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Zoe Marie Bel

Zoe Marie Bel is a writer of fiction and poetry, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Review, Australian Book Review, and more. Her debut novella 'Valérie' and her poetry slimbook 'Foothills' are in bookstores now. Poetry slimbook 'Stolen Neon' published February 1st 2026, and novel 'Lorna' publishes November 2nd 2026. Website: zoemariebel.com.

Short Fiction

Slice of Life 5 min

Boy Misses Girl When She Leaves This Little Town

Zoe Marie Bel

Miranda and Joe met at middle school in Perkins, Oklahoma. Joe was a lumpy kid, not fat so much as unevenly proportioned. If his father hadn't been Deputy Chief of Police, Joe likely would have been ... [+]

Short Fiction

Modern Love Slice of Life 5 min

Dallas Fireflies

Zoe Marie Bel

It began at a sports bar, the kind of place the realtor would call "happy-go-lucky." In other words, if your barstool wasn't sticky, assume it had just been swabbed clean by CSI. There was graffiti ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

Care

Zoe Marie Bel

Dalton met Lucy on the median of a Chicago boulevard, with an aggressive winter thawing around them. Both were in their late teens, but feeling older. Dalton had his hood up for warmth and his pockets ... [+]

Finalist - Jury Button Fiction Spring 2019

A New Kind of Literary Pulse

A New Kind of Literary Pulse

Zoe Marie Bel

Published works

Boy Misses Girl When She Leaves This Little Town

Dallas Fireflies

Care