Ingrid Jendrzejewski is this month's featured memoir writer. If you haven't checked out "Freefall is a Compound Word" yet, you're missing out. Here, she completes the puzzle of December's Fightin' Words by giving us the single best word for:
Read MoreIt's the first Fightin' Words of 2018, but we're still celebrating our stellar December issue and some Decembery questions. This week's words come from Jake Sullins, one of this month's featured fiction writers and photographer of produce stand signs:
Read MoreI think we all know the narrative of 2017 was heartbreak. For me, add to it lots of stress at home—sick kids/sick me, vomit by the bucket-load, ever-diminishing time to write. Most of the year, I felt like I was on that bus on the way up to Machu Picchu again. No guard rails. The driver racing switchbacks, the world getting steeper, blurrier, car-sickier. A slight turn was all we’d need to careen off the mountain into the hungry mouth of eternity.
Read MoreWe had a blast responding to your questions on Tuesday night! Thanks to everyone who sent questions our way. If you missed our Twitter chat or if you just want to pretend you're hanging out with us some more, here's a recap of our questions and answers.
Read MoreWelcome to December's Fightin' Words. Katie Welch, owner of a hundred-year-old piano and one of this month's featured fiction writers, kicks us off with the single best word for:
Read MoreIf you missed our last live twitter chat with Split Lip EIC Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice -- or if you had so much fun you want to repeat the experience (like us) -- you're in luck! This Tuesday, 12/19, Kaitlyn will be chatting on Twitter, and this time she'll be joined by a whole host of other SL editors!
Read More17 songs. One playlist. The best of the best. Curated by our very own Christopher Wolford.
Read MoreThis year has been a challenge, and there were times I wasn't sure we were going to make it to December. The onslaught of distressing news, coupled with the daily realities of our new president, made happy endings feel like a fiction we made up. This month at Split Lip we're exploring dreams and fable, fairy tales and faith.
Read MoreOur last issue of 2017 drops tomorrow, December 15! It's been such an exciting year at Split Lip, and we're thrilled to give you a little preview how we'll be wrapping it up. Here, a few of December's contributors share what they've been playing:
Read MoreLeesa Cross-Smith is a Kentucky girl, a homemaker and the author of Every Kiss A War (Mojave River Press, 2014) and Whiskey & Ribbons (Hub City Press, 2018). Her work has appeared in places like Oxford American and Best Small Fictions, among many others.
Read MoreWe continue our celebration of the hard-working readers who help keep Split Lip running with Lori Sambol Brody, who reads flash fiction for us. So when Lori's reading your flash, what makes her say yes?
Read MoreWe're delighted to announced our Pushcart Prize nominations!
Read MoreHave you checked out our November issue yet? It's pretty dynamite. And it includes Ruth LeFaive's Best Small Fictions-nominated flash, "Clean Girls." She offers a few more words (and some great cats) to us here, with the single best word for these burning questions:
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce our Best Small Fictions nominees!
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