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Chris Dolan

he/him | poet, wannabe novelist, runner | IA, United States

Chris Dolan graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in English and currently works in the automotive industry. He is angry about the nitrate levels in Iowa’s drinking water. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Strange Horizons, Maudlin House, and Paragraph Planet.

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Selected work

Cover of Does It Have Pockets

Slushy Pie

Does It Have Pockets, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Does It Have Pockets

My Life Goes Ta-Da

Does It Have Pockets, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Paper Sigh

Drifting

Paper Sigh, 2026

Poetry
Cover of 50-Word Stories

Everyday Sun

50-Word Stories, 2026

FictionMicro
Cover of Dodo Eraser

Novelties

Dodo Eraser, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Dodo Eraser

Grandma Watched

Dodo Eraser, 2026

Poetry
Cover of The Bowery Review: NY's Best and Only Humor Magazine

To Live and Die for Kid Rock

The Bowery Review: NY's Best and Only Humor Magazine, 2026

Poetry
Cover of The Bulb Region

Did It Have Pockets?

Soon

The Bulb Region

Poetry
Cover of The Bulb Region

Self-Driving Cars

Soon

The Bulb Region

Poetry
Cover of One Fall Review

Staying Over

One Fall Review, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Micromance Magazine

Jessie’s Song

Micromance Magazine, 2026

Poetry
Cover of The Disappointed Housewife

Burn Nitro

The Disappointed Housewife, 2026

Poetry
Cover of The Disappointed Housewife

Pyrophytic

The Disappointed Housewife, 2026

Poetry
Cover of The Disappointed Housewife

Snapped

The Disappointed Housewife, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Quotidian Bagatelle

New Glasses

Quotidian Bagatelle, 2026

PoetryGeneral
Cover of Maudlin House

My Career Has Croaked: Oversaturation in the Anthropomorphic Frog Fiction Market

Maudlin House, 2026

FictionFlashAbsurdist
Cover of Strange Horizons

Digital Black Lung

Strange Horizons, 2026

Poetry
Cover of Paragraph Planet

Jimmy

Paragraph Planet, 2025

Fiction