Citron Review's MICROS category is a quarterly reading period dedicated to the shortest forms: microfiction, micro creative nonfiction, and micropoems of haiku-like brevity. The constraint is absolute—no more than one hundred words per work—and the journal accepts up to five micro-works per quarter. There is no submission fee, and the call is open to all writers regardless of career stage. The journal's editorial interest lies in compression as a deliberate aesthetic, not as a limitation. A hundred words is enough for a complete narrative arc, a resonant image, or a turn of thought, but only if every word is load-bearing. The quarterly structure means submissions are read in discrete windows rather than on a rolling basis, which gives each batch a coherent editorial shape. For the submitting writer, the practical terms are straightforward: no fee, a maximum of five works per quarter, and a requirement that multiple selections be uploaded as separate documents within a single submission. The deadline for this window is December 7, 2026. There is no prize or payment indicated; the reward is publication in a journal that takes the micro form seriously.