featuring a cameo appearance by Jack Kerouac. Sort of.
I have a new flash fiction story called “No Point” up over at Roi Fainéant Press. This is my second piece with the good folks at Roi Fainéant (the first, “Narcissus on the Deck,” was published on the RF website last September).
Continue reading “New flash fiction: ‘No Point’”Today my flash fiction piece “The Bad Like” became my first published short story of the new year. It was published by the literary humor magazine Witcraft. My thanks to Witcraft editor Doug Jacquier for accepting this story.
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My poem (or maybe “doggerel” is the more fitting description), “Publish or Perish — A Prayer,” was published today in Witcraft, which is a literary magazine focused on humor and the lighter side (tagline: “Because not everything has to be serious”). Give it a read and let me know what you think.
