Nat 1 Short Story Challenge, Year 3
What happens when writers are given even more time to explore strange worlds, impossible futures, and unforgettable characters? Write, Wrong or Otherwise: 2026 is the answer.
In the third installment of Nat 1 Publishing’s collaborative anthology challenge, new voices and returning authors alike came together to craft science-fiction and fantasy stories while sharing feedback, encouragement, and inspiration along the way. The result is a collection filled with imagination, experimentation, and the unique spark that comes from a creative community working side by side.
From bizarre adventures to heartfelt journeys, thrilling action to quiet moments of wonder, every story in this anthology celebrates the joy of storytelling and the power of collaboration. Turn the page and discover where creativity can lead when writers create together.
Included in this collection is:
- “Lesson of a Lifetime” by J.D. Lewis
- “Dungeons and Dragons and Death” by Jason Willard
- “Raspberry Roulette” by Leah Belin
- “A Lobster Tale” by Patricia Washburn
- “Reminiscence of a Dead Man” by Eric Johnson
- “To Pursue Pegasus” by Francis X. Wiget II
- “A Sporting Chance” by Samuel Senkowicz
- “Beyond the Boundary” by Barb DeMoney
- “How Things Were” by Evey Reynolds and Jennifer Weigel
- “The Feelings Converter” by Myrto Lida Zafeiridi
- “Digital Paradise” by K.R. Moore
- “Grund Skullbreaker” by Robert Martin
- “Butterfly” by Jai Mann
- “Within the Darkness” by Siahris
- “Razzle Dazzle Bitches!” by Gwendolyn May
- “Bloodlines: The Beefcake Supreme” by Jeff Kirkley
- “A Staff of Storms” by Fredrick Hoagland
- “The Mad, Mad Monk” by Kimm Antell
- “Her Smile” by Long Bao
- “Stardust Melody” by Adam Carpenter
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Trigger Warnings
Significant: death, child-in-peril, mental illness, physical violence
Moderate: abuse, kidnapping/abduction, traumatic events
Mild: abortion, bigotry, bullying, sexual content
Implied: sexual violence