Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.

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December 5, 2018

To Hell with You

By Laura Maylene Walter

I know not to get my hopes up about a short story submission while it’s still under consideration. When it comes to literary journal submissions, the competition is intense, and […]

March 7, 2018

Reading for No, Reading for Yes

By Laura Maylene Walter

I’m deep in the Submittable queue of submissions for the literary journal I edit, and as always, I’m pulled in opposing directions. I want to work quickly so I can […]