Toasted Cheese Literary Journal

Est. 2001

Volume 26, Issue 2

Volume 26, Issue 2 :: June 2026

Overhead photograph of a grilled cheese sandwich on a plate. The plate is cream-colored and decorated with handpainted wild roses and vines around its scalloped edges. It's sitting on a quilted tablecloth with a leaf print. The sandwich is golden brown and cut diagonally, with orange cheese melting onto the plate from the cut edges. A dill pickle has been placed on the plate beside the sandwich.

Photo Credit: Philip/Flickr (CC-by-nc-sa)

Featured Writing

Two Poems
Poetry by Trevor Conway

Grandma Coaches her Granddaughter in Lacrosse
Poetry by Liz Dolan

Two Poems
Poetry by Ben Macnair

Ashley & Rosemary
Flash by Damien M. Crumb

Photos Like Mirrors
Flash by Marcelo Medone

It’s a Thin Line
Fiction by Molly Kathryn Fisher

Hell Bent for Sunday
Fiction by Ruth Latta

Editor’s Picks

Broker’s Pick * Watching Brokeback Mountain Again
Poetry by Kenneth Pobo

Contest Winners

Savage Mystery Writing Contest
Judged by The Bellman
Topic: an unexpected spring snowstorm
Word Range: 1,800–2,300 words

First: When Birds Fly Home
by Robert Hanover

Second: The Silent Witness
by Veronica Abebe

Third: The Lonely Cabin
by Alex Pigeon

Columns

Candle-Ends: Reviews

Have You Seen Him by Kimberly Lee
reviewed by Shelley Carpenter

Harold Koenig by Chris Klassen
reviewed by Kimberly Lee

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