Matt Barrett

Stories: The Sun, Threepenny Review, West Branch, TriQuarterly, Wigleaf, Baltimore Review, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fic, Cutleaf. Soon: Prairie Schooner

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

Thrilled to see my story, "Horns," in the latest issue of The Threepenny Review!

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

I have a new piece up @Sunlight_Press today! It's a little under 1,000 words - I'd love for you to read it!

[The Sunlight Press @Sunlight_Press]

Matt Barrett shares his flash fiction, "Mama G's," on Sunlight today.

https://t.co/RyMiggG7B5

[Prairie Schooner @TheSchooner]

Cozy up with the Loneliness issue.

Now available: https://t.co/XymzQYzJaS

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

@1funnyfarmAdams @PitheadChapel Thank you so much, Tracie! A doggie funeral would have been too much for me to handle, too - I teach my students an essay called "Funeral for a Hamster," and even the death of a hamster is too much for me emotionally!

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

My story in @PitheadChapel took me years to write, despite knowing I wanted to write it just after my first child was born. It was hard to pay tribute to a dog I loved so much until I turned him into fiction, and I hope I did him justice: https://t.co/9VdsM4BC8V

[kim magowan @kimmagowan]

The April issue of @PitheadChapel! I really love this one.

[Pithead Chapel @PitheadChapel]

Our April Issue is live!

https://t.co/q5Xd6TdAkM

cover art: SERGE LECOMTE

Words:
MEGHAN PROULX
MATT BARRETT @MBarrettWriter
JENNA CROWDER
ERIK KLASS
TRACIE ADAMS @1funnyfarmAdams
SHERI VENEMA
HANNAH AHN
RUSSELL BRAKEFIELD
CHOISELLE JOSEPH

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

Thank you so much to the editors of @TheSchooner for including my story, "The Long Save," in their latest issue! This was the most fun I've ever had writing a piece. I can't wait to read the other stories!

[Prairie Schooner @TheSchooner]

The Loneliness Issue is here! Our Spring 2026 issue is now shipping. See the full table of contents, read excerpts from the issue, and order your own copy here: https://t.co/XymzQYzJaS

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

What do you do when you forget to put money under your six-year-old's pillow after he loses a tooth?

Kind of feel badly throwing the Tooth Fairy under the bus.

[Ghost Parachute @GhostParachute]

The February 2026 issue is here! Cover illustrated by @GirlGoneQuiet. https://t.co/1BBmomj1z7

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

Thrilled to have a story in @GhostParachute! The first draft was about 500 words - but when I cut it in half, that's when I found the magic.

[Ghost Parachute @GhostParachute]

Read "The Great Frontier" written by @MBarrettWriter and illustrated by @brettjbarr666. https://t.co/EWYG5mYEqa

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

Just sent out a submission after reading it 1,000 times, only to realize I'd misspelled the main character's name in the very first paragraph.

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

Dog in the sun reading my latest story in The Sun Magazine. Deeply grateful to the editors for including another story of mine in one of the greatest publications on earth ❤️❤️ https://t.co/fsYCr3GomY

[The Sunlight Press @Sunlight_Press]

Congratulations to our 2025 Flash Fiction Contest Long List Nominees! Stay tuned on Monday for our winner!

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

I have a micro in @FracturedLit today! Thank you so much to the editors for picking up, "First, They Fall": https://t.co/vlPg3qeyOS

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

@GoodeJobs You seem nice. Is that stupid enough for you?

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

Grateful to @cutleafjournal for publishing my essay, "The Reunion" today! It was inspired by walks with my son on the Gettysburg battlefield and the impossible task of teaching a 5 year old about good and bad. https://t.co/9jwu8gGuA7

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

@MandiraPattnaik @TheSunMagazine Thank you so much, Mandira, what a great thing to see to start my day!

[Mandira Pattnaik @MandiraPattnaik]

So happy to come across & read this story @MBarrettWriter in @TheSunMagazine
Just the kind of story that delights me--clean, heartwarming, beautifully told! Highly recommend!
Congratulations again, Matt! Look forward to reading more from you!

[Frances Gapper @biddablesheep]

This is a wonderful story.

[Matt Barrett @MBarrettWriter]

@biddablesheep Thank you so much, Frances!