2026 Pushcart Nominations
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Over the weekend, we printed out five pieces of short fiction and one poem to mail out to NY. And now we'd like to present our six nominees for the 2026 Pushcart Prize.
All available to read for free:
🍝 Marinara, Marinara by Stuart Docherty
a messy mix-up

⚠️ Cautionary by Laurence Raphael Brothers
a prescient path forward

🎸 The Instrument by Mark Granger
an instrument that truly sings

🧚 Faerie Gift by Maureen Bowden
a life of splendor…

🛩️ The Terminal Destination by Kai Holmwood
a desire to move west

🕳️ Black Hole Framing
🕳️ Black Hole Framing by Casey Aimer I sailed into an event horizon and
domesticated the apathy inside me. Here physical laws have broken
down and so have I. Emotional
detachment stays at arm’s length
as I embrace myself, disconnect
from reality and contemplate. The human equivalent of numbing
cream






