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Stories that examine the truth in the bitterness, in the anti-heroes. Heavy stories full of grit and discomfort that shed sympathetic light on the questionable, the unfavorable. Stories that ask difficult questions, that provide difficult answers.
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 8000
We do not have a word limit, but anything pushing 8,000 words may become unwieldy. Please do not submit book excerpts. Please do not submit genre fiction.
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
We consider anything 1000 words or less (give or take) to be flash.
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
We accept lyrical flash pieces at 1000 words or less, give or take. Please do not submit essays or book reviews.
Poetry
Max words: 500
For poetry, we accept poems with both fictional and nonfictional inspirations. We do not have a strict word limit, though we will not typically accept poems above 500 words. Please do not submit song lyrics.
Photography
Please do not submit collages, traditional portraits, headshots, or other typical photographs of people; bright, colorful shots; typical sunsets or sunrises; or birds over water
Fiction
Max words: 8000
We do not have a word limit, but anything pushing 8,000 words may become unwieldy. Please do not submit book excerpts. Please do not submit genre fiction.
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
We consider anything 1000 words or less (give or take) to be flash.
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
We accept lyrical flash pieces at 1000 words or less, give or take. Please do not submit essays or book reviews.
Poetry
Max words: 500
For poetry, we accept poems with both fictional and nonfictional inspirations. We do not have a strict word limit, though we will not typically accept poems above 500 words. Please do not submit song lyrics.
Photography
Please do not submit collages, traditional portraits, headshots, or other typical photographs of people; bright, colorful shots; typical sunsets or sunrises; or birds over water
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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Details
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 2020 | United States
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 :)
Adrienne Marie Barrios
Editor-in-Chief
Dorian Zimmerman
Editor-in-Chief, Poetry editor
Kavan Stafford
Flash fiction editor
Daniel DeRock
Fiction editor
Barlow Adams
Creative nonfiction editor
Katie Proctor
Social media manager
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
27
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
32 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/32 days
Fastest response time
3 days
Slowest response time
55 days
