Tag: Writing
-
Chris Dahl
Earth Day The starlings live one neighborhood removed from mine. So dark, they remind me of moonless nights when it’s just the universe and stars— How far away they are, those stars. They don’t even know we’re here. Does this love ever stop—this love for dirt and wind— flowers from a hundred different countries live…
-
Kai Cooley
Manchester Island On the mainland, Ricky sat on a metal milk crate in a bird blind he’d made of driftwood and jimson weed stems. Leafy branches overhead caged the blue of the sky. At his ear, a mosquito crooned of bloodlines. He raised his grandpa’s antique binoculars towards the arrowhead-shaped wedge of land in the…
-
The Hills, Alive, Sing Their Thanks
Hello Dear Chum, We interrupt this ego trip for an important message: Hi. How are you today? How are you doing? (How you doin’?) (Joey, please.) Seriously, in case nobody’s told you lately, we’re proud of you. How hard you’re working. All the extra effort you worry is wasted. (It isn’t!) How much you contend…
-
Revelations, Renovations, and Cold Hard Cash
Hello, Dear Chum, As you may have noticed, we’ve had a submissions makeover. Eyes up here, please. Yes, we’ve been changing some things. For one thing, we’re now accepting submissions through Submittable. For another, we’re now a paying market. Actually, 2025 marks our third year awarding the Dead Herring Prize to writing that slays real…
-
A Conversation with Mary Collins
Jim: The river has always been my happy place. Any river. Anywhere. However, one specific region always comes to mind: the Dora, MO area, where there are as many watering holes as names in the phonebook. I was fortunate enough to call Dora “home” for a number of years. Mary and I were even neighbors…
-
Call for Submissions: Ozarks Rivers and Lakes Essays
The only thing richer than the history and folklore of the Ozarks is the soil beneath its people’s feet. The region’s lush splendor is with special thanks to its many rivers and lakes, wonders of nature which make this little corner of the world an attractive and one-of-a-kind place to call home for all walks…
-
Five Journals to Submit Nature Writing
Reckoning This stellar publisher has an other-worldly love of the natural world, showcasing both literary and genre work. Like Skipjack Review, Reckoning does not limit themselves to literary phenomenon and seeks to publish “cli-fi” and other sorts of slippery, slipstream writing in addition to traditional narrative styles. https://reckoning.press/ Split Rock Review SRR is creating quite…
