February 2026
Winter has officially arrived here in Massachusetts, with about two feet of snow from the huge storm. Of course, this was much easier for us to deal with than the freezing rain and ice that fell farther south. It was cold enough here that the snow remained light and fluffy, and New England is better equipped to deal with winter weather events than the southeastern states are. Although we do wish more of our neighbors would clear their sidewalks, all the streets were drivable as soon as the snow stopped (at least for northerners with snow tires). We also wish more of our neighbors would make actual paths that connected to their driveway or their next-door neighbors' sidewalks. We are now closed to fiction submissions until July 1st, and look forward to reading your stories! We received 282 during this most recent January submission period, up from this time last year (257) but down from July (304). As of right now, we plan to accept eight, though this always depends on our monthly P...
