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Elegant Literature [Issue 14, January 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 92pp, ebook, cover by Kevin Cardin) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “World Builders”.

11 · The Machine & Its Maker · E. R. Edmunds · ss

19 · The Seven Words That Killed a God · Evan Gillespie · ss

27 · The World We Built · Nicholas LePard · ss

34 · The Undoing Insect · Ducky S. Bloom · ss

42 · Ymir and I · C. Ashby Walker · ss

50 · World Builders · Geoff Peelman · ss

56 · Lyko · Michael Bateman-Lee · ss

64 · Ones of a Kind · Lucie Rejfková · ss

72 · The Probability Forge · Antony Püttschneider · ss

80 · The Imperial Contest · Colette Des Georges · ss

88 · Judge’s Comments · Nathan Baugh · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 15, February 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 92pp, ebook, cover by Travel Drawn) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Hearts Ablaze”.

11 · The Indalo · Corinne Harrison · ss

19 · Call My Name · Damian Brunner · ss

27 · Only Babies Cry When They Get Hurt · Emma Burnett · ss

32 · Becoming Adan and Eva · Michael Jefferson · ss

42 · Masquerade · Amalie Wad · ss

50 · Across the Line · Nicoletta Giuseffi · ss

58 · Nora the Sociopath, Does a Nice Thing · Kasey Fisher · ss

66 · The Color of Disorder · Nikki Little · ss

72 · The Sculptor · Ava Sedgwick · ss

81 · Deep Within the Emergent Weeds · Andrea Spencer · ss

88 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 16, March 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 96pp, ebook, cover by Jürgen Fälchle) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “All That Glitters”.

11 · All That Glisters · S. C. Morse · ss

19 · Antigone’s Dream · Gabrielle Pollack · ss

27 · Guest of Honor · Giulia Pierpaoli · ss

34 · Fool on the Hill · Emma Kent · ss

42 · Come Back Yesterday · Emma Burnett · ss

49 · The Old Timer · Levi Michael · ss

57 · Expensive Taste · Michael Bateman-Lee · ss

66 · New Year, New Me · Katharina Laukner · ss

74 · Going for the Gold · Megan Becker · ss

83 · Supply and Demand · Glenn Rosado · ss

92 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 17, April 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 94pp, ebook, cover by inarik) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Behind The Veil”.

12 · The Fortune Teller · Michael Bateman-Lee · ss

20 · Beyond the VEIL Protocol · Jack MacLellan · ss

30 · Unholy Matrimony · Alex Hawksworth-Brookes · ss

36 · The Inventor’s Ingredients · Demetria Crown · ss

44 · Crimson Vision · Kev Murdock · ss

52 · Veiled Sins · Rose Nelson · ss

58 · The Glimmer · Athena Abrams · ss

66 · The Clock Keeper’s Lament · Atsary Tiem · ss

74 · Dinner and a Date · Ann Goethe · ss

82 · Pop Gun · Levi Michael · ss

90 · Judge’s Comments · Jordan Kantey · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 18, May 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 91pp, ebook, cover by Richard Miller) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Gamblers Grief”.

12 · A Price for Mochica Gold · Reid Keller · ss

20 · 10207 · Emma Burnett · ss

28 · Tails · David Dennison · ss

37 · Devil’s Draw · Karisa Stapp · ss

45 · Kyanos · Giulia Pierpaoli · ss

52 · The Color of the Ocean · Moriartti · ss

58 · Here for the Right Reasons · Ashleigh Adams · ss

66 · Charmers · Lloyd Earickson · ss

74 · Saved · John Forsyth · ss

79 · Luck and Other Things · Rain Sullivan · ss

87 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 19, June 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 87pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Shadows & Knives”.

12 · My Murder · N. M. Locke · ss

20 · Digger · Rain Sullivan · ss

28 · The Last Visit · Ashleigh Adams · ss

36 · Death Call · Katie Koppenhofer · ss

44 · Summoning 101 · Antony Püttschneider · ss

52 · Rehab · Nicole Winchester · ss

60 · Dispose of a Body with This One Weird Trick · C. J. Spear · ss

65 · Shadow Walk · Kennith Clopton · ss

70 · Leather Babydoll · Mata Haggis-Burridge · ss

75 · Last Night in Marrakesh · Kathryn Healy · ss

83 · Judge’s Comments · Hayley Milliman · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 20, July 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 92pp, ebook, cover by Kalleek) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Fool’s Errand”.

12 · The Greatest Gift · N. M. Locke · ss

20 · Just Dust and Hathas · Athena Abrams · ss

28 · The End in Autumn · Corinne Harrison · ss

35 · A Nice Guy · Adam Wohnoutka · ss

40 · Bearing Gifts · Toni Juliette Leonetti · ss

48 · Season of the Crow · Brandon Paul · ss

56 · Cake in the Necropolis · Ness · ss

64 · A Woman, a Witch · Eliza Black · ss

72 · Tools of the Trade · Richard Kunze · ss

80 · Low Ebb · David Dennison · ss

88 · Judge’s Comments · Richie Billing · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 21, August 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 92pp, ebook, cover by Zakhariya) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Home”.

12 · Home · Shelby Tapp · ss

17 · The Audition · Gracie Lyle · ss

25 · The Mothership · Conall O’Neill · ss

33 · The Road Home · Grace Quon · ss

41 · Atomograd · Kathryn Healy · ss

48 · Dear Everyone · Archer · ss

56 · The Web · Mircea Cioromela · ss

64 · Home Is a State of Mind · Brianna Aaron · ss

71 · Ladybird Tears · Dan Williams · ss

79 · Lighthouse · Celia Fournier · ss

88 · Judge’s Comments · Ai Jiang · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 22, September 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 88pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Devils in the Dark”.

12 · Etched Eye · Mata Haggis-Burridge · ss

20 · The Night Amos Dell Came to Town · David Dennison · ss

28 · The Warlock in the Pantry · Gracie Lyle · ss

37 · Bad Apple · T. S. Archdeacon · ss

43 · The Snowmobile · Alexa Battler · ss

50 · Like Father, Like Son · Celia Fournier · ss

57 · The Girl Behind the Glass · Rain Sullivan · ss

64 · Never Play with Mirror Men · Casey Murphy · ss

72 · A New Home · Mackenzy Kehoe · ss

76 · Angels in the Light · D. R. Forge · ss

84 · Judge’s Comments · Ben Galley · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 23, October 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 95pp, ebook, cover by Jenteva) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Sunken Secrets”.

12 · The Way the Corpses Sway · Frostie Whinery · ss

19 · The Fish That Holds the Secrets of the Dead, for the Right Price · Mata Haggis-Burridge · ss

28 · Sistershell · Lua D’Oito · ss

36 · Relics of a Prehistoric Civilization · Emma Wang · ss

43 · Sunken Secrets · David Bachman · ss

54 · Jormungand · Tyler Brines · ss

62 · Release · M. P. Siddell · ss

69 · We Don’t Swim There Anymore · Thomas Meyer · ss

77 · The Companion · E. R. Shaw · ss

85 · The Blood Orange Grove Beneath the Sea · Tara Edwards · ss

92 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 24, November 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 96pp, ebook, cover by MoVille) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Progressive Pantheons”.

12 · Possession · Michael Atlin · ss

20 · There’s a God in the Turbine · Isabella Anderson · ss

26 · Ruins · J. Fisher · ss

34 · Mine Is the Voice That Gathers the Storm · Zach Styles · ss

42 · Certainly! · Victor J. Ortiz · ss

53 · The Wax Eaters · J. A. Samar · ss

61 · Mechanised Fear · Branko Harp · ss

68 · Sequestering Amanda 519 · Anne Wilkins · ss

76 · Initiation · M. P. Siddell · ss

84 · Gas on Fire · Tamupuwa Kamba · ss

93 · Judge’s Comments · Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 25, December 2023] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 83pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Madness and Monsters”.

12 · The Stalking Death · Rania E. · ss

18 · House-Wife · Jo de Groot · ss

23 · The Meadow · Brandon Paul · ss

30 · Death Should Be Final · Noah Kenison · ss

37 · Take Away the Tears · Emma Burnett · ss

42 · Under the Fallow Fields · Mata Haggis-Burridge · ss

50 · The Barbed Worm · T. Parker · ss

59 · What It Learned from the Ones It Took · Rory Kranz · ss

67 · Fur Baby · A. K. McCutcheon · ss

75 · Alabaster Pig · Sam Graveney · ss

80 · Judge’s Comments · Shiv Ramdas · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 26, January 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 89pp, ebook, cover by T. Studios) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Moonlit Mysteries”.

11 · The Hook, the Herb and the Hair · Rowan Evans · ss

17 · Night of the Wasps · Sam Graveney · ss

23 · The Sample · Michael A. Shoemaker · ss

31 · The Offerings · A. K. McCutcheon · ss

39 · Undone · Manu St. Thomas · ss

46 · Where the Dark Things Are · Julianne Louise Perling · ss

55 · The Lavender Gardens · Anna Hill · ss

63 · Marginalia · Ian Smith · ss

69 · The Summer of the Russian Moon · Athena Abrams · ss

77 · Payback for Hambone · Noah Kenison · ss

85 · Judge’s Comments · A. C. Wise · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 27, February 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 84pp, ebook, cover by Anastasiya) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Wicked Wonderland”.

11 · Wonderland 2023 · Athena Abrams · ss

19 · Everything You Have Never Not Wished For · Amanda · ss

26 · Ferra 5 · Damian Brunner · ss

34 · Holiday Chèvre · Anna Hill · ss

40 · Somewhere There’s a Forest · T. J. Robinson · ss

48 · Just You · Jone · ss

55 · Shattered Spectrum · Ben Passmore · ss

60 · The Wrong Advice · Leif Capener · ss

66 · That Which We Forgot · M. P. Siddell · ss

73 · Fences and Yards · Eli Gomberg · ss

80 · Judge’s Comments · Lindz McLeod · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 28, March 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 97pp, ebook, cover by Thu) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Flawed Futures”.

11 · Fire and Forget · Michael A. Shoemaker · ss

19 · Cherries · Julian Cordero · ss

27 · The Last Library · Scott Haworth · ss

33 · Seeds of Unrest · Alyssa Wallinder · ss

41 · Domestic Departures Inquest · Leow Jinn Jyh · ss

49 · Tomorrow’s Sun Casts Long Shadows · Frederik Coussement · ss

57 · Meat Your Maker · Mackenzie Knowles · ss

64 · Project GMO · Avery Winfield · ss

77 · The Words on the Wall · Mio Aoki-Sherwood · ss

85 · Midas: Co-Captain of the Cosmos · Tara Edwards · ss

93 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 29, April 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 91pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Doubles & Doppelgängers”.

11 · Mirrors · Ruby Grant · ss

15 · Through the Quantum Eye · Andy Keith · ss

24 · A Tontine of Clones · Michael Atlin · ss

33 · Ambrose and His Omen · Kat Drake · ss

40 · The Portrait of Knyazhna Fefinia · Aggie Novak · ss

48 · Imaginary Tectonics · D. R. Forge · ss

55 · Release Me · Rachel Biederman · ss

62 · At the End of One’s Split Rope · Kelly McSherry · ss

70 · Te Adora · Brandt Scheidemantel · ss

79 · Becoming Avery · Anne Wilkins · ss

87 · Judge’s Comments · Christi Nogle · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 30, May 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 91pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Silent Storms”.

11 · A Bad Person · Margaret Spratt · ss

19 · Tri Martolod · Nicolas Badot · ss

26 · If It Rains · Maeve Conlon · ss

34 · Finding True North · Madeline Ciccone · ss

42 · All the Shades of a Tecoma Tree · Leow Jinn Jyh · ss

50 · He Who Wanders · Katharina Laukner · ss

55 · The Tempests · A. K. McCutcheon · ss

63 · The Storm Before the Calm · Christy Hartman · ss

71 · The Dollmaker’s Derision · Jo Neels · ss

78 · One in Five · Anna Scanlan · ss

87 · Judge’s Comments · Somto Ihezue · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 31, June 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 95pp, ebook, cover by Chamoun Visuals) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Phoenix Rising”.

11 · Yours, Everlasting · J. Y. Choe · ss

19 · Nixie · Issy Rose · ss

26 · Trial by Fire · Anne Wilkins · ss

34 · Crooked Chair · Tara Edwards · ss

42 · Hobb’s Vine · Tobin Parker-Flett · ss

50 · Embers · Charlie Rogers · ss

58 · A Record of the Overthrowing of the Empiric Coalition by the Three Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Chosen One · Erin Wilk · ss

67 · Future Perfect · Leow Jinn Jyh · ss

76 · The Crime Machine · Sam Colleran · ss

84 · Holding out for Heaven · Brandon Paul · ss

91 · Judge’s Comments · Christopher Fielden · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 32, July 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 89pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Bad Blood”.

11 · The Book of Petty Curses · C. J. Larsen · ss

19 · Made of Ice · Camsyn Clair · ss

27 · The Golden Child · Anne Wilkins · ss

34 · Tatau · Jonathan David Majors · ss

42 · A Few Things I Found Out About You · Rhayn J. Abner · ss

49 · A House Fire on Woodside Road · A. K. McCutcheon · ss

57 · Flavian’s · Alex Zak · ss

65 · Blood and Death · Maximilian P. Siddell · ss

73 · Warning Note Before a Parent-Teacher Conference · Kenna Duncan · ss

77 · Rage Against the Sewing Machine · Alex Atkins · ss

85 · Judge’s Comments · Andy Peloquin · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 33, August 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 84pp, ebook, cover by Kalleek) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Secret Societies”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Secret Societies · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · The Book Club · Emma Carrion Moschen · ss

18 · Imaginary Birds · Charlie Rogers · ss

26 · Junkie · Rhyan Wilson · ss

33 · Meeting Minutes from the Honourable Society for Unspeakable Evil · Nick Badot · ss

41 · Gone Fishing · Kelly McSherry · ss

47 · The Shape of Clay · Erin Brandt Filliter · ss

54 · Therapy Rites · Kenna Duncan · ss

61 · Just a Bunch of Cheap Meat and Probably Mustard Seed · Marcus Hansson · ss

68 · Euneirophrenia · Zoe Odessa · ss

74 · Monarch · Parker M. O’Neill · ss

81 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 34, September 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 78pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Mundane Magic”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Mundane Magic · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · Vending Machine Angel · Celina Wang · ss

19 · Of Feast and Famine · Erin Brandt Filliter · ss

25 · Rest in Peace, Matty Priest · Elysia Rourke · ss

31 · Dad Spends Too Much Time in the Yard · Kevin DeLorenzo · ss

38 · Her Best Love Story · Tracie Renee Amirante Padal · ss

43 · Final Recordings of Jacob Zaphodovich, Deceased · Talis Saule Archdeacon · ss

50 · Sixteenth Ritual for Wishes · Ada Nicholson · ss

58 · Sugared Sting · Elizabeth Reardon · vi

62 · The Intimacy of Hating You · Julia Wilkins · ss

69 · The Chair of Solitude · Marcus Hansson · ss

75 · Judge’s Comments · Hannah Yang · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 35, October 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 87pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Paradise Plundered”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Paradise Plundered · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · The Choice · Gregory Cusumano · ss

19 · Ten Rules to Survive as a Pirate · Chey Rivera · ss

26 · First Tracks · Talis S. Archdeacon · ss

33 · Adaptation · Mr. Steven Huff · ss

38 · The Beginning of Us · Melanie Mulrooney · ss

44 · Seek Your Fortune on These Golden Shores · E. J. Rami · ss

52 · Daughters of the Grave · J. E. Norwood · ss

60 · Papilio Carnivorus · Karl Bunyan · ss

69 · Sinker, Sailor, Swimmer, Fish · Sanya Dimova · ss

77 · Anchor Things · K. Espinola · ss

85 · Judge’s Comments · Caitlin Marceau · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 36, November 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 82pp, ebook, cover by Adam Howie) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Borders and Boundaries”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Borders and Boundaries · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · The Sound of the Sea · Ellie Kay · ss

16 · As Above, So Below · Sam Colleran · ss

24 · Release · Stephen Barrett · ss

31 · House of Ghosts and Angels · Katharina Laukner · ss

39 · Mr. Video · Josh Huffstetler · ss

47 · Mike & Mikey · Mason Draper · ss

55 · The Hallway Light · K. Espinola · ss

61 · Brackish · Autumn Bettinger · ss

66 · Smoke in the Graveyard · Robin Black · ss

72 · Dinners with Ghosts · Tracie Renee Amirante Padal · ss

79 · Judge’s Comments · Jordan Kurella · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 37, December 2024] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 82pp, ebook, cover by Nikolay Akatov) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Talking in Tongues”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Talking in Tongues · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · Angels Beyond Words · C. J. Larsen · ss

19 · A Lashing of Tongues · Heather L. S. · ss

27 · Murmurs · Ben Daggers · ss

32 · The Ur Text · P. T. MacKim · ss

39 · Through Silent Darkness · Cuyler Meade · ss

44 · Words of Winter, Written in Summer · Ben Detiveaux · ss

51 · Tannfé · Fiona Selden · ss

56 · Our Voice · Christine Stamate · ss

64 · Brambles · Mathew Monaco · ss

70 · An Evening with the Gods · Jaime Gill · ss

78 · Judge’s Comments · A. R. Frederiksen · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 38, January 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 85pp, ebook, cover by kharchenkoirina) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Dear Death”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Dear Death · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · A Mask So Sweet and Red · Robin Hollars · ss

19 · The Anzio Waltz · Michael Feeney · ss

26 · In This Place, Nothing Lasts · Charlie Rogers · ss

34 · The Death of Death · Kim Holland · ss

40 · A Better Man · Holly Brandon · ss

44 · The Curve of Your Forehead · Ella Jane Michael · ss

52 · The Life We Never Had · David Contara · ss

60 · Industry · H. L. Stewart · ss

65 · Spillover · Kendra Recht · ss

74 · No Justice, No Peace · S. C. Mills · ss

81 · Judge’s Comments · Tao Wong · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 39, February 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 82pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Fearsome Folklore”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Fearsome Folklore · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · The Fetch · Nick Badot · ss

18 · The Weeping Girl · Julia Wilkins · ss

26 · Hands of Seafoam and Silt · Kate Leon · ss

33 · Penance · C. L. Williams · ss

41 · Dollhouse · Nicki Blake · ss

46 · Kissed by a Moonlit Fly · H. D. Gwyn · ss

53 · Skeleton Sister · Gabriela Avelino · ss

59 · The Terrors and Gifts of the Light · Melanie Mulrooney · ss

63 · The Strid · Alexandria Bellani · ss

71 · The Price · Steven Huff · ss

79 · Judge’s Comments · Lyndsey Croal · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 40, March 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 89pp, ebook, cover by kharchenkoirina) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Crossroads & Consequence”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Crossroads & Consequence · Creag Munroe · ed

14 · Riptide · Alexandria Bellani · ss

20 · New Year, New You · Emily Maggard · ss

28 · What Belongs to Her · Tiffany Harris · ss

33 · Say Something · Lauren Ringlein · ss

41 · The Truth of Us · Lisa Robertson · ss

47 · Not My Place · Caro Robson · ss

55 · Reset · Kirsty Nottage · ss

62 · It Happened in the Library · A. L. Fitzgerald · ss

70 · The Most Terrible Poverty · Ivan C. Stetter · ss

77 · Throw Little Things Off · Jo Binns · ss

85 · Judge’s Comments · Marisca Pichette · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 41, April 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 88pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Loud Music & Dark Places”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Loud Music & Dark Places · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · Stolen Melodies · Julia Wilkins · ss

19 · The Other Side · Tim Deschênes · ss

26 · Cover Band · Haleigh Morgan · ss

35 · The Elevator on Water Street · Lily B. Rao · ss

43 · The Start of a Kiss · R. Shane Bingham · ss

50 · Memories · Mele Gaddini · ss

56 · For Death and Glory · Ian Tucker · ss

64 · Blue Like Jazz · Hermes Black · ss

69 · Rhapsody for the Fallen · Manu St. Thomas · ss

76 · The Crossroads · Sam Colleran · ss

84 · Judge’s Comments · J. A. W. McCarthy · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 42, May 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 85pp, ebook, cover by Vadimsadovski) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Sinister Sanctuaries”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Sinister Sanctuaries · Creag Munroe · ed

11 · Mercy · Celina Wang · ss

19 · Esk Elsewhere · Charlie Winter · ss

27 · With Fortitude · Elysia Rourke · ss

33 · Rot · Julia Jane Wilkins · ss

41 · The Killing Room · Omar Hosea Cabrera · ss

50 · Into Silence · Jo Binns · ss

56 · Eerie-Go-Round · Sarah Jordan · vi

60 · Our Little Secret · J. I. Locatelli · ss

68 · The Retirement of a Victorian Witch · Jay Oatway · ss

74 · Peekaboo · Jaime Gill · ss

82 · Judge’s Comments · R. J. Joseph · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 43, June 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 84pp, ebook, cover by Grandeduc) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Ghostly Gardens”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Ghostly Gardens · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Rose Hips Beyond the Fence · Leow Jinn Jyh · ss

20 · Talking to Myself · Natalie Bucsko · ss

27 · Efflorescence · Andy Chang · vi

32 · Growing Season · Ewan Cummins · ss

39 · Flora Mortalia · Brynn Hendricks · ss

47 · Worth a Thousand Words · Grace Quon · vi

52 · Alive Again for Fifteen Minutes · Juliana Chapin · ss

61 · How Does a Garden Grow? · Jesse D. · ss

69 · Frangipani · Nicki Blake · vi

73 · Small Town Tale · Caro Robson · ss

81 · Judge’s Comments · Teika Marija Smits · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 44, July 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 84pp, ebook, cover by kharchenkoirina) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Wishes & Warnings”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Wishes & Warnings · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Bound by Fire · Steven Huff · ss

20 · Fallen Angels · Abigayle Webb · ss

28 · The Last American Writer · Nicholas Darmody · ss

35 · Sandreaders · Madison Shewman · ss

43 · Alchemist · Sam Graveney · vi

48 · Melodies of the Endless City · Leia Migaj · ss

56 · The Baptiste Canticle · Nick Bernat · ss

64 · Don’t Trust the Stars · Jasmine Rahmel · ss

71 · Stardust to Terra · Angie Arens · ss

79 · Night Shift · Ben Daggers · vi

84 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 45, August 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 86pp, ebook, cover by lassedesignen) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Dreaded Destinations”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Dreaded Destinations · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Cold Smoked · Maddie Logemann · ss

20 · The Sacred Revenge · Lily Bastock · vi

25 · The Way He Sins · Elysia Rourke · ss

33 · A Song for Alex · Rhys Allen · ss

40 · Wrong About · Charlie Rogers · ss

48 · Sanctuary · Hannah Andrews · ss

54 · My Friend at the End of the World · M. S. Foyle · ss

63 · Become a Volunteer Today! · Katherine Garrison · vi

68 · You Bet Your Life · Lisa Robertson · ss

74 · Valerie · Tatiana Samokhina · ss

82 · Judge’s Comments · Patrick Barb · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 46, September 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 86pp, ebook, cover by Lobard) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Timeless Terrors”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Timeless Terrors · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Afflicted · Erin Vasta · ss

19 · Hand of God · Locke & Tan · ss

28 · Boggled · Avery Briar · ss

35 · The Canoe Hale · Rose Brown · ss

42 · Signal Fire · Victor Cabinta · ss

50 · Sales and Distributions—June · Rhys Allen · ss

56 · Nigel · Adrian Vasiliu · ss

64 · The Murmur · C. M. Sanden · ss

71 · A Calling · Morgan Sampson · ss

76 · Requiem · Joel Hiller · ss

83 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 47, October 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 93pp, ebook, cover by danielegay) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Message Received”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Message Received · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Mom’s Trail Angel · Brandon Lewis · ss

19 · Wings for Hire · R. Skarritt · ss

27 · Gilded Sheep · Maddie Logemann · ss

35 · Message Received · Amanda Bell · vi

40 · Help Wanted · Steve Lance · ss

49 · Bill · Caro Robson · ss

56 · Dread · Laura Cody · ss

65 · The Life Print · Sara Jane O’Neill · ss

73 · I Don’t Think I Could · Beth Watts · ss

81 · Self-Reflection · Hannah Andrews · ss

89 · Judge’s Comments · T. J. Price · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 48, November 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 87pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Snowfall & Silence”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Snowfall & Silence · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Oleander · Kim Holland · ss

19 · Weather Forecasting for Families · Grace Quon · ss

24 · Attenuation · Anselm Vale · ss

31 · The Dollmaker Zola McGoll · Michael Barbato-Dunn · ss

40 · Single Bells · Angie Arens · ss

47 · Slush · Jay Wayne · ss

55 · Breaking Through · Benjamin Killeen · ss

63 · Alone, and Out Loud · Caro Robson · vi

67 · Population of One · Junoh E. · ss

76 · Feed · Maddie Logemann · ss

84 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 49, December 2025] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 89pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Charmed & Chained”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Charmed & Chained · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Infinite Wisdom · Cuyler Meade · ss

20 · Of Mornings · M. V. Samar · ss

28 · The Forest · Christina Glenn · ss

35 · Pink Vibrations · Elio Dray · ss

44 · Marshall Should Start Taking Adderall · Kenna Duncan · ss

49 · Thrice to Splice · Angie Arens · ss

57 · Step Right Up · Alyssa Beatty · ss

65 · Acts of Mercy · Maddie Logemann · ss

73 · Chalk and Blood · Holly Hill · ss

81 · Augmenta · Ben Daggers · ss

86 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 50, January 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 94pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Lasting Legacy”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Lasting Legacy · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Bitter Fairies · Lily Bastock · ss

19 · The Cherry Tree · Maxine Mathers · ss

27 · Just Peachy · Jenn Keohane · ss

34 · Steel · Steven Huff · ss

43 · Net Neutral · Aalisha Green · ss

52 · Don’t Punch Your Mother-in-Law · Kevin DeLorenzo · ss

59 · Blood Oak · Christi Campbell · ss

68 · To Gut a Fish · Chloe Paige · ss

76 · The Alleyway · Lincoln Hayes · ss

83 · Your Grandmother’s Eyes · Greta Gosen · ss

91 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 51, February 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 96pp, ebook, cover by Kharchenkoirin) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Melodies & Memories”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Melodies & Memories · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · The Memory of Green · Alyssa Beatty · ss

20 · On the Principles of Time · Rhys Allen · ss

28 · Reckoning · Michael Barbato-Dunn · ss

37 · Who We Are in the Light · Joseph Miller · ss

45 · We— · Heidi Payton · ss

53 · Something I Need · Ross Champion · ss

62 · What the Water Remembers · Dez Durden · ss

68 · Oysters on the Rocks · Ben Chase · ss

76 · Hell Money Burns · K. M. Gathman · ss

84 · Evocation · Rhyan Wilson · ss

92 · Judge’s Comments · Christopher Fielden · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 52, March 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 93pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Ink & Iron”.

· Issue Prompt: Ink & Iron · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · The Winner · Nicki Blake · ss

19 · To Catch a Dream · Christi Campbell · ss

28 · Deep Space Drift · Ellie Tsang · vi

33 · As Above So Below · Kaylie Borden O’Brien · ss

40 · White Pool Tiles · Polly O’Sullivan-Watts · ss

48 · The Canvas · David Roe · ss

57 · The Purgatory · Sanya Dimova · ss

66 · Blood Iron · Sara Jane O’Neill · ss

74 · The Collector · LMHO · ss

83 · God of Judgement · Greta Gosen · ss

90 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 53, April 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 93pp, ebook, cover by WarmTail) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Wild Worship”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Wild Worship · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Moro’s Prayer · Ian S. Sullivan · ss

18 · What the Crows Canonise · J. I. Mumford · ss

25 · The Mark · Dora Vrhoci · ss

34 · Honeyeater · Rebecca Sawyer · ss

41 · Earthly Bodies · S. M. Whippoorwill · ss

49 · To Be Reborn · Dee Mick · ss

56 · Root and Stay · Christopher J. Steely · ss

65 · The Curse Dealer’s Daughter · Kelli O’Neill · ss

73 · Scarecrow · Matthew Vandyke · ss

84 · The Hunter and the Stag · Alyx Barter · ss

91 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 54, May 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 86pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Beneath the Words”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Beneath the Words · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Mercy Killing · Grace Galer · ss

19 · These Hearts of Mine · Kelli Johnson · ss

27 · Tonality · Azani Whyte · vi

32 · The Delicate Elodie Glenn · Patrick Davis · ss

38 · Colour of Shame · Aalisha Green · ss

47 · Manifest Destiny · David Roe · ss

53 · The Thinnest Veil · J. I. Locatelli · vi

58 · July’s Tower · Lillie Hiesterman · ss

66 · Orbiting Zero · J. Verza · ss

75 · Suspension · Andrew Connell · ss

84 · Judge’s Comments · Melanie Spencer · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 55, June 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 89pp, ebook, cover by grandfailure) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Gentle Gravity”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Gentle Gravity · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Parachute Plant · Haleigh Morgan · ss

19 · The Slow Mending of Discarded Things · Tanja Harley · ss

27 · Half a Life · Wendy Osborne · ss

34 · Resonance · Matthew Vandyke · ss

43 · The Gravity of It · Katerina Waverley · ss

49 · Surface Tension · J. A. Logwood · ss

56 · Where Cetaceans Dream · Forestleg · ss

64 · Forever February · Alyx Barter · ss

71 · Ground Control · Elina M. Mattila · ss

78 · Sunshine State · Aalisha Green · ss

87 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 56, July 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 89pp, ebook, cover by Ola) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Predator & Prey”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Predator & Prey · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Selkie · Katharine Kapodistria · ss

18 · As Long As You’re Looking · Isabella Malet Lambert · ss

25 · Patient 17 · Alyssa Beatty · ss

33 · The Goat Was Fine (The Goat Was Not Fine) · Matthew Edwards · ss

41 · Clover and the Crows · Dani Lucas · ss

49 · A Streak of Tigers · Jane Stecyk · ss

55 · Motion Detected · Gregory Lang · ss

63 · The Swamp Angels · Ali McLafferty · ss

71 · The Bookwyrm’s Apprentice · Morgan Kostelnik · ss

80 · The Mark Upon the Bread · J. J. Silkwood · ss

87 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 57, August 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 104pp, ebook, cover by Andrey Kiselev) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “After the Ashes”.

8 · Issue Prompt: After the Ashes · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · Skin Deep, Blood Soaked · Aalisha Green · ss

20 · Saponification · Sam James · vi

25 · The Dead Hand Protocol · Miles K. Smith · ss

34 · Uncollected · Kingston Clark · ss

43 · My Year with Mom · Holden Jones · ss

51 · When the Black Rain Falls · Charlie Calcutt · ss

59 · Kinship · Eira Paul · ss

67 · This Is an Awful Poem. Sorry. Just Being Honest. · Melanie York · ss

84 · Processed Sugar · Thandi Rose · ss

92 · Unknown Human with Shovel · Gregory Lang · ss

101 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

Elegant Literature [Issue 58, September 2026] ed. Creag Munroe (Elegant Media Publishing Corporation, 97pp, ebook, cover by Olga) [] (Full Text)
This issue is subtitled “Terrible Twos”.

8 · Issue Prompt: Terrible Twos · Creag Munroe · ed

12 · The Salvors · Kaylie Borden O’Brien · ss

20 · Second Chances · Ross Champion · ss

29 · Sisters of the Holy Wild · Jane Stecyk · ss

37 · The Lightbringer · David Roe · ss

46 · Under Each Arm · Matthew Dunne · ss

54 · Template · Will Rice · ss

62 · One-Eyed Snake · Margaret Coulbourn · ss

70 · The Soulmask · Jo Neels · ss

78 · The Other Side of Sunlight · Rhys Allen · ss

86 · Two Terrible Lives · Holden Jones · ss

94 · Judge’s Comments · Creag Munroe · ms

The Elks Magazine (about)

The Elks Magazine [v1 #1, June 1922] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, quarto, cover by Frank X. Leyendecker) [] (PDF)
Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents.

10 · The Higher Obligation · Ben Ames Williams · ss; illustrated by Dudley Gloyne Summers

19 · The Intruders [Lad] · Albert Payson Terhune · ss; illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull

24 · Mrs. Proudfoot of Baltimore [Part 1 of 2] · George Kibbe Turner · ss; illustrated by Frank Street

33 · The Brime of a Bungler · Richard Connell · ss; illustrated by Oscar F. Howard

The Elks Magazine [v1 #2, July 1922] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, 72pp+, quarto, cover by Angus MacDonall) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

6 · The Yellow One · Mildred Cram · ss; illustrated by G. Patrick Nelson

13 · Cuthbert Unexpectedly Clicks [The Oldest Member] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine October 1921, as “The Unexpected Clicking of Cuthbert”; illustrated by Ray Rohn

25 · Mrs. Proudfoot of Baltimore [Part 2 of 2] · George Kibbe Turner · ss

29 · The Martyr to Mystery · Richard Connell · ss Gaiety May 1922; illustrated by Everett Shinn

The Elks Magazine [v1 #3, August 1922] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, 72pp+, quarto, cover by Kenneth M. Ballantyne) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

8 · The Footstep [Part 1 of 4] · Anna McClure Sholl · sl; illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele

16 · Old · John V. A. Weaver · pm; illustrated by W. H. French

17 · The Nine Who Vanished · Richard Connell · ss; illustrated by Oscar F. Howard

28 · No Trespassing · Samuel Hopkins Adams · ss; illustrated by George Giguère

35 · The King of Beasts · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illustrated by Herman Palmer

The Elks Magazine [v1 #4, September 1922] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, quarto, cover by Angus MacDonall) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

8 · Between the Eyes · Albert Payson Terhune · ss; illustrated by Edward Ryan

26 · The Footstep [Part 2 of 4] · Anna McClure Sholl · sl; illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele

30 · Every Inch a Magnate · Lawrence Perry · ss; illustrated by Gordon Grant

34 · The Sunny Side of Darkness: A Handful of His Best Stories · Fred Harper · gp; illustrated by Arthur G. Dove

_34 · Military Mathematics · Fred Harper · vi

_34 · Exactly · Fred Harper · vi

_34 · Buxom · Fred Harper · vi

_34 · What’s in a Title? · Fred Harper · vi

_34 · Not a Life Sentence · Fred Harper · vi

_35 · Like Her Pa · Fred Harper · vi

_35 · Phew!!! · Fred Harper · vi

_35 · The Rear Guard in Danger · Fred Harper · vi

_35 · Just Right · Fred Harper · vi

40 · Charity · Berton Braley · pm; illustrated by Ray C. Strang

The Elks Magazine [v1 #5, October 1922] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, quarto, cover by Tony Sarg) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

8 · Two Masters · Rita Weiman · ss; illustrated by Everett Shinn

18 · Jones, Maker of Miracles · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by G. Patrick Nelson

36 · “Hardshell” Gaines · Hugh S. Fullerton · ss; illustrated by George Wright

40 · The Footstep [Part 3 of 4] · Anna McClure Sholl · sl; illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele

The Elks Magazine [v1 #6, November 1922] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, quarto, cover by Angus MacDonall) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

6 · Goliath · Dana Burnet · ss; illustrated by Edward Ryan

13 · The Measure of Pride · Harold Titus · ss; illustrated by Robert W. Stewart

18 · A Little Service, Please · Richard Connell · ss; illustrated by Arthur G. Dove

34 · The Footstep [Part 4 of 4] · Anna McClure Sholl · sl; illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele

40 · Our Day of Thanks · Richard Le Gallienne · pm; illustrated by Louis Fancher

The Elks Magazine [v1 #7, December 1922] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, 80pp+, quarto, cover by Norman Rockwell) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

6 · Pretenders [Part 1 of 5] · Meredith Nicholson · sl; illustrated by O. F. Howard

21 · The Trap · Albert Payson Terhune · ss; illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull

39 · The Centipede Was Happy—Quite · Ben Ames Williams · ss; illustrated by Ray Rohn

The Elks Magazine [v1 #8, January 1923] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, 72pp+, quarto, cover by Tony Sarg) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

6 · Brothers · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illustrated by George Wright

14 · Pretenders [Part 2 of 5] · Meredith Nicholson · sl; illustrated by O. F. Howard

20 · In a Friendly Sort o’ Way · [uncredited] · pm; illustrated by Fred Craft

23 · The Ambassador of Poker · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by C. LeRoy Baldridge

The Elks Magazine [v1 #9, February 1923] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, 80pp+, quarto, cover by Angus MacDonall) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

8 · The Spider and the Lie · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by H. Weston Taylor

17 · Seven Seconds Faster · William F. Sturm · ss; illustrated by Douglas Ryan

29 · Pretenders [Part 3 of 5] · Meredith Nicholson · sl; illustrated by O. F. Howard

38 · Gold Lustre · Mildred Cram · ss; illustrated by Arthur G. Dove

46 · Abou Ben Adhem · Leigh Hunt · pm The Amulet by Leigh Hunt, Frederick Westley and A.H. Davis, 1834; illustrated by C. LeRoy Baldridge

The Elks Magazine [v1 #10, March 1923] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, 72pp+, quarto, cover by Frederick Lowenheim) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

5 · Lend a Hand · Richard Le Gallienne · pm; illustrated by Israel Doskow

8 · Reverend Pendlebury’s Past · Richard Connell · ss; illustrated by Harvey Emrich

15 · Duke’s Fluke · Sam Hellman · ss; illustrated by Harley Ennis Stivers

31 · Pretenders [Part 4 of 5] · Meredith Nicholson · sl; illustrated by O. F. Howard

The Elks Magazine [v1 #11, April 1923] ed. Robert W. Brown (20¢, 72pp+, quarto, cover by Angus MacDonall) [] (PDF)
Fiction only.

7 · From the Heights · Oscar E. Jensen · pm; illustrated by Israel Doskow

8 · The Muscle-Buster · Albert Payson Terhune · ss; illustrated by Edward Ryan

16 · Great Press Stuff · Walter DeLeon · ss; illustrated by Hubert Mathieu

20 · O’Sullivan Catches a Whale · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by C. leRoy Baldridge

32 · Pretenders [Part 5 of 5] · Meredith Nicholson · sl; illustrated by O. F. Howard

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