Nanoism

Nanoism (2009-2023) was the longest-running twitterzine/lit mag for thoughtful nanofiction. Edited by Ben White (@benwhitemd).

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To our many writers: it was an honor and pleasure to read and share your work:
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After 14 years of continuous publication, this was our final story, #1000.

Thank you for writing and reading.

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They still talk often. Never on what would have been their anniversary. But often.

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[Bio] R. Gatwood's fiction has appeared or is forthcoming, depending on your temporal location, in Metaphorosis.

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They still talk often. Never on what would have been their anniversary. But often.

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My unusual little literary magazine @nanoism will be ending its 14-year run this Wednesday, April 26th with its final (1000th) story.

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[Bio] Kenneth Tanemura has an MFA in Creative Writing from Purdue University. He lives in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Was my aimless youth the antithesis of my unborn son’s heartbeats, my wife breathing through contractions, the sun painting the sill golden?

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[Bio] Alisa Golden is feeling a little on edge at https://t.co/7k4TcyeIMM.

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She wants to drag him to the doctor so the doctor will tell her what to expect. But she knows what to expect.

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[Bio] Kristen Liberty Zecca – medical student, wife, dog mom.

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Feedback: excellent at building rapport; needs to work on cutting people off.

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[Bio] Joshua C. Frank works in statistics, lives in Texas, and is a poet on the Society of Classical Poets’ website.

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After using his second wish to undo his first, he decided never to use his third.

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[Bio] Cooper Warren is a senior in high school and wrote this short story as a project for English class.

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I watch my friends hang out without me for hours. I don't think they can see me. I wish they would find my body already.

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[Bio] Kayla Hazelton is living, laughing, loving.

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Your silence was louder than the sirens.

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[Bio] Morgan Foster is a teenage girl without a mother.

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I’ve always heard people say “there’s no love like a mother’s love.” Sometimes, it makes me wonder how much I am missing out on.

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[As we inch toward the end, the next several stories come from students! I love when teachers use Nanoism as a writing class exercise.]