A letter from the editor[s]: In about a month, we’re opening up fiction submissions, looking for pieces under 3000 words to take us through the end of this year and into the next … That being the case, now seems a good time to give people some idea of the kind of writing we’re looking for. That’s easier said, however, than done. Calls for the best, most wonderous, sparkling, soul-wrenching, inspiring, delightful, pull-your-pants-down-and-get-you-off-through-the-sheer-mastery-of-their-literary-expression pieces abound, and, more than anything, come across as trite and banal.
Monthly Dispatch #3 — June 2023
Monthly Dispatch #3 — June 2023
Monthly Dispatch #3 — June 2023
A letter from the editor[s]: In about a month, we’re opening up fiction submissions, looking for pieces under 3000 words to take us through the end of this year and into the next … That being the case, now seems a good time to give people some idea of the kind of writing we’re looking for. That’s easier said, however, than done. Calls for the best, most wonderous, sparkling, soul-wrenching, inspiring, delightful, pull-your-pants-down-and-get-you-off-through-the-sheer-mastery-of-their-literary-expression pieces abound, and, more than anything, come across as trite and banal.