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NANTUCKET LIT PHLOG

INTRODUCING FIRST-CLASS FICTION

NJB // 2025-10-01 // Lafayette, CO

© 2025 Nicholas Bernhard

CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

[ALT TEXT: A typewritten postcard with the first part of the V monologue from V for Vendetta]

Dear Nantucket Lit Fans,

You are invited to join a free trial subscription to a new fiction periodical.

It's called **First Class Fiction**. Every two to three weeks, you'll receive a
postcard in the mail with poetry or a short story on it. *Each story will be
typed out on a manual typewriter.* This will be art that you can hold in your
hands. 

I am elated with the submissions from writers who have jumped on board for this
project. It's been a great mix of flash fiction and poetry. As with the
anthology *Overscan* (https://nantucketlit.com/overscan) published this past
summer, every writer brings something different to the table. The enthusiasm
has been invigorating to see. You're going to love what they've written. 

Since they need to fit on a postcard, these stories and poems are necessarily
constrained. Each one is like a finely-crafted little jewel. By writing each
one with a manual typewriter, every single postcard is unique. 

The free trial will include three postcards, one every two weeks, starting in
late October. This will give me time to receive feedback and make changes. I
want to hear what you think. 

**To join the free trial, please email me at** **njb@nantucketlit.com**
(mailto:njb@nantucketlit.com). I will need a name and mailing address. 

**Is this trial open to international readers? Yes!** If you live outside of
the US, I welcome you to participate. I will just ask that you work with me to
ensure the proper formatting of your mailing address. 

I hope you'll join me with the free trial for this new project. I can't wait to
share these stories and poetry with you. If you have any questions, please
email them to me, or mention me on Mastodon
(https://mastodon.social/@nantucketlit). You may also mail me at **PO Box 337,
Lafayette CO 80026**.

I will be on IRC tonight, October 1, to talk about First-Class Fiction. My
server is **nantucketlit.com/6697**.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Bernhard
Nantucket Lit


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