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Thrilled to see my story, "Horns," in the latest issue of The Threepenny Review!
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Matt Barrett
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Matt Barrett
@MBarrettWriter
Stories: The Sun, Threepenny Review, West Branch, TriQuarterly, Wigleaf, Baltimore Review, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fic, Cutleaf. Soon: Prairie Schooner
Sumali Ekim 2020
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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.
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The February 2026 issue is here! Cover illustrated by @GirlGoneQuiet. tinyurl.com/yz54jnyb
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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. tinyurl.com/4j8n5arn
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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.
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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 ❤️❤️ thesunmagazine.org/articles/602-b…
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Congratulations to our 2025 Flash Fiction Contest Long List Nominees! Stay tuned on Monday for our winner!
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I have a micro in @FracturedLit today! Thank you so much to the editors for picking up, "First, They Fall": fracturedlit.com/first-they-fal…
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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. cutleafjournal.com/content/the-re…
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@MandiraPattnaik @TheSunMagazine Thank you so much, Mandira, what a great thing to see to start my day!
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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!
Matt Barrett@MBarrettWriter
The August issue of @TheSunMagazine features one of my stories which I have been so excited to share for months! Grateful to Finn Cohen and all of the editors for helping me get this piece ready for publication. I'd be honored if you checked it out! thesunmagazine.org/articles/seafo…
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This is a wonderful story.
Matt Barrett@MBarrettWriter
The August issue of @TheSunMagazine features one of my stories which I have been so excited to share for months! Grateful to Finn Cohen and all of the editors for helping me get this piece ready for publication. I'd be honored if you checked it out! thesunmagazine.org/articles/seafo…
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@EileenTomarchio @TheSunMagazine Thank you so much, Eileen, that means a lot!
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@MBarrettWriter @TheSunMagazine Superb story, Matt. A journey that will stay with me. ☺️🙏💙
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The August issue of @TheSunMagazine features one of my stories which I have been so excited to share for months! Grateful to Finn Cohen and all of the editors for helping me get this piece ready for publication. I'd be honored if you checked it out! thesunmagazine.org/articles/seafo…
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@MandiraPattnaik @TheSunMagazine Thank you, Mandira, it really is a great feeling!
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@MBarrettWriter @TheSunMagazine Congratulations, Matt! Look forward to reading. Such a nice feeling to be excited and then it is out in the world!
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@andrewbertaina @TheSunMagazine Thanks so much, Andrew -- the PCH has always been a magical and sometimes intimidating place!
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@MBarrettWriter @TheSunMagazine Always happy to read your work, and the native CA in me liked to read about the PCH and possibility.
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@andrewbertaina @TheSchooner Thank you, Andrew, it's actually for the piece I read at the 804 Lit Salon!
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@MBarrettWriter @TheSchooner Congrats, Matt. That’s awesome
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