My horror story “Eat Your Catch” has been published in the Summer 2026 issue of The Genre Society. You can access my story directly beginning on page 36 of Issue #9 through this link. I’ve got a little more of an intro than usual for this one. This story has undergone significant edits […]
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Audio version of “Playing Games”
Here’s the link: https://cliffaliperti.substack.com/p/playing-games … and here’s me blabbing about it: I’d been wanting to play around with audio or video with my stories for awhile now. When I noticed that some of the journals that had previously published my work had since disappeared, I decided to take it as an opportunity to recycle some […]
“Eddie the Simp Holds Court” at Literary Garage
My story “Eddie the Simp Holds Court” has been published over at Literary Garage. This story has had a long journey: it was the first short piece I wrote after returning my focus to fiction, but it has changed a lot from the masterpiece I thought I had created when I began submitting it to […]
“1954 Topps Ted Williams #1” at Rundelania
My story “1954 Topps Ted Williams #1” appears in Rundelania #19. I love my story, but I’ll admit, my title doesn’t thrill me. Still, if you’ve ever even dabbled with baseball cards, it should grab your attention. “1954 Topps Ted Williams #1” is set in the early-1990s world of baseball card shows, told from the […]
“Spin Cycle” at The Rye Whiskey Review
I recently made my second appearance over at The Rye Whiskey Review, aka “the Ezine dedicated to all things barroom.” Rye Whiskey is a very active site that typically publishes one to two dozen pieces per month, and they’ve been at it since 2018. It’s mostly bar/booze-themed poems, but also the occasional short story pops […]
“Localized Corrosion” at Nude Bruce Review
This was my third time submitting to Nude Bruce Review, dating back to 2023, but this time I finally broke through with “Localized Corrosion.” I mean, c’mon, why wouldn’t I send stuff off to a place with a name like that – as long as everybody actually keeps their clothes on, it’s going to be […]
