Issue #25 ~ Autumn 2026
Release Date: October 6th
FEATURING Short Fiction
Day Drinking by Patrick Strickland
Pinky Tickseed by Rick Byrne
The Housekeeper by Jennifer Lee
A Million Girls by Eliza Sullivan
Flash Fiction
Ofrenda by Katie M. Zeigler
The End Will Be Televised by Tatum Schad
The Last Meal by Sarp Sozdinler
End of the Road by Sandy Krausnick
Oh the Bishop Stood and Sat by Elliot Lakefield
Short Creative Nonfiction
Giants & Gryphons by NR Robinson
I Am the Hotel Breakfast Buffet by Don Iannone
Flash Creative Nonfiction
Danger, Will Robinson Wannabe… by Jarrod Campbell
To The Boy Who Looks Like My Ex by Rachel Noelani Bovee
Antique Fluted Crystal Doorknobs by Noah Lane Browne
& Poetry
All Standard Perils by James King
Racoon in Driftwood by Sarah Suhr
Triptych with Love Story and Fire Season by Jordan Ranft
From His Rib by Kaycee Painter
Whine & Die by Lasha D. Goodwin
So This Guy Is Selling Rolexes by John Jeffire
Artwork and Photography by:
David Quady, Coriander Focus, Patrick Lysaght, Gabrielle Miller, NR Robinson, Robb Kunz, Ann Calandro, & Jack Bord
Micro Monday
Features brief fiction, cnf, and poetry. It’s like a shot of literary adrenaline to jump start your week.
Image credit: Michael Yuan
This week’s feature…
Bespoke by Soramimi Hanarejima
Mom rode buses and trains all over the city to gather what she needed to make the best lullabies—the most mesmerizing melodies and loveliest lyrics—pieces I watched her assemble at the kitchen table in the kind of meditative trance she’d go into while kneading bread dough, her soft gaze settled on the fluid movement of her…
Keep readingTGLR Spotlight…
Author Q&A with Karla Hernandez Torrijos
Perhaps, like me, your eyes moved quickly over the list of names. A list of names is just that, after all, a list. It is nearly impossible to find humanity in a wall of text. When I first read The New York Times article from which this poem takes its title, I was struck most by the indifferent tone of news reporting, the apparent detachment by which facts are presented. In writing this poem, I was forced to confront the limitations, and failure, of all language, including the poetic language I had long sought solace in…
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Exclusive interviews with our contributors…
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TGLR News & Announcements…
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December 2025: Pajama Pants Are the New Black
November 2025: Wedged Together We Are Tumbling Toward The End
October 2025: Golden Hours and Hot Whisky Sours
Oct. 17, 2025: Introducing Issue #21 ~ Autumn 2025!
September 2025: As Summer Slips Into Autumn
More news and announcements here!
from the archives:
Little Sparrow, Baby Mole (The MoMo Twins) by Carey Salerno
Little Sparrow, Baby Mole (The MoMo Twins) | Carey Salerno Listen as Carey reads from her poem… About the Author: Carey Salerno is the executive director and publisher of Alice…
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Iowa Blues, and Greens by Summer Hammond
Iowa Blues, and Greens | Summer Hammond the cornfields. McCausland, Iowa. Population 300. Row upon row of green, shimmery stalks, leaves turning liquid in the breeze. The cornfields are my…
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Tbilisi by Sara Maria Hasbun
Tbilisi | Sara Maria Hasbun The morning I arrived back in Tbilisi, I messaged my old trainer, who met me just inside the door to Urban Garden. He rested his…
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Razia, Razia by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Razia, Razia | Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar I select a yellow songbird from the cages the bird vendor dangles towards me and pay him 300 rupees. He thanks me, then asks,…
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Palimpsest by Jake Bienvenue
Palimpsest | Jake Bienvenue Palimpsest: A Horror Idyll If you write over something enough, it turns black. Example: Condense this paragraph into one line. When you reach the margin, instead…
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Submissions:
We are currently open for all genres. TGLR nominates for Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, and more! Plus…We are a paying market! $60 per piece published in a seasonal issue, $25 per piece published in Micro Monday, and $25 for cover art.
The Good Life Review is seeking previously uncurated work by writers from all walks of life. Please read submission guidelines and when you’re ready, head over to Submittable to submit your work.
IMAGE: “It Will Be A Good Day“ by Agata Lis