Okay Donkey Magazine
@okaydonkeymag.com
A literary magazine for the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. Flash fiction & poetry that may or may not contain animals. 🫏
Est. May 2018.
Mag: okaydonkeymag.com
Newsletter: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com
Discord: discord.gg/H59VjYGfas
Est. May 2018.
Mag: okaydonkeymag.com
Newsletter: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com
Discord: discord.gg/H59VjYGfas
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“...We smelled of damp / grass & I wondered how long we could possibly / keep doing this.”
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
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We play-stabbed each other / with imaginary bayonet
“...We smelled of damp / grass & I wondered how long we could possibly / keep doing this.”
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We play-stabbed each other / with imaginary bayonet
ICYMI: “Gettysburg 2019,” poetry by Allie Hoback: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 PM
ICYMI: “Gettysburg 2019,” poetry by Allie Hoback: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
Huge CONGRATS to 2025 OKD contributor Amber Burke for making it into the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology with her piece "Dark Circles"! This year’s winners were picked by final judge Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social. See the full list of winners at www.bestmicrofiction.com. 🫏
January 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Huge CONGRATS to 2025 OKD contributor Amber Burke for making it into the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology with her piece "Dark Circles"! This year’s winners were picked by final judge Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social. See the full list of winners at www.bestmicrofiction.com. 🫏
“...We smelled of damp / grass & I wondered how long we could possibly / keep doing this.”
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“...We smelled of damp / grass & I wondered how long we could possibly / keep doing this.”
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
Want to read for an established, highly-rated, BOLD and WEIRD literary magazine? Yes, we're talking about Okay Donkey! The donkey, known as Sad Jack, would transform into monocle-wearing "Happy" Jack if you joined us! Learn more and apply by Jan. 31st at forms.gle/kAQyzPW3oR8Y.... 🫏
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Want to read for an established, highly-rated, BOLD and WEIRD literary magazine? Yes, we're talking about Okay Donkey! The donkey, known as Sad Jack, would transform into monocle-wearing "Happy" Jack if you joined us! Learn more and apply by Jan. 31st at forms.gle/kAQyzPW3oR8Y.... 🫏
ICYMI: “Moo Moo,” flash fiction by Christine Aletti: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICYMI: “Moo Moo,” flash fiction by Christine Aletti: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Experimental Poems feat. @miraclemonocle.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com @paraselenemag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Experimental Poems feat. @miraclemonocle.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com @paraselenemag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/poetry/experimental-poems-QDvl0Z2p
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January 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Experimental Poems feat. @miraclemonocle.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com @paraselenemag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
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That water petting, pushing, brushing, disappearing that duck. / That water petting, pushing, brushing, disappearing that me.
“...Here come the honeycombs. Flare ups of black / holes. My deadness in the hollows of circles and hexagons. / Do you want to eat me? I ask them.”
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
That water petting, pushing, brushing, disappearing that duck. / That water petting, pushing, brushing, disappearing that me.
“Today the milk smells like a barnyard. Grass makes animals taste like animals. Even before her belly swelled, she didn’t want cow in her coffee…”
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Today the milk smells like a barnyard. Grass makes animals taste like animals. Even before her belly swelled, she didn’t want cow in her coffee…”
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
Struggling to revise your draft? Registration is now open for Kathy Fish’s 3-in-90 Workshops, including a *bonus* workshop with OKD fiction editor Steve Chang and former Guernica editor Autumn Watts on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 pm ET. Sign up by Jan. 12 for early bird pricing!: buff.ly/PWVRCqK
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Struggling to revise your draft? Registration is now open for Kathy Fish’s 3-in-90 Workshops, including a *bonus* workshop with OKD fiction editor Steve Chang and former Guernica editor Autumn Watts on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 pm ET. Sign up by Jan. 12 for early bird pricing!: buff.ly/PWVRCqK
ICYMI: “Quack,” poetry by Julliette Holliday: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
Quack by Julliette Holliday
Do you see that duck in the water? You’re seeing things, they say. That duck is your losing mind. No time for breathing into brown paper bags. Here come the honeycombs. Flare ups of black holes. My…
okaydonkeymag.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
ICYMI: “Quack,” poetry by Julliette Holliday: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
Happy New Year from OKD! 🎊
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Happy New Year from OKD! 🎊
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
“...Here come the honeycombs. Flare ups of black / holes. My deadness in the hollows of circles and hexagons. / Do you want to eat me? I ask them.”
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
“...Here come the honeycombs. Flare ups of black / holes. My deadness in the hollows of circles and hexagons. / Do you want to eat me? I ask them.”
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
OKD is open again for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
OKD is open again for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
Well, well, well... the donkey has sprouted a tail fin and jumped right into spot #8 on Charlie Fish's 2026 FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. We're so excited that we might just perform some water tricks alongside the donkey! See the full list at buff.ly/G8FaEQK.
December 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Well, well, well... the donkey has sprouted a tail fin and jumped right into spot #8 on Charlie Fish's 2026 FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. We're so excited that we might just perform some water tricks alongside the donkey! See the full list at buff.ly/G8FaEQK.
The holidays are upon us, and we continue to be enraptured by gratitude for this weird and wonderful life. Here at OKD, we're especially grateful for our many staff readers who enable us to treat every submitted piece with care. Learn more about our readers at okaydonkeymag.com/masthead/.
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The holidays are upon us, and we continue to be enraptured by gratitude for this weird and wonderful life. Here at OKD, we're especially grateful for our many staff readers who enable us to treat every submitted piece with care. Learn more about our readers at okaydonkeymag.com/masthead/.
We are proud to be lucky number 7 in the Bold and Weird category of Chill Subs Best Lit Mags of 2025! The donkey is always happy to receive compliments (but only when we pass on the message to him, since he really can't read, despite his protests). Check out all the winners here: buff.ly/Xw4HXk6
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We are proud to be lucky number 7 in the Bold and Weird category of Chill Subs Best Lit Mags of 2025! The donkey is always happy to receive compliments (but only when we pass on the message to him, since he really can't read, despite his protests). Check out all the winners here: buff.ly/Xw4HXk6
Presenting OKD’s Best Microfiction nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Presenting OKD’s Best Microfiction nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
Congratulations to OKD’s 2026 Best Small Fictions nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
December 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Congratulations to OKD’s 2026 Best Small Fictions nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
Meet OKD’s Pushcart Prize nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Meet OKD’s Pushcart Prize nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
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So take a peek at those chats👆
Who knows if 'good writing' is teachable but craft for sure is.
Stories by
@robroensch.bsky.social
@lindspetersberg.bsky.social
Rina Olsen
Brittany Ackerman
🔥Sign up for (Better Than) MFA-Style Writing Workshops
here
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-workshops
Who knows if 'good writing' is teachable but craft for sure is.
Stories by
@robroensch.bsky.social
@lindspetersberg.bsky.social
Rina Olsen
Brittany Ackerman
🔥Sign up for (Better Than) MFA-Style Writing Workshops
here
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-workshops
Writing Workshops | Lit Match Collective
www.litmatchcollective.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So take a peek at those chats👆
Who knows if 'good writing' is teachable but craft for sure is.
Stories by
@robroensch.bsky.social
@lindspetersberg.bsky.social
Rina Olsen
Brittany Ackerman
🔥Sign up for (Better Than) MFA-Style Writing Workshops
here
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-workshops
Who knows if 'good writing' is teachable but craft for sure is.
Stories by
@robroensch.bsky.social
@lindspetersberg.bsky.social
Rina Olsen
Brittany Ackerman
🔥Sign up for (Better Than) MFA-Style Writing Workshops
here
www.litmatchcollective.com/writing-workshops
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ICYMI
4 craft chats w/ Editor Steve @ The Forever Workshop
Comparing pre- and post-revision versions of work @okaydonkeymag.com
Think 'nothing happens' in your writing? You might be surprised by these chats
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
Members get 1 month of Forever Workshop, free
4 craft chats w/ Editor Steve @ The Forever Workshop
Comparing pre- and post-revision versions of work @okaydonkeymag.com
Think 'nothing happens' in your writing? You might be surprised by these chats
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
Members get 1 month of Forever Workshop, free
December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
ICYMI
4 craft chats w/ Editor Steve @ The Forever Workshop
Comparing pre- and post-revision versions of work @okaydonkeymag.com
Think 'nothing happens' in your writing? You might be surprised by these chats
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
Members get 1 month of Forever Workshop, free
4 craft chats w/ Editor Steve @ The Forever Workshop
Comparing pre- and post-revision versions of work @okaydonkeymag.com
Think 'nothing happens' in your writing? You might be surprised by these chats
www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/editor-ins...
Members get 1 month of Forever Workshop, free
Hi, friends! As you might know, Okay Donkey operates a little differently in December:
- We don't publish new works (but we'll be back in January!)
- Expedited subs ($4.00) will close Sunday, December 7 so our staff can still promise a quick turnaround before we take a break
(cont.)
- We don't publish new works (but we'll be back in January!)
- Expedited subs ($4.00) will close Sunday, December 7 so our staff can still promise a quick turnaround before we take a break
(cont.)
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hi, friends! As you might know, Okay Donkey operates a little differently in December:
- We don't publish new works (but we'll be back in January!)
- Expedited subs ($4.00) will close Sunday, December 7 so our staff can still promise a quick turnaround before we take a break
(cont.)
- We don't publish new works (but we'll be back in January!)
- Expedited subs ($4.00) will close Sunday, December 7 so our staff can still promise a quick turnaround before we take a break
(cont.)
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Thank you, editors. I recommend this lit journal nonpareil! #writingcommunity #dirtyrealism #gritlit
ICYMI: "On Your 60th Birthday, Resembling Our Mother, Dead at 61," flash fiction by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social:
On Your 60th Birthday, Resembling Our Mother, Dead at 61 by Patricia Q. Bidar
You emerge from your apartment, wheatfield hair ablaze in the afternoon sun. My big sister, skinny in a form-fitting dress. Today you are 60. I smooth my Hawaiian shirt over my paunch. “Birth…
okaydonkeymag.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thank you, editors. I recommend this lit journal nonpareil! #writingcommunity #dirtyrealism #gritlit
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Love this story (not just for shouting out my old neighborhood) and looking forward to posting our episode with @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social soon 📚💙
"We two share memories of being taken to the movies, her slipping alone to the back row where her married boyfriend waited."
"On Your 60th Birthday, Resembling Our Mother, Dead at 61" by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD:
"On Your 60th Birthday, Resembling Our Mother, Dead at 61" by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD:
On Your 60th Birthday, Resembling Our Mother, Dead at 61 by Patricia Q. Bidar
You emerge from your apartment, wheatfield hair ablaze in the afternoon sun. My big sister, skinny in a form-fitting dress. Today you are 60. I smooth my Hawaiian shirt over my paunch. “Birth…
okaydonkeymag.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Love this story (not just for shouting out my old neighborhood) and looking forward to posting our episode with @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social soon 📚💙