Let's Celebrate September Success...
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It's that time again, when we blow the trumpet and herald the monthly successes of our contributors (past and present)…. We've got quite a few this month, which is awesome!!! So let's get to them…
Heartwood, the humorous, yet tragic tale of Penelope and Matteus contains everything that makes a story perfect - unrequited love and magic gone wrong…check Heartwood out at one of the newest- and very popular- lit mags on the block, Trash Cat Lit:
In, The Not So Divine and Barely Hilarious Comedy That’s My Social Life, Nina compares dating for an introvert, particularly online dating, to hell via Dante’s Inferno… Cleverly written and entertaining (and probably more true than not), this is a must read… check it out at the Hooghly Review:
The Not So Divine and Barely Hilarious Comedy That’s My Social Life…
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Mya O’Malley, a regular contributor to Micromance (Sea Glass and Sea Kisses and Never Say Never and an upcoming holiday series) says her only notable success for September was winning Micromance’s “Name Our Lovers” contest, when her entry, Blake and Blush, was chosen most popular by our readers. As part of her prize for winning, Mya will have an Author Spotlight - a newsletter dedicated to her writing career - coming very soon (It's under construction…)
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, a regular contributor to our Sweet Nothings (100 Words) category, wanted to let everyone know that she was accepted into the inaugural Fahmidan Mentorship for Writers Gen-Z and over 45. She included this little graphic that tells a bit more about this awesome opportunity…Congratulations, Johannah…let’s vanquish ageism.. and as a sidenote: I love the stories I receive that feature 40/50+ year old characters starting over, getting a second chance or dealing with the loss of their twin soul… so keep them coming, and let’s be a part of promoting “maturer” writers and their fabulous characters… (and yes, at 48, I’m one of ‘em)…
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, a regular contributor (Last Shot and Piecing Us Together and some upcoming holiday stories) and our Instagram Manager (who does a fantastic job, by the way), has a couple things to share….She has an ebook, Library Lovebirds, available on Amazon. Library Lovebirds is a mini-collection of short and sweet kissing-only romances, introducing six couples who find bookish bliss thanks to a library. These quick and cozy reads are perfect for the book lover or librarian in your life.
Katie also has a bit of microfiction coming out in the inaugural issue of Little Free Lit Mag - another brand new lit mag on the block focused on micros. Book Club Night will be live on the Little Free Lit Mag’s website in the coming days.
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is still celebrating the debut of her novella, The Tale of a Dragon, on September 7th, published by Alien Buddha Press. This delightful story that follows dragon Baal and his love, Glimmer, is available at Amazon…But Pam has some other exciting news, as well…she's had another little dragon tale accepted into MockingOwl Roost's upcoming anthology, Dragon Scales and Other Tales (2/15/25)…hopefully we'll have more info about that in February’s “Celebrating Success” newsletter…
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Rory Ffoulkes, writer of one of the most viewed stories on Micromance, All The Love A Man Could Need, has a suggestive piece titled, The Bluest of Blood, about, as he put it, “obsession meets occult sex cult in 1920’s Egypt,” up at The Erozine…
*Disclaimer* The Erozine is an erotica magazine - though we at Micromance Magazine do not publish erotica, we will not deny celebrating a contributor’s success because the material is not “us”… I did read the story, though, and just as Rory said, his story is not that explicit at all… just be warned of what kind of site you are about to click on, if you choose to read Rory’s story…
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, one of Micromance Magazine’s most popular poets (Dirty Dare and Love Is…with an upcoming holiday poem, The Elf All About Himself), has three things to celebrate this month.The first, his beautiful poem, Deadman’s Cove, a warm recollection of one of his favorite spots to visit while growing up in Newfoundland, was published as a featured poem at Spillwords.com…
The second is related to the above - Deadman's Cove, having earned 194 likes, was nominated for Publication of the Month (September ‘24) at Spillwords.com…
Also this month, one of Ash’s short stories, Back To The Futon, was not only published at ShortStoryLovers.com, but a featured story on the site. Back To The Futon was inspired by a photo of a Delorean bed and an appreciation of the Back To The Future movie franchise. This fun story about Martin’s 40th birthday present and the annual tradition to watch his favorite movie with his wife and kids is a must read, especially for any 80’s/90’s movie nerd, but also for the romance reader (Martin and Laurie have their sweet moments)… Check it out here:
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JD Clapp, most known in the Grit Lit community, had a story, A Vanilla Sunday, included in our inaugural issue, and is a good friend of Micromance, cheering us on from the gritty shadows. I noticed he has received several nominations for both The Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Way to go! Congratulations, JD, and good luck!!
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, another one great friend of Micromance and repeat contributor (First Base and an upcoming Christmas micro), has had an amazing September with 6 publications…Accept No Substitutes (Wrong Turn Lit) - Gussie thinks she found the perfect man on a dating app, but is Malcolm who he says he is?
Short Cake (Roi Faneant Literary Press) - Revenge IS sweet…
Show Stopper (Urban Pigs Press) - The Sport of Kings isn't what it used to be…
First Person Shooter (Punk Noir Magazine) - When all you want to do is game uninterrupted, no strings attached…
Still Life With Stickup (Westword) - Art imitating life…or life imitating art?
Blue Ice (Close To The Bone) - An airplane full of real characters…you gotta read this one..
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Micromance Magazine September Stats:
18 publications
9,284 site visits - down a bit from last month, but still spectacular…way to go, everyone - that's what sharing and all the engagement does!
Average post view: 309…again, awesome!
We reached 250 Substack subscribers
We reached 91 followers on Facebook (let's get to 100)
We passed 800 followers on X
Top 10 Publications for September:
1. Roses In Bloom by Linette Rabsatt
2. The Error by Elise Gilmore
3. Overtures and Eyelashes by Lin Morris
4. Wave by A.J. Brown
5. Never Say Never by Mya O'Malley
6. There's No Going Back To Louisiana by Jonathan Cant
7. On Track To Philly by Anthony Vernon
8. Wedding Anniversary by S. Bee
9. Piecing Us Together by Katie Fitzgerald
10. Guess Who? by S. Bee
Congratulations to those writers, their pieces received the most engagement: likes, comments, views, etc. And extra congrats to
- her poem, Roses In Bloom, just became the #1 post on Micromance (year-to-date)! Way to go! 🥳🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂
Well, I think that wraps up our September Salute to Success… I can't say it enough, but we have some awesomely talented writers!! Keep up the great work…and never stop submitting!
Think happy thoughts,
Gail Lynn, EIC 😁
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