Share this postEditionswestword.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherEditionsNov 5, 2023Share this postEditionswestword.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareWestWordA journal of short stories, flash and micro fictions from Retreat West.Edition 1 - September 2022Amanda Saint·Nov 5These stories were written at the Online Flash Festivals held by Retreat West in 2021 and 2022.Read full story Edition 2 - April 2023Amanda Saint·Nov 5The April 2023 edition is the first one to feature stories from our open call for submissions. The theme was Vision and we were delighted to read so many different takes on this. The stories we have selected are ones that touched us, delighted us with strong and unique imagery and ideas, had characters we felt a conn…Read full storyEdition 3 - August 2023Amanda Saint·Nov 6We are delighted to bring you 11 more fantastic stories this month. The theme was open for this edition yet we saw a lot of stories that had the same feeling of loss, loneliness and separation running though them, the sense that the narrators don’t feel quite at home in their world. As we find ourselves living in times …Read full storyEdition 4 - December 2023Amanda Saint·Dec 1I am so excited to bring you this latest edition of WestWord. The theme for this edition was hope, and it feels so important that we bring this to our stories in the...Read full story
