publishing contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, and art that breaks through the egg.

The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to god. That god’s name is Abraxas.

- Demian, Herman Hesse

fiction - nonfiction - poetry - photography - art

fiction - nonfiction - poetry - photography - art

Fall 2025 issue is here.

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This Month’s Features

read more craft essays and interviews

past issues

submissions are open august 1 - november 1.

We are relishing the time between submission periods when we can work with writers and artists to promote their work. Line edits can be tedious, but we keep our buddy Mark’s words in mind: “The difference between the almost right word an
“I’ve always been a fast reader, apt to gulp pages whole. But engaging in this practice of copywork—with a gaze like my children’s, eagerly soaking up every brushstroke—forces me to slow down. Lets me sink my teeth in, f
J. Maxwell in his craft essay on the AR site. ✨
I started writing “Drinking in Montreal” years after the actual trip I took with my brother and his wife. Like most of my poetry and short stories, I had not set out to write about what eventually formulated on the page. But unintended th
“The timer buzzes. I turn the picture facedown. My kids take turns answering the simple, alchemical questions I learned from a mentor: What did you see? What did you notice?” Read the whole craft essay by A. Fetters on the AR site. 💛
Inspo for your first draft…✍️
“Recently, a coworker asked me what my poems are generally about—what was my theme. Embarrassed by this reasonable question, I said that I write short little poems about nothing in particular, getting dangerously close to the joke about S
“The dichotomy of passion and stillness allows for the kind of attention that blocks out distractions. It invites me to think in terms of concrete detail, rather than emotional ideas. The passion invites me to let go of controlling where that p