Welcome to Dog Throat Journal, home of compelling short fiction and prose poetry by a variety of authors.

Our purpose is to provide readers with enjoyable, unusual fiction and to help authors promote their work, web sites, and books.

For submission information, please see the guidelines. To read what's available, see issues.


Some selections from issue 2024.09

Heart Attack

by William Kitcher

How They Came – Part I

by Thomas Elson

A Call for Thunder

by Becky Parker

After My Brother’s Surgery

by Richard Bower

The Scourge

by Ken Poyner

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A Taste of My Own Medicine

by Brad Rose, from issue 2024.06

The whereabouts of my body remains unknown, but I don’t take it personally. In fact, of all the criminal cephalopods, I’m told octopuses are the best. I mean, they’re only babies, but who’s to know if they’re disgruntled or merely handy with a pipe wrench? All information is suspect....

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