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I love when this happens. Guest judge Diane Seuss has chosen one of our nominees for the 2026 edition of the Best Microfictions anthology: congrats to Jeffrey Hermann for his exquisite short, “Unimaginable Powers.”

Pop over and read it right now. It’ll take less than a minute. It’s a prose poem in a neat little box.

For what it’s worth, this is the eighth piece of ours chosen by the Best Microfictions editors, and we’re honored to have their eyes on us for the future as well.

By the way, writers submitting to The Disappointed Housewife can’t do better than to browse our annual contest nominees to get a feel for what we’re all about. Click on the Information link in our right hand sidebar, where all the nomination posts are collected.

Kevin Brennan
Editor
The Disappointed Housewife