Joshua Flores manifested in Chicago with Spanish as his first language, and the struggle to learn English well led him to read. At ten years… Read More »Joshua Flores on Channeling His Mother’s Magic in an Essay About Making Tamales
The Best American Short Stories is the longest-running and best-selling series of short fiction in the country. Heidi Pitlor has been the series editor of… Read More »Announcing Capsule Stories 2021 Best American Short Stories Selections
C. T. Holte grew up in Minnesota without color TV; played along creeks and in cornfields; went to lots of school; and has had gigs… Read More »C. T. Holte on Writing Poems About Blended Families and Their Unique Mix of Holiday Traditions
Jen Feroze (she/her) lives by the sea in Essex, United Kingdom, with her husband and two small sleep thieves. Her work has recently appeared in… Read More »Jen Feroze on Capturing Her Family’s Christmas Eve Cheeseboard Tradition in a Haibun
Ellen Clayton is from Suffolk, England, where she lives with her husband and three young children. Her poetry often focuses on motherhood and love. She… Read More »Ellen Clayton on Writing Her Poem “Home-Baked” for the Sugar and Spice Theme
By Sarah Ernestine I waited seven years to read The Goldfinch. Someone gifted me a copy back in high school when it won a Pulitzer,… Read More »99 Percent: Listening to The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Capsule Stories is happy to announce our Best Microfiction nominations for 2021. The anthology Best Microfiction 2022 will be published by Pelekinesis in the summer… Read More »Capsule Stories Best Microfiction Nominations 2021
Each year, Pushcart Press accepts nominations from magazine and small book press editors throughout the world for the Pushcart Prize. Editors can nominate poetry, essays,… Read More »Announcing Our 2021 Pushcart Prize Nominations
By Alex Grehy Two events of small significance took place in 1965: the Good Housekeeping Institute reprinted its cookery book, and I was born. In… Read More »The Joys of an Old Cookery Book + Alex Grehy’s Christmas Pudding Recipe
By Rebekah Morris Content warning: rape, child sexual abuse My Grandma Betty had a secret. The kind of secret that haunts you to your grave,… Read More »When Women Were Birds There Were No Secrets