Split Lip Magazine
@splitlipthemag.bsky.social
We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys.
Posts: @carolinamata.bsky.social, AJ Jolish & @emotes206.bsky.social
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Posts: @carolinamata.bsky.social, AJ Jolish & @emotes206.bsky.social
https://splitlipthemag.com/
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A new year brings us new work to admire 💫 Help us welcome our JANUARY ISSUE: buff.ly/xnuvf6J
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
Today we're highlighting Joan Kwon Glass’ poem MASCOT from our JANUARY ISSUE. ✨ You can read about the inspiration behind her piece right here: buff.ly/SJABLw5
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Today we're highlighting Joan Kwon Glass’ poem MASCOT from our JANUARY ISSUE. ✨ You can read about the inspiration behind her piece right here: buff.ly/SJABLw5
"Foxglove, also known as digitalis purpurea, is used to regulate the metronome of the heart."
🎉 Contributor Kristine Langley Mahler's essay FOXGLOVE was published in @therumpus.net! buff.ly/FTH1mpB
🎉 Contributor Kristine Langley Mahler's essay FOXGLOVE was published in @therumpus.net! buff.ly/FTH1mpB
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"Foxglove, also known as digitalis purpurea, is used to regulate the metronome of the heart."
🎉 Contributor Kristine Langley Mahler's essay FOXGLOVE was published in @therumpus.net! buff.ly/FTH1mpB
🎉 Contributor Kristine Langley Mahler's essay FOXGLOVE was published in @therumpus.net! buff.ly/FTH1mpB
Reposted by Split Lip Magazine
"He is a composite person, a mosaic of bodies. He is the same as he’s always been—stingy and self-serving, a comforting constant."
Brilliant weight of emotion in this fab piece of flash from @esmepromise.bsky.social; so much depth to this in so many different ways
Brilliant weight of emotion in this fab piece of flash from @esmepromise.bsky.social; so much depth to this in so many different ways
"Grandfather is ninety-four, and none of his organs are his own."
@esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH tackles oceanic creatures, hearts, and immortality. Read it right here! buff.ly/ePT4ZNT
@esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH tackles oceanic creatures, hearts, and immortality. Read it right here! buff.ly/ePT4ZNT
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"He is a composite person, a mosaic of bodies. He is the same as he’s always been—stingy and self-serving, a comforting constant."
Brilliant weight of emotion in this fab piece of flash from @esmepromise.bsky.social; so much depth to this in so many different ways
Brilliant weight of emotion in this fab piece of flash from @esmepromise.bsky.social; so much depth to this in so many different ways
Looking for a good writing podcast? Flash reader Christina D’Antoni recommends BETWEEN THE COVERS by David Naimon.
"Especially the Bhanu Kapil and Caren Beilin episodes. There are SO many good ones, but I've saved those two in particular when I need to let a little extra light in. ✨ "
"Especially the Bhanu Kapil and Caren Beilin episodes. There are SO many good ones, but I've saved those two in particular when I need to let a little extra light in. ✨ "
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Looking for a good writing podcast? Flash reader Christina D’Antoni recommends BETWEEN THE COVERS by David Naimon.
"Especially the Bhanu Kapil and Caren Beilin episodes. There are SO many good ones, but I've saved those two in particular when I need to let a little extra light in. ✨ "
"Especially the Bhanu Kapil and Caren Beilin episodes. There are SO many good ones, but I've saved those two in particular when I need to let a little extra light in. ✨ "
We're starting the week with wins: poetry reader Mack Rogers had an essay on religious trauma published in the anthology QUEER COMMUNION: RELIGION IN APPALACHIA. ❤️ 👏 buff.ly/KuKRmOe
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We're starting the week with wins: poetry reader Mack Rogers had an essay on religious trauma published in the anthology QUEER COMMUNION: RELIGION IN APPALACHIA. ❤️ 👏 buff.ly/KuKRmOe
"before the parade at the forgotten war park / children pretend to kill one another with sticks"
Check out Joan Kwon Glass' poem MASCOT before it hits the archives: buff.ly/ZZjDkZO
Check out Joan Kwon Glass' poem MASCOT before it hits the archives: buff.ly/ZZjDkZO
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"before the parade at the forgotten war park / children pretend to kill one another with sticks"
Check out Joan Kwon Glass' poem MASCOT before it hits the archives: buff.ly/ZZjDkZO
Check out Joan Kwon Glass' poem MASCOT before it hits the archives: buff.ly/ZZjDkZO
Happy Friday, fam! Take a deep breath, open a book, and enjoy the weekend. ✨ 📚
February 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Happy Friday, fam! Take a deep breath, open a book, and enjoy the weekend. ✨ 📚
Looking to send us your POETRY? ✏️ Here's what we love:
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Looking to send us your POETRY? ✏️ Here's what we love:
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
✨ Your very best. (No word limit).
✨ Just one (‼️) unpublished poem.
✨ New, innovative works by fresh voices.
Browse our archives for inspiration: buff.ly/QQ4bNsX
Looking for a good book rec? Contributor @ilanaslightly.bsky.social shares her most anticipated LGBTQ+ books of 2026! buff.ly/kugX0DV
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Looking for a good book rec? Contributor @ilanaslightly.bsky.social shares her most anticipated LGBTQ+ books of 2026! buff.ly/kugX0DV
"Here is my point: Campanioni’s book, whose title nods to direction, shows us the boundlessness inherent in letting go of directionality."
@rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social's NORTH BY NORTH/WEST in our JANUARY ISSUE.✨ Don't miss it! buff.ly/5eyaK7H
@rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social's NORTH BY NORTH/WEST in our JANUARY ISSUE.✨ Don't miss it! buff.ly/5eyaK7H
February 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"Here is my point: Campanioni’s book, whose title nods to direction, shows us the boundlessness inherent in letting go of directionality."
@rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social's NORTH BY NORTH/WEST in our JANUARY ISSUE.✨ Don't miss it! buff.ly/5eyaK7H
@rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social's NORTH BY NORTH/WEST in our JANUARY ISSUE.✨ Don't miss it! buff.ly/5eyaK7H
"Volunteers are there to observe and alert, as a protective measure, so our neighbors’ kids and their parents don’t get kidnapped before they get to have their own golden post-drop-off hour."
Memoir Editor @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social published an essay on the Twin Cities in Vogue: buff.ly/XXH5Qju
Memoir Editor @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social published an essay on the Twin Cities in Vogue: buff.ly/XXH5Qju
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
"Volunteers are there to observe and alert, as a protective measure, so our neighbors’ kids and their parents don’t get kidnapped before they get to have their own golden post-drop-off hour."
Memoir Editor @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social published an essay on the Twin Cities in Vogue: buff.ly/XXH5Qju
Memoir Editor @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social published an essay on the Twin Cities in Vogue: buff.ly/XXH5Qju
🚨 It's official: we're only ONE MONTH away from our AWP reading to benefit CHARM! 🤩 Don't forget to RSVP right here: buff.ly/AiaUbPG
February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🚨 It's official: we're only ONE MONTH away from our AWP reading to benefit CHARM! 🤩 Don't forget to RSVP right here: buff.ly/AiaUbPG
Our FEBRUARY ISSUE is only ten days away, fam! We can't wait to share it with you.
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Our FEBRUARY ISSUE is only ten days away, fam! We can't wait to share it with you.
"After eight hours in the hot whir of the kitchen, I can feel my cells aging, frail and irreplaceable."
Don't miss @esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH. ✨ buff.ly/3tUaCr7
Don't miss @esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH. ✨ buff.ly/3tUaCr7
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"After eight hours in the hot whir of the kitchen, I can feel my cells aging, frail and irreplaceable."
Don't miss @esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH. ✨ buff.ly/3tUaCr7
Don't miss @esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH. ✨ buff.ly/3tUaCr7
"In that sense, the finished poem is always, ultimately, an attempt to immortalize that momentary aesthetic experience, to trap it in a box."
🙌 Contributor Matthew Tuckner was interviewed in @adroitjournal.bsky.social! buff.ly/JE2WbFc
🙌 Contributor Matthew Tuckner was interviewed in @adroitjournal.bsky.social! buff.ly/JE2WbFc
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"In that sense, the finished poem is always, ultimately, an attempt to immortalize that momentary aesthetic experience, to trap it in a box."
🙌 Contributor Matthew Tuckner was interviewed in @adroitjournal.bsky.social! buff.ly/JE2WbFc
🙌 Contributor Matthew Tuckner was interviewed in @adroitjournal.bsky.social! buff.ly/JE2WbFc
ICYMI: Contributor Shane McCrae's book SONGS AND SONNETS is out now! 🙌 buff.ly/g4a9MWW
February 4, 2026 at 10:27 PM
ICYMI: Contributor Shane McCrae's book SONGS AND SONNETS is out now! 🙌 buff.ly/g4a9MWW
🔥 Fiction reader Garima Chhikara's advice for writers:
"I like to write a story in one go without stopping to think or fix anything. I usually think through the story while walking, then use those bits later when I sit down to shape or edit it."
"I like to write a story in one go without stopping to think or fix anything. I usually think through the story while walking, then use those bits later when I sit down to shape or edit it."
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🔥 Fiction reader Garima Chhikara's advice for writers:
"I like to write a story in one go without stopping to think or fix anything. I usually think through the story while walking, then use those bits later when I sit down to shape or edit it."
"I like to write a story in one go without stopping to think or fix anything. I usually think through the story while walking, then use those bits later when I sit down to shape or edit it."
@esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH searches for a change of heart in the very darkest part of the ocean. Here, they share just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/REF7Oom
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
@esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH searches for a change of heart in the very darkest part of the ocean. Here, they share just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/REF7Oom
"The shriek turns into a wide-open laugh, but it’s too late. My mouth is already clamped around the hairy meat of his hand."
Don't miss Stephanie Meade Gresham's TEN TIMES SADIE before it hits the archives! buff.ly/qDLMnCz
Don't miss Stephanie Meade Gresham's TEN TIMES SADIE before it hits the archives! buff.ly/qDLMnCz
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"The shriek turns into a wide-open laugh, but it’s too late. My mouth is already clamped around the hairy meat of his hand."
Don't miss Stephanie Meade Gresham's TEN TIMES SADIE before it hits the archives! buff.ly/qDLMnCz
Don't miss Stephanie Meade Gresham's TEN TIMES SADIE before it hits the archives! buff.ly/qDLMnCz
Our JANUARY ISSUE is hitting the archives soon, but there's still time to enjoy it in all it's glory! ✨️ buff.ly/NkEIEQv
February 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Our JANUARY ISSUE is hitting the archives soon, but there's still time to enjoy it in all it's glory! ✨️ buff.ly/NkEIEQv
⭐️ Friendly reminder, fam: We have separate submissions for fiction above 1,000 words and flash below 1,000 words. Make sure to choose the right category for your piece! We can't wait to read it😁
February 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
⭐️ Friendly reminder, fam: We have separate submissions for fiction above 1,000 words and flash below 1,000 words. Make sure to choose the right category for your piece! We can't wait to read it😁
Wanna know more about our AWP event? Check it out on our blog! 💕 RSVP encouraged 💕 buff.ly/AiaUbPG
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Wanna know more about our AWP event? Check it out on our blog! 💕 RSVP encouraged 💕 buff.ly/AiaUbPG
"That was the summer our mothers formed their congregation in our backyards. They took down the fences one morning after our fathers left to make the money." The opening line to Flash Reader @dallonwrites.bsky.social's story in Flash Fiction Magazine 😁Enjoy here: buff.ly/Gsh235R
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
"That was the summer our mothers formed their congregation in our backyards. They took down the fences one morning after our fathers left to make the money." The opening line to Flash Reader @dallonwrites.bsky.social's story in Flash Fiction Magazine 😁Enjoy here: buff.ly/Gsh235R
Contributor Lia Hagen reads from her memoir What WE BROKE, from our JANUARY ISSUE 💙
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Contributor Lia Hagen reads from her memoir What WE BROKE, from our JANUARY ISSUE 💙
Lia Hagen’s memoir “What We Broke” reflects on a flooded memory—her first memory—and all that happens after. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece.
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Lia Hagen’s memoir “What We Broke” reflects on a flooded memory—her first memory—and all that happens after. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece.