Written by Jeff William Acosta. None knows how I like to sleep at night even our mom who would say to you: 'Your kuya sleeps like a baby, all curled up from his head to his toes, sucking his thumb comfortably.' no.

Written by Oyetayo Eniola. Dark skin, melanin Clearheaded and educated And now obviously frustrated From all the history books rewritten I know you expect us to keep on the way you illustrated But the elders came through-got our ways right And thankfully highlighted the facts you sugarcoat Black being misled and...

Written by Reed Venrick. Take the leafy, shaded path-follow the boardwalk, enter the Nakajima Teahouse-a name translating to "in the middle of the island." There, you may sit on "tatami" mats before "kotatsu" tables and order green teas from Shizuoka or Uji Province.

Written by C.J. Williams. all, in masks, and the boy, in thunderbird-pokemon pants asks mom, how come? the question lasts and the sign on the storefront, splashed says: non-essential. the one next door is a grocery store.

Written by Carrie Lynn Hawthorne. No matter how loud or quiet things got, in our house and in our heads, we could always count on one thing. The towels on the rack were always clean, perfectly folded, an inch of space between. They were nice towels, so nice we never used them.

Almond Syiem is from Shillong in Northeast India. He writes poetry, songs, short stories, and reflections on themes related to politics, justice, reconciliation, relationships, and Christian spirituality among others. He shares some of his poems in his blog and true-life short stories in his other blog www.storythejourney.wordpress.com.

We accept previously published or unpublished creative nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, and devotionals. Selected works will be posted on this website and published in upcoming anthologies. We are looking for valiant literature from valiant scribes unafraid to tackle hard-hitting issues. We are also interested in supporting projects and initiatives in line with our topic areas through our philanthropic arm.

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UPDATED: April 24, 2021 The listings below are literary magazines/journals that are known for taking poetry on current event topics. These literary magazines/journals are listed alphabetically; some are currently accepting submissions, some are temporarily closed. I've also included whether or not it is a paying market in the notes column.

Most literary journals are open to submissions for a window of time each year. Sometimes it is a very long window. Sometimes it is more than one window. But it can be frustrating to visit their website and realize that they just closed to submissions.

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