Archive - Strange Pilgrims

Kingmaker by brandon brown

"The radio man wonders whatever happened to the sun." | Flash Fiction #4

Apr 2 • Strange Pilgrims, Karan Kapoor, and brandon brown

March 2026

Announcing Free Writing Challenge: Micro of the Month

Send us your fiction or nonfiction up to 300 words only!

Mar 31 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Karan Kapoor

The Gentleman by Angie Ellis

What an upside-down world... | Short Story #3

Mar 26 • Strange Pilgrims and Karan Kapoor

How to Carry by Jill Kolongowski

My body still thinks I’m pregnant. Am I still pregnant? | Flash CNF #2

Mar 19 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Jill Kolongowski

A Brief History of Werewolves by Gwen C. Katz

The idea of the werewolf as an evil monster wouldn’t emerge until the early modern era. | Essay #3

Mar 12 • Strange Pilgrims and Shannan Mann

Send us your stories & essays! (Portal closes in ~24 hours)

"What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it." | Open Submission Call #2

Mar 6 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Karan Kapoor

For My Sister, Who Put an End to My Existential Crisis by Aimee Wai

"All around me were rows of cherry trees, and I ate myself sick beneath them." | Flash Fiction #3

Mar 5 • Strange Pilgrims, Karan Kapoor, and Aimee Wai

We read over 7000 stories & essays. Here are our top 9 submitting tips!

+ Upcoming Free “Gabo” Reading Period | 24-hours only

Mar 2 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Karan Kapoor

February 2026

Two Catherines by Caroline Beuley

"The beast was her gift." | Short Story #2

Feb 26 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Caroline Beuley

Life: A Review by Charlie Ericson

"A few of the more important gripes: no one has yet seen a unicorn." | Review # 1

Feb 19 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Charlie Ericson

7 Short Lessons from Gabriel García Márquez

Learn from a rare & timeless conversation between friends | + 7 Writing Exercises

Feb 16 • Strange Pilgrims, Shannan Mann, and Karan Kapoor

Write Like Márquez: 7 Exercises "Stolen" From the Master

A practical companion to “7 Short Lessons from Gabriel García Márquez"

Feb 16 • Strange Pilgrims

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