AIOTB’s Nominees for the 2026 Best of the Net Anthology

As It Ought To Be is proud to announce our nominees for the 2026 Best of the Net Anthology.

Laurel Benjamin: “Motel Room Without a Night Light”

Jane-Rebecca Cannarella: “Quilted Rainbows”

Karina Castrillo: “I never wanted you to be like us”

Felicia Clark: “Chrome Cheers”

Paul Ilechko: “A Life in Art”

Jimmy Pappas: “The Ineffable”

Poetry: February 2025

Jason Baldinger: “a time capsule of dust”

Stephen Barile: “Cedar Crest Cove”

Jane-Rebecca Cannarella: “Quilted Rainbows”

Lorraine Caputo: “And That Wind Twirls”

Rick Christiansen: “Borrowed Blood”

John Dorsey: “Jerry Garcia & German Root Beer”

Howie Good: “Uketopia”

John Grey: “Flower People”

Judy Lorenzen: “Anyway”

Tim Peeler: “Untitled”

LB Sedlacek: “Art vs Life (Dream 09/19/15)”