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EICs @melruthwrites.bsky.social and @kristinwrites.bsky.social. CNF Editor @gcbwrites.bsky.social
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ISSUE 7: INTEGRITY is now LIVE!
Please read, share, and discuss! And watch this space all week for lots of spotlights.
Thank you to everyone who is a part of this issue and our wonderful #EpistemicLitFamily!
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Please read, share, and discuss! And watch this space all week for lots of spotlights.
Thank you to everyone who is a part of this issue and our wonderful #EpistemicLitFamily!
epistemiclit.com/current-issue/
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The final #Fiction piece from Issue 7: #Integrity — “The Measure of Rice” by Susmita Muiherjee
A powerful reminder that integrity is a choice
“Ramesh looked at the scale, then at Atul. His jaw tightened. “You’re calling me a cheat?” Atul’s eyes softened. “I’m calling you a man with a choice.””
A powerful reminder that integrity is a choice
“Ramesh looked at the scale, then at Atul. His jaw tightened. “You’re calling me a cheat?” Atul’s eyes softened. “I’m calling you a man with a choice.””
THE MEASURE OF RICE -
Atul arrived five minutes early at the ration shop. The line was already curling around the corner, with women in cotton-printed saris holding jute bags and a
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December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The final #Fiction piece from Issue 7: #Integrity — “The Measure of Rice” by Susmita Muiherjee
A powerful reminder that integrity is a choice
“Ramesh looked at the scale, then at Atul. His jaw tightened. “You’re calling me a cheat?” Atul’s eyes softened. “I’m calling you a man with a choice.””
A powerful reminder that integrity is a choice
“Ramesh looked at the scale, then at Atul. His jaw tightened. “You’re calling me a cheat?” Atul’s eyes softened. “I’m calling you a man with a choice.””
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“Power Dynamics” by Aspen Pleasant
Issue 7: #Integrity
#Fiction
“The judge doesn’t like it when I refuse my meds.
The past few times I’ve gone to court he’s said so. For that reason alone I haven’t been released yet.”
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Issue 7: #Integrity
#Fiction
“The judge doesn’t like it when I refuse my meds.
The past few times I’ve gone to court he’s said so. For that reason alone I haven’t been released yet.”
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POWER DYNAMICS -
I’m bored of staring at the same scene through my tiny window, hardly able to see past the metal bars blocking my view. Time ticks by like one of the ants
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December 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“Power Dynamics” by Aspen Pleasant
Issue 7: #Integrity
#Fiction
“The judge doesn’t like it when I refuse my meds.
The past few times I’ve gone to court he’s said so. For that reason alone I haven’t been released yet.”
epistemiclit.com/current-issu...
Issue 7: #Integrity
#Fiction
“The judge doesn’t like it when I refuse my meds.
The past few times I’ve gone to court he’s said so. For that reason alone I haven’t been released yet.”
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“A? or B?” by Neha M. Sampat accompanies “Evangelical Supper” by James B. Nicola (which we nominated for Best Microfiction) —
a powerful combination of art.
“I thought we leave our skin and bones behind. I thought we leave our worldly wealth behind. You mean you can take it with you after all?”
a powerful combination of art.
“I thought we leave our skin and bones behind. I thought we leave our worldly wealth behind. You mean you can take it with you after all?”
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“A? or B?” by Neha M. Sampat accompanies “Evangelical Supper” by James B. Nicola (which we nominated for Best Microfiction) —
a powerful combination of art.
“I thought we leave our skin and bones behind. I thought we leave our worldly wealth behind. You mean you can take it with you after all?”
a powerful combination of art.
“I thought we leave our skin and bones behind. I thought we leave our worldly wealth behind. You mean you can take it with you after all?”
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I've got about 8 poems for my fundraising project for a local rescue, #poetryforpets! Including 2 I've written myself so far. Haven't heard about this project yet? Seeking poetry and art!
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POETRY FOR PETS PROJECT
POETRY FOR PETS PROJECT Thank you for your interest in helping me raise funds for my favorite rescue, Buffalo Pug and Small Breed Rescue. Let me tell you a little about them. Despite the name–and my ...
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I've got about 8 poems for my fundraising project for a local rescue, #poetryforpets! Including 2 I've written myself so far. Haven't heard about this project yet? Seeking poetry and art!
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At least once a week I have a substantial conversation with a Life on the Midlist subscriber about industry, process, or what it's like to make things.
This makes the downsides of publishing a newsletter worth enduring.
Have you read it? Maybe we'll end up being pals.
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This makes the downsides of publishing a newsletter worth enduring.
Have you read it? Maybe we'll end up being pals.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
At least once a week I have a substantial conversation with a Life on the Midlist subscriber about industry, process, or what it's like to make things.
This makes the downsides of publishing a newsletter worth enduring.
Have you read it? Maybe we'll end up being pals.
www.ryantpozzi.com/midlist
This makes the downsides of publishing a newsletter worth enduring.
Have you read it? Maybe we'll end up being pals.
www.ryantpozzi.com/midlist
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I am so excited to read your flash fiction! Editing is my favorite part of writing, so this feels natural and also thrilling and new. Thank you to @jmwwjournal.bsky.social for this opportunity 🙏💛
Subs open January 1!
Subs open January 1!
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Thornton has been promoted to Senior Flash Fiction Editor!
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Welcome New Senior Flash Fiction Editor, Lisa Thornton
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Thornton has been promoted to Senior Flash Fiction Editor!
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December 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I am so excited to read your flash fiction! Editing is my favorite part of writing, so this feels natural and also thrilling and new. Thank you to @jmwwjournal.bsky.social for this opportunity 🙏💛
Subs open January 1!
Subs open January 1!
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TODAY at 2pm Eastern !!
~ ONE ART's December Reading ~
Feat. Poets: Amy Small-McKinney, Linda Laderman, Laurie Kuntz, Susan Michele Coronel
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~ ONE ART's December Reading ~
Feat. Poets: Amy Small-McKinney, Linda Laderman, Laurie Kuntz, Susan Michele Coronel
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TODAY at 2pm Eastern !!
~ ONE ART's December Reading ~
Feat. Poets: Amy Small-McKinney, Linda Laderman, Laurie Kuntz, Susan Michele Coronel
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~ ONE ART's December Reading ~
Feat. Poets: Amy Small-McKinney, Linda Laderman, Laurie Kuntz, Susan Michele Coronel
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“Heart Failures” by Barry Fields
Issue 7: #Integrity
“”I’m glad you’re here for this,” Rose says, not sure if she means it. Daisy had plans to visit a friend in the city and wouldn’t have been inconvenienced otherwise.”
#Fiction
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Issue 7: #Integrity
“”I’m glad you’re here for this,” Rose says, not sure if she means it. Daisy had plans to visit a friend in the city and wouldn’t have been inconvenienced otherwise.”
#Fiction
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HEART FAILURES -
Rose supports her mother, feeble at ninety, with a hand around her waist as the old woman shuffles along the walkway, then helps her into the back seat.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Heart Failures” by Barry Fields
Issue 7: #Integrity
“”I’m glad you’re here for this,” Rose says, not sure if she means it. Daisy had plans to visit a friend in the city and wouldn’t have been inconvenienced otherwise.”
#Fiction
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Issue 7: #Integrity
“”I’m glad you’re here for this,” Rose says, not sure if she means it. Daisy had plans to visit a friend in the city and wouldn’t have been inconvenienced otherwise.”
#Fiction
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Her play A Different Track was produced by Awkward Pigeons Theater.
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Her play A Different Track was produced by Awkward Pigeons Theater.
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@uteorgassa.bsky.social was born and raised in Germany. She now lives with her family in the Bay Area. Her short stories have been published by Shortwave Publishing, Haunted Word Press, Alternative Milk, Punk Noir, Alien Buddha, Infested, Cursed Morsels, Epistemic Literary, and Cat Eye Press.
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
@uteorgassa.bsky.social was born and raised in Germany. She now lives with her family in the Bay Area. Her short stories have been published by Shortwave Publishing, Haunted Word Press, Alternative Milk, Punk Noir, Alien Buddha, Infested, Cursed Morsels, Epistemic Literary, and Cat Eye Press.
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His poetry was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Visit him anytime at www.adamjonmiller.com. Follow him @im.adam.miller.
A Pushcart Nominated Poet | Adam Jon Miller, Poetry, Photography, Story
Adam's poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Louisville Review, Yalobusha Review, Thimble Literary Magazine, OxMag, The William & Mary Review, Hood of Bone Review, Folklore Review, shoegaze lit...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
His poetry was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Visit him anytime at www.adamjonmiller.com. Follow him @im.adam.miller.
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Adam Jon Miller’s photographs have appeared in Cosmic Daffodil, Pine Hills Review, Hellbender Magazine, River River, Stoneboat, and Meat for Tea. A selection of Adam’s writing has been translated into Chinese.
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Adam Jon Miller’s photographs have appeared in Cosmic Daffodil, Pine Hills Review, Hellbender Magazine, River River, Stoneboat, and Meat for Tea. A selection of Adam’s writing has been translated into Chinese.
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Issue 7: Integrity — another #photography / #fiction pairing for you:
“Solomon and Vera” by Adam Jon Miller, with “About Alice” by @uteorgassa.bsky.social
“All I see is a freight train of disaster speeding at her in the dark, horns a-blaring and search light cutting ahead. He is bad news.”
“Solomon and Vera” by Adam Jon Miller, with “About Alice” by @uteorgassa.bsky.social
“All I see is a freight train of disaster speeding at her in the dark, horns a-blaring and search light cutting ahead. He is bad news.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Issue 7: Integrity — another #photography / #fiction pairing for you:
“Solomon and Vera” by Adam Jon Miller, with “About Alice” by @uteorgassa.bsky.social
“All I see is a freight train of disaster speeding at her in the dark, horns a-blaring and search light cutting ahead. He is bad news.”
“Solomon and Vera” by Adam Jon Miller, with “About Alice” by @uteorgassa.bsky.social
“All I see is a freight train of disaster speeding at her in the dark, horns a-blaring and search light cutting ahead. He is bad news.”
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“1920” by DC Diamobdopolous
“I look into the faces of the women around me. Pride. A quiet jubilance. The change in our lives happening in this tiny drab storefront.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction
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“I look into the faces of the women around me. Pride. A quiet jubilance. The change in our lives happening in this tiny drab storefront.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction
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1920 -
A ray of sun strikes the copper’s badge and bounces off, lighting up the voting box inside H. L. Drugstore in me South Bronx neighborhood.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
“1920” by DC Diamobdopolous
“I look into the faces of the women around me. Pride. A quiet jubilance. The change in our lives happening in this tiny drab storefront.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction
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“I look into the faces of the women around me. Pride. A quiet jubilance. The change in our lives happening in this tiny drab storefront.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction
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Been working on page edits for issue 2 this morning and can I just say — I love it so much!
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December 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Been working on page edits for issue 2 this morning and can I just say — I love it so much!
😍
😍
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We are pleased to announce that Lisa Thornton has been promoted to Senior Flash Fiction Editor!
jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/w...
jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/w...
Welcome New Senior Flash Fiction Editor, Lisa Thornton
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Thornton has been promoted to Senior Flash Fiction Editor!
jmwwblog.wordpress.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Thornton has been promoted to Senior Flash Fiction Editor!
jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/w...
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This is, perhaps, strange, but even after writing it, submitting it, and seeing it published, I'm not sure quite how I feel about this piece of short fiction.
What's your take?
Nonetheless, my thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for giving it a home. ❤️
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What's your take?
Nonetheless, my thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for giving it a home. ❤️
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"The Apology Machine" by Ryan T. Pozzi
The machine came in a box without instructions. No label. Just a black mark where the sender’s name should have been. It looked like a cross between a cassette deck and a bread maker. I had to drag…
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December 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is, perhaps, strange, but even after writing it, submitting it, and seeing it published, I'm not sure quite how I feel about this piece of short fiction.
What's your take?
Nonetheless, my thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for giving it a home. ❤️
roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...
What's your take?
Nonetheless, my thanks to @rfpress.bsky.social for giving it a home. ❤️
roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...
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There’s still time to vote for your favorite litmag (us, right?) — open still today and tomorrow!
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This issue, for the first time, we accepted multiple art pieces in addition to our cover image and paired them with written pieces.
Please enjoy “Shattered Tears,” by Joanne Macias, accompanying “If the Concrete” by @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
Please enjoy “Shattered Tears,” by Joanne Macias, accompanying “If the Concrete” by @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This issue, for the first time, we accepted multiple art pieces in addition to our cover image and paired them with written pieces.
Please enjoy “Shattered Tears,” by Joanne Macias, accompanying “If the Concrete” by @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
Please enjoy “Shattered Tears,” by Joanne Macias, accompanying “If the Concrete” by @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
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A Song for Assata by Jaryd Porter
“That’s a blessing. Not having the space for my hate. Making space for the whispers of survivors when the chalice overflows with martyrs.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction #Integrity
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“That’s a blessing. Not having the space for my hate. Making space for the whispers of survivors when the chalice overflows with martyrs.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction #Integrity
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A SONG FOR ASSATA -
I honor men and women with art, not violence. I don’t have enough red paint for the hate I want to write on the walls of drugstores, town halls, and
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December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A Song for Assata by Jaryd Porter
“That’s a blessing. Not having the space for my hate. Making space for the whispers of survivors when the chalice overflows with martyrs.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction #Integrity
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“That’s a blessing. Not having the space for my hate. Making space for the whispers of survivors when the chalice overflows with martyrs.”
Issue 7: Integrity
#Fiction #Integrity
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Someone just asked me how to make #poetrycommunity connections. So I'm reposting all my starter packs about #poetsonbluesky starting with this starter pack of poets seeking a publisher for their collection. Please follow, share, repost. Thank you! #booksky #poetry
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Someone just asked me how to make #poetrycommunity connections. So I'm reposting all my starter packs about #poetsonbluesky starting with this starter pack of poets seeking a publisher for their collection. Please follow, share, repost. Thank you! #booksky #poetry
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So, why #integrity?
“This issue is special to my heart because it was inspired by a conversation about my husband.” - @kristinwrites.bsky.social
Read the Issue 7 editor’s note here:
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“This issue is special to my heart because it was inspired by a conversation about my husband.” - @kristinwrites.bsky.social
Read the Issue 7 editor’s note here:
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EDITOR'S NOTE: INTEGRITY -
This issue is special to my heart because it was inspired by a conversation about my husband. I was relating to Melissa something he’d done that a lot of
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December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
So, why #integrity?
“This issue is special to my heart because it was inspired by a conversation about my husband.” - @kristinwrites.bsky.social
Read the Issue 7 editor’s note here:
epistemiclit.com/current-issu...
“This issue is special to my heart because it was inspired by a conversation about my husband.” - @kristinwrites.bsky.social
Read the Issue 7 editor’s note here:
epistemiclit.com/current-issu...