Behind the Revolving Door: An Anthology of Choices

A project of Celestial Echo Press (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (June 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Each of us makes a multitude of choices daily, some minor and some with major consequences. Do you eat cereal or oatmeal for breakfast? Skip it entirely? Do you or don’t you wear your lucky shirt to the sports event? What do you think the consequences would be if you didn’t wear your lucky shirt?
This anthology will be a collection of stories that will take you on a journey with the author’s protagonist as they make a decision. We will ask for stories that take them through a trial and force them to take an action, to make a choice. For example, the character comes to a fork in the road. Do they take the right path or do they take the left? Does the character find a wallet on the ground? Do they open it? Return it to the owner, or keep it? What are the consequences? Do they encounter a second choice, going back through the revolving door? Do they find classified information, implicating a family member in a coup? What do they do with it? What happens next? Is the character hiking through the woods, and finding a portal, not knowing where it will take them if they enter? What happens? Is it so bad that they try to return, hence going through the revolving door? There are many, many ways this theme can be interpreted.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time publication
Print Publication Print Publication: One-time publication

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026