Justin Taroli is a writer based in New York City. He writes literary fiction, satire, comedy, and horror—often blending genres to explore queerness, estrangement, and the quiet surrealism of ordinary life. He has written two books and is currently submitting short fiction to literary magazines.
Selected work
A Queer Writer’s Survival Guide to the Literary Agent Hypocrisy Circus: PRETEND vs. ACTUAL
McSweeney's Internet Tendency, 2026
Coyote Map
The Missouri Review, 2026
A Quiet Departure
Carmina Magazine, 2026
Sad Gay Alien
Short Story Substack, 2025
Mud on the Window
fugue, 2025
Saints of the Divine Lorraine
Philadelphia Stories, 2025
Night Bus 7 Limited
fifth wheel press, 2025
The Harvester
Weird Lit Magazine, 2025
FF
BULL lit mag, 2025
Unblooded Gospel
The Future Fire, 2025
You Left Me Open
Eunoia Review, 2025
Beach Read Cover Models Demand Better Lighting, Less Moisture — Little Old Lady
Little Old Lady Comedy, 2025
Drug Dealing at the End of the World
Maudlin House, 2025