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voice-driven literature with a pop-culture twist
What Do You Mean, This Is How We Live? An Interview with Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
What Do You Mean, This Is How We Live? An Interview with Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey

Flash fiction reader Marjee Chmiel interviews contributor Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey about their process, influences, and the persistence of awe in their work.

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SLMMay 4, 2026
Now Playing: April 2026
Now Playing: April 2026

Our April 2026 edition of Now Playing features Buddhist body horror, Cyrano, and rockabilly pioneers!

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SLMApril 30, 2026
Just One Thing with Quinn Franzen
Just One Thing with Quinn Franzen

Quinn Franzen’s poem “Guava Jelly” begins with pain and ends with one spoonful of guava jelly. Here, he shares just one thing about the piece!

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SLMApril 29, 2026blog, just one thing
Just One Thing with C. Zhang
Just One Thing with C. Zhang

C. Zhang’s memoir piece “Artful: How to Navigate 1591.7 Centimeters” recasts architecture (and its artful ways). Here, she shares just one thing about the piece!

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SLMApril 27, 2026blog, just one thing
Just One Thing with Graham Robert Scott
Just One Thing with Graham Robert Scott

Graham Robert Scott’s story “I Can Still Hear You Breathing” examines the risks of typing with predictive text. Here, he shares just one thing about the piece:

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SLMApril 23, 2026blog, just one thing
Now Playing: March 2026
Now Playing: March 2026

Our March 2026 edition of Now Playing features mind-blowing podcasts, showtunes, and aspiring auditions for The Traitors!

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SLMMarch 31, 2026
Just One Thing with Carol Quinn
Just One Thing with Carol Quinn

Carol Quinn’s story “Cogs, Heart and Soul” examines a disruptive period at a university and the teachers tasked with keeping the status quo. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece.

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SLMMarch 26, 2026blog, just one thing
Dear Lit Mag Editor: Demystifying the Cover Letter By Maureen Langloss
Dear Lit Mag Editor: Demystifying the Cover Letter By Maureen Langloss
SLMMarch 25, 2026blog, just one thing
Just One Thing with Shannon Moran
Just One Thing with Shannon Moran

Shannon Moran’s poem “Over Spring Break I Shave My Mothers Head” explores mother-daughter relationships, diseases, and the dread of loss. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece.

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SLMMarch 24, 2026blog, just one thing
Just One Thing with Todd Honeycutt
Just One Thing with Todd Honeycutt

Todd Honeycutt’s flash “The Crows Tell Me They Are Time Travelers” includes crows, conversations, and the uncanny nature of time. Here, he shares just one thing about the piece.

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SLMMarch 23, 2026blog, just one thing
THE FAM ROUNDUP: WINTER 2025-2026
THE FAM ROUNDUP: WINTER 2025-2026

Winter was a fruitful season for the SLM FAM!

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SLMMarch 11, 2026
Now Playing: February 2026
Now Playing: February 2026

Our February 2026 edition of Now Playing features The Matrix, black metal, and so much more!

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SLMMarch 2, 2026
Southern Chinese American Gothic: An Interview with Tina S. Zhu by Ethan Lam
Southern Chinese American Gothic: An Interview with Tina S. Zhu by Ethan Lam

Ethan Lam interviews SLM Assistant Fiction Editor Tina Zhu about her work as both a writer and editor, her love for the Gothic genre, and her upcoming novel!

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SLMFebruary 25, 2026
Just One Thing with Tara Betts
Just One Thing with Tara Betts

Tara Betts’ poem “This “accent” I can’t lose & they can’t place” explores the identity and expectation caught in the cadence of a voice. Here, she shares just one thing about the piece.

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SLMFebruary 25, 2026blog, just one thing
SLM’S PEN/DAU SHORT STORY PRIZE WINNER: A.A. TOJINO!
SLM’S PEN/DAU SHORT STORY PRIZE WINNER: A.A. TOJINO!

We are so proud to announce that A.A. Tojino’s “Ymelda’s Infinite Eels” is a 2026 winner of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers! 

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SLMFebruary 24, 2026
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