Once Upon A Time Literary

'a magazine dedicated to the curious existence of the ordinary.'

lemonade is a literary magazine that aims to celebrate the small things in life. Through the quiet yet relentless passing of time, these little things, like leaves blown towards the backyard, invite themselves to uniformly become the landscape of our daily lives. And just like those leaves, they get blown away again, worn out by the sweepings of our minds.

Before such landscapes pass on to distant memory, through our artistic expressions we hope to slow down the rotation of life together, to capture flashes of the present brilliance that is so intimate, yet fleeting. In doing so we remind ourselves of where we are, what we have, or oftentimes, just to feel something.

Let our art be recollections of our human nature, our instinctive sympathies, and our love for the insignificant...

creative nonfiction, essay, vignettes

traditional and digital

the eligible age range for contributors is 13 to 25.

we currently only accept pieces written in English.

pieces containing hate speech and/or discriminatory content or tone will not be considered.

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