Before writing this “Why We Chose It” piece about W. Todd Kaneko’s beautiful poem “Elegy for Mr. Spock,” I called my brother and asked him how he felt watching The Wrath of Khan for the first time and seeing Dr. Spock die. First, he corrected me. It’s not “Dr. Spock.”
Read MoreThis is the cold truth of back-to-school. No boot, no hairstyle, no cropped baby t-shirt could change who you really are. Writers know this better than anyone. Isn't that why we write?
Read MoreOur August issue is just about ready into your life, and you know what that means: it's time to check in with our contributors and hear about what they've been listening to, watching, and playing.
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We're thrilled to announce the Split Lip Poetry Contest Vol. 1, judged by Paige Lewis.
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Tasha Coryell writes, runs, and teaches in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Her debut collection of short stories, "Hungry People" was released from Split Lip Press. You can find more work from Tasha at tashacoryell.com or find her tweeting under @tashaaaaaaa.
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We’re honored to feature artwork from Swedish artist Klara Bartilsson this month. “Coven,” our cover image, is from her series This Witch. We caught up with Klara to learn more about the series, the medium of silk scarves, and the motivation behind her powerful pieces.
Read MoreWe're a little behind this month, but don't worry -- we didn't forget all the amazing things the FAM did in July! If you missed a poem, story, or essay, or a piece of good news, here's your chance to check it out. And don't forget to revisit our writers' work in the archives!
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Obviously, we're huge fans of Belinda Hermawan's work, and we're not the only ones. Her short story "Bound" -- part of our excellent July issue -- was recently featured as Longform Fiction's pick of the week. Here, she shares a super-cute duck and one thing you wouldn't otherwise know about "Bound":
Read MoreWe've reached the conclusion of Real World: Editors -- for this season, anyhow. But before we say goodbye, editors from a few great lit mags out there pick up where we left off and talk about rejection:
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Brooke Larson is the author of this month's featured flash fiction, and she's just as wonderfully talented with fashion as she is with words -- the dress you see is one she's working on. Here, she tells us one thing you otherwise know about her Split Lip story "Space Goggles":
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My desk is a style I've been using since I bought my first IKEA corner desk circa 2006. A corner desk is simultaneously expansive and comfortingly bordered, tucked as it is between two walls. In a way, I suppose a corner desk sections off your writing space in a way that makes an office out of the corner of any old room, a bonus if you've lived in 1 bedroom apartments most of your adult life.
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This month's featured poet, Tanya Grae, kicks off July's round of Just One Thing. Here, Tanya shares a snapshot of her pets Cody and Jasper and just one thing about her poem, "How to Care for a Narcissist."
Read MoreWelcome to part one of the final episode Real World: Editors, where we find out what happens when editors stay polite, but also start getting real!
Read More“A fortune-teller told me I had drowned myself in a previous life in Ancient China.” Right away I was drawn in by this, the first line of Belinda Hermawan’s “Bound.” I wanted to know more about this story within the story, and I was pleased later by how it carries through the piece—the narrator’s fortune and the attached mythology play out like backstory to her experiences.
Read MoreAt Split Lip we've recently come to a wild conclusion: when a literary magazine's editors are women, you publish more women.
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