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Guidelines

"An online literary magazine for the unsatisfied. The world has had enough toxic positivity. We publish writing and other forms of art that voice the real and legitimate gripes of the present moment."

"An online literary magazine for the unsatisfied. The world has had enough toxic positivity. We publish writing and other forms of art that voice the real and legitimate gripes of the present moment."

Vibe

Weird / outsider / wtf even is it

Response Time

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Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Poetry

No specific limitations

Hybrid

No specific limitations

Art

No specific limitations

Comics

No specific limitations

Photography

No specific limitations

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Poetry

No specific limitations

Hybrid

No specific limitations

Art

No specific limitations

Comics

No specific limitations

Photography

No specific limitations

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
You're the best!

Track submission

5

Total submissions tracked

60 days

Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

26 days

Fastest response time

92 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Oleada.

Cover letters

Include your full name. If you would like to remain anonymous, please let us know.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Unexpected use of form is preferred.

Rights for published work

For accepted pieces, we reserve the right of first publication.

Additional info

Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Active on social media Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype

About the Magazine

Founded in 2020 | United States

New work posted every Monday. All submissions should relate back to, elaborate on, respond to, and/or be a, complaint.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

LJ Pemberton

Editor-in-Chief

Tye Pemberton

Editor-at-Large