Selected short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, essays, etc.
2026
- “Liars,” creative nonfiction in Frazzled Lit, January 2026.
- “Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?” a short story in The Orange Rose Literary Magazine, January 2026.
- “Livin’ la Vida Pocha,” creative nonfiction in In Short, January 2026.
- “Devin Found a Flash Drive,” micro fiction in MythicPicnic, March 2026.
- “Eden in the Ozarks,” a poem in The Argyle Literary Magazine, March 2026.
- “Scenes from a Chinese Restaurant,” flash fiction forthcoming from luckycreature‘s #MuckyMondays, March 2026.
- “A Cure for Doomscrolling,” poetry, forthcoming in Some Words, April 2026.
- “Weather Report,” flash fiction forthcoming from Flash Fiction Magazine, April 2026.
- “They Stopped Serving Peanuts at the Steak House,” micro fiction forthcoming in Hidden Peak Press.
- “The Cat Says,” a short story, forthcoming in The Orange Rose Literary Magazine.
- “Senõr Newton,” a short story, forthcoming in Burial Magazine.
2025
- “A Stray in a Manger,” flash fiction in Paragraph Planet, December 2025
- “To Grandmother’s House,” Spillwords, December 2025
- “A Sign Unto Me,” The Alexander Review, November 2025
- “The Things My Father Used to Eat” and “The Things Our Mother Made Us Eat,” The Argyle Literary Magazine, September 2025
- “Shah Mat,” The Orange Rose Literary Magazine, August 2025
- “Never Not Writing,” a craft essay published in Neon Origami, August 2025
- “Spindled,” Painted Pebble Lit Mag, July 2025
- “All Happy Now,” Syncopation Literary Journal, May 2025
- “How to Name a Punk Band,” Syncopation Literary Journal, May 2025
- “Serenity Security Solutions,” MoonLit Getaway, February 2025
- “Not Fade Away,” Syncopation Literary Journal, February 2025
- “No Point,” Roi Fainéant Press, January 2025
- “The Bad Like,” Witcraft (ceased publication), January 2025
2024
- “Publish or Perish — A Prayer,” Witcraft (ceased publication in 2025), December 2024
- “The Eclipse Is Running Late,” Weaver’s Deep Thoughts, November 2024
- “BCC Shines A Light On: Andrew Careaga,” e-interview with Bulb Culture Collective, November 2024
- “Lower Strata,” Spillwords, November 2024
- “Narcissus on the Deck,” Roi Fainéant Press, September 2024
- “Thirteen Ways of Hearing a Cicada,” Periwinkle Pelican, July 2024
- “The Things My Father Used to Eat,” Club Plum Literary Journal, July 2024
- “Baseball 1971,” Bulb Culture Collective, June 2024 (originally published in Fan, 1998)
- “Hypnotist,” Red String Literary Magazine, April 2024
- “AITA,” Paragraph Planet, March 2024
- “Lunch Break,” Paragraph Planet, February 2024
Social media, etc.
- My author’s page on Amazon
- Selected articles from this website are also posted on Substack and Medium
- It’s only rock’n’roll, an occasional blog about music
- Facebook (personal)
- Andrew Careaga, Writer (Facebook group)
- Threads
- X/Twitter
- BlueSky