Stanchion's 2026 Best of the Net Nominations

For the first time ever, Stanchion was able to submit nominations for the annual Best of the Net Anthology. These are poetry and prose pieces that have appeared online as Elegant Variations. Congratulations to the writers nominated for a 2026 Best of the Net Award.

Please give each a read or reread:

Drunk Before Dinner by M. Dalton Eloy

The Easter Egg by Jay Parr

Everyone's Waiting by Lucie Pereira

We Panic, We Remember by Matthew Isaac Sobin

Señora by Juliet Kahn