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CALL: When Holidays Attack

The holidays are a time for warmth and joy, for food and laughter – except when they go horribly wrong. Baking disasters. Shopping trips from heck. Getting lost on the way to Grandma’s space station. Accidentally summoning demons with improperly laid Yule fires. All the usual holiday catastrophes. Whether the disasters are the meet-cute, the inciting incident, a series of escalating calamities, or the final cataclysmic dramatic climax, Mischief Corner is looking for low angst stories with solid characters dealing as best they can with their personal holiday nightmares and stumbling into love in the process. Deadline for submissions: End … Read more

CALL: Summer Lovin’

Warm beaches. Sunshine. Music. Parks. Cozy bookstore nooks. People out in droves looking for “their love”—but everybody knows “Summer Lovin’ is a Fool’s Game.”  Mischief Corner Books is looking for fun, quirky protagonists in need of a little lovin’. People who haven’t had the greatest luck in love and think it’s left them behind. A story with mischief, some laughs, and a little pick-me-up for downtrodden hearts. Deadline for submissions: End of day March 31st, 2019 Publication of the stories will occur August 2019.Story lengths that will be considered are: Novelette: 15K – 20KNovella: 20K – 39KNovel: 40K – 65K … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Escape From the Holidays Collection

Escape From the Holidays Collection

Escape from the Holidays Collection For the second year in a row, Mischief Corner Books is putting out a winter holiday collection – Escape from the Holidays – ten stories revolving around various December holidays: The end of year holidays can get overwhelming for anyone. Things to do. People to see. Last minute work obligations to take care of. Sometimes it’s just easier to escape from it all, running away from the responsibilities and expectations, or ignore the underlying disappointment from relatives who don’t see eye-to-eye with you. Because escaping the holiday grind can lead to new, unexpected paths, and … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: MCB Quarterly 007

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MCB just released their latest quarterly: The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction—of all kinds. This volume features four short stories: Never Smile at a Crocodile by Parker Goodreau Pilgrimage by Judy Leigh Village Diner by Richard Natale The Distance Between the Stars by Dominick Domingo Also in this edition of the Quarterly are the original Op-ed “Story Deja Vu” by Angel Martinez, as well as Featured Artists Skip & Pip introduce Rainbow Glade while Diane Mond talks about “Making the Translation” with Toni Griffin. Publisher | Amazon Excerpt Never Smile at a Crocodile It doesn’t feel real, even … Read more

Announcement: MCB Quarterly Volume 5

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The new Mischief Corner Books Quarterly is out: The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction—of all kinds. This volume features five short stories: The Benefits by Richard Natale Writing Group by Cathy Bryant Sentry 1071 by Albert Nothlit Reading Between the Lines by Jessica Meats Glow Bunny by Jess Faraday It also includes an Interview with Christie Jennings-Wyckoff talking about “Making Conventions Happen”, and a Featured Artist section with Gus Li. And a lovely guest author offers a heartfelt Op-Ed on “Love Is All There Is.” Buy Links Mischief Corner Books | Amazon Excerpt The Benefits by Richard Natale … Read more

Announcement: Mischief Corner Books Quarterly Volume 3

Mischief Corner Books has a new issue of the fantastic MCB Quarterly magazine out: The Quarterly is an eMagazine of LGBTQ fiction – of all kinds. This volume features five short stories: Under the Moonbow by David Sharp Deleted by Elliott S. Mundy Jellybang by Jake Hostetter The Purpose of Ife Leighs by Aldous Mercer Out of Air by Albert Nothlit It also includes an Interview with Vance Bastian talking about “The Road to Audio”, and a Featured Artist section about Adam DeKraker. And our very own Kevin Matthews offers an Op-Ed on “Face It”, a trans* commentary. Excerpt From … Read more