We wrapped up summer in style. See what our staff and contributors have been up to and check out their new work — and their past pieces in our archives.
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Marcie Friedman brings us just one photo of her four favorite coffee mugs and just one list (which is technically one thing!) about her story.
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Just One Thing about August’s featured poem, “Made for Each Other,” by Lesley Wheeler and Chris Gavaler.
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This “playlist” of books captures a specific energy with New Orleans at the center. It's all here: the landscape run wild, eccentric characters, secrets, hauntings, and tall tales.
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Welcome to the brand new Split Lip the Mag site, and welcome to Now Playing! Here, a few of our August contributors share what they’ve been playing recently and their connections to those works.
Read MoreWe may have been on hiatus for the past month, but our contributors and editors sure haven't! Catch up what they've up to and catch up on their Split Lip work in our archives.
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We are delighted that our current featured memoir, "A Tall Order," comes from Alex Simand. And again, if you haven't read it yet, we're on hiatus for July, so go ahead and check it out, with the rest of our June issue. We've got time! Alex recently shared with us a truly beautiful cat photo, and just one thing about writing trauma and "A Tall Order".
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Our June issue's art comes from photographer Katherine Joyce Robbins, an artist living in Tokyo. We're in love with the movement and moment captured in "dull gem" and are thrilled to feature her work. Katherine recently spoke to us about "dull gem," capturing self portraits, and her other creative endeavors.
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The FAM is making their own fireworks this July, with so much great new work in the world! Catch up on some awesome new writing and don't forget to revisit our contributors' work in our archives!
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June's featured poem comes from Mátyás Dunajcsik, who wrote "Sixteen Theses on Walking and Poetry" in Hungarian, and Timea Balogh, who crafted the English translation.
Read MoreAfter reading almost 1,000 new submissions each month, we often find ourselves debating what makes writing work. Many submissions are nearly there—great concept, voice or plotting, but lack that extra ingredient. What is that ingredient exactly?
Read MoreOur June issue is coming fresh out of the oven to you so soon, which means it's time for Now Playing! Here's a sneak peek of a few of our June contributors, as they discuss what they've been enjoying lately and how it feels.
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