Jeff Fleischer

Zoetic Press Non-Binary Review just put out its Alice in Wonderland issue, which includes my short story “The Lion, the Unicorn, and the Dragon.” It’s my second time in this publication (after the Arabian Nights issue).

My short story Clarksdale is out today in the new issue of Deep South Magazine. It’s what comes from too much time ruminating on Robert Johnson and the Crossroads. Milo pulled into Clarksdale just as the sun was setting.   It had been a long drive from Chicago, and he had to shake his legs […]

I have another short story out. This time, it’s The Elephants, appearing in the new issue (issue 1.3) of Birch Gang Review. An excerpt: Several hours before it happened, all the elephants went away. Not many people noticed. But the three sisters did.

In the fall, I wrote “Granddad’s Ballgame,” a humor story in what I call a “front porch” style, and The Saturday Evening Post published it yesterday. An excerpt: When my Granddad was just a boy, to hear him tell it, there were only three things he ever wanted to do in his life. One was […]

The audiobook for Votes of Confidence arrived August 16 on Amazon and other platforms, in both CD and MP3 form. Check out this sample audio from the book.

Earlier this summer, Foreword Reviews gave “Votes of Confidence” a great review, and now the magazine has listed the book as one of the six best YA books for summer reading this year. It’s a great list; check it out.

Got another positive review for the new book,this time from Publishers Weekly, which gave a big boost to the last book as well. An excerpt:Fleischer’s well-contextualized, nonpartisan approach results in a valuable resource for readers looking to understand and become involved in a complicated system while avoiding spin.