New year, new fantastic accomplishments! Take a look at how the Split Lip Fam is kicking off 2023!
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Avery Yoder Wells’ poem “Benediction and #4 Clippers” takes us into an “omelet-bright barbershop” and the power of a haircut to affirm identity. Here they share just one thing about the piece.
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Our February edition of Now Playing features dim lighting for vinyl, the sound of the khaen, the rhythm of running feet, and some Spotify recs, all from our contributors!
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Please join us in congratulating these Split Lip contributors in Best Microfictions 2023!
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Ajay Makan’s essay “Two Immigrants” is a thoughtful, image-rich meditation in parts, each section holding up an experience through which to consider immigration and identity. Here he shares just one thing about the piece.
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We are thrilled to announce an exciting new addition to Split Lip Magazine: Micro Reviews!
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Sure, it’s been chilly, but our Split Lip Fam has been hot, hot, hot! We’re bringing you a smoking double-dose of accomplishments!
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Richard Vyse’s art “Man Tuesday” brings vibrancy, intensity, and brilliant color to the cover of our January issue. Here he shares just one thing about the piece:
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In our latest in the Tenth Anniversary Interview series, Venita Blackburn offers big insights into the making of the story, the making of art in an absurd world, and the making of smoothies—and/or smoothie-adjacent drinks.
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Francis Walsh’s flash “Circulatory System” allows us to hold the beating heart of the relationship between the narrator and the narrator’s mother as she ages. Here they share just one thing about the piece.
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Our January edition of Now Playing features movies to drive away the cold and the search for rhythm from our contributors!
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Eli Kourtis’s piece “submechanophobia, or the feminine urge to be an airplane on the lakebed” guides us with a deft and powerful narrative voice to look, see consider as pieces of a wrecked plane and its passengers emerge from the water. Eli shares a bit about who they were ten years ago, where they are now, and their dreams for the future.
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Brianna Johnson’s piece “A Day at the Beauty Supply” opens the door into a world of hair and allows us to wander the aisles, overhear conversations, and dip into consciousnesses, from a girl getting ready for prom to some of the hair itself, “hot pink and glossy with a hint of purple underneath.” As part of celebrating Split Lip’s 10th Anniversary, Brianna shares a memory from when she was ten.
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This week’s tenth anniversary interview—which will close out December— is with former contributor Belinda Hermawan. This conversation takes us behind the curtain on inventing form, developing character agency, and tackling the intricacies of love and destiny.
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