Melissa Ragsly is the author of this month's featured short story. She gives us "Patti Smith," the kind of short story that makes us want to crank up "Because the NIght" and sing along forever. And here, she gives us the Microsoft Word-approved single best word for:
Read MoreApril may be winding down but our issue is in full swing. Todd Morgan gives us this month's featured memoir, and here he gives us the single best word for:
Read MoreAnastasia Stelse is the featured poet of our April issue. If you've read "Shorthand for Flirtationships: 21st Century Edition" and "Shorthand for Disentanglements: 21st Century Edition," then it's no surprise that she is masterful at giving us the single best word for:
Read MoreWe're so excited about our April issue and to feature the work of Hanna Rosenheimer as this month's featured flash fiction writer. She kicks off this month's Fightin' Words with the sweetest kitten and the single best word for:
Read MoreThe calendar says March but it's still February in our hearts as we celebrate our beautiful second issue of 2018. This month's featured memoir comes from Francisco Martínezcuello, who gives "Cup of Stars," a glimpse of his reading pile, and the single best word for:
Read MoreWe kicked off our stunning February issue last week, and we're kicking off this issue's round of Fightin' Words with Joshua Jones, this month's featured flash writer. Sink into his piece, "Forty-Five Feet," enjoy his fantastic feline, and check out his take on the single best word for:
Read MoreJulie C. Day is this month's featured fiction writer, and her story "Re-Stitched" was Longform Fiction's pick of the week last week (woohoo!). Here she gives us fantastic cats, a bonus Now Playing, and the single best word for:
Read MoreWe are thrilled that Olatunde Osinaike is January's featured poet. Go read his poem "still life as open casket, still Black & alive" immediately if you haven't already.
Read MoreIngrid Jendrzejewski is this month's featured memoir writer. If you haven't checked out "Freefall is a Compound Word" yet, you're missing out. Here, she completes the puzzle of December's Fightin' Words by giving us the single best word for:
Read MoreIt's the first Fightin' Words of 2018, but we're still celebrating our stellar December issue and some Decembery questions. This week's words come from Jake Sullins, one of this month's featured fiction writers and photographer of produce stand signs:
Read MoreWelcome to December's Fightin' Words. Katie Welch, owner of a hundred-year-old piano and one of this month's featured fiction writers, kicks us off with the single best word for:
Read MoreHave you checked out our November issue yet? It's pretty dynamite. And it includes Ruth LeFaive's Best Small Fictions-nominated flash, "Clean Girls." She offers a few more words (and some great cats) to us here, with the single best word for these burning questions:
Read MoreThe calendar might say November, but our October issue is still going strong. This week's Fightin' Words comes from featured memoir writer Kristie Robin Johnson. Be sure to read "Humanity at the Grovetown Nail Spa," and check out her single-word answers to our burning questions:
Read MoreK.C. Mead-Brewer is this month's featured short story writer. Her story, "Pulling Out," is a perfect October read. Be sure to check it out -- extra lights optional -- and enjoy her spin on the single best word for:
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