We kick off a sizzling hot summer edition of Fightin' Words with flash contributor Nathaniel Lee Hansen. Be sure to check out his story, "Unnamed Notebook," if you haven't already. Here, he gives us a pie that defies any word count and the single perfect word for:
Read MoreSparks can be romantic or embarrassing, familial or strange. A single spark can burn the whole forest down. This month we’re ablaze with words…
Read MoreWelcome to the July edition of Now Playing. While you're waiting for the issue to go live on the 15th, get to know this month's contributors, what they've been playing, and how it makes them feel.
Read MoreWe conclude our June round of Fightin' Words with Kristine Langley Mahler, author of this month's featured memoir, "Good Sorts." Here, she shares the single best word (or number!) for:
Read MoreWe're going to need set a few more places at the table! That's right, the Split Lip FAM has grown!
Read MoreIf you have seen the magic of our Twitter feed—and if you're landing here, there's a good chance you have—then you know the power of Becky Robison, our Marketing and Social Media Coordinator. She spreads the word of Split Lip far and wide, in addition to helping keep the engine of our mag running, and she's the latest to tackle our 19 Rounds.
Read MoreMelissa Goode is the author of the June issue's featured short story, "Chemistry." She also appears more than once in the June FAM newsletter. Here, she shares her view from the end of her street and her view on the best word for:
Read MoreToday's Fightin' Words comes from Meghan Phillips, author of "Koosh Motel," one of this month's flash stories. She shares with us a peek at her record collection and the single best word for:
Read MoreThis week is a special double flash edition of Fightin' Words! First up is Erin Striff, author of "Lies My Babysitter Told Me."
Read MoreFlash fiction editor Maureen Langloss joined the Split Lip editorial team in April. Here, she goes 19 Rounds.
Read MorePoetry Editor Marianne Chan joined the Split Lip staff this past spring, and we're thrilled to work with her. She's the latest to tackle the 19 Rounds.
Read MoreHere at Split Lip, we're spending the summer in the gray. We’re blurring boundaries, taking one thing and transforming it into another. We’re learning to be comfortable in the unknown.
Read MoreWelcome back to Now Playing, where we ask our contributors about the last thing they played, watched, listened to, consumed. Each response is a story in itself -- a window in.
Read MoreJon Chaiim McConnell was one of the founding Split Lip FAM members, so it's with sadness and admiration that we look back upon his tenure as Split Lip's first Fiction Editor. Over the last 3+ years, Jon has nurtured the fiction side of this little magazine, discovering kick-ass voices, many of whom have gone on to great success.
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