The experiences & feelings that connect us

My mother passed away. But she is still teaching me, months after her death.

When the season brings loneliness, start new traditions

On the necessity of new friendships

AMERICA’S FUTURE speaks to joy and resilience amidst political turmoil in the United States…” Poets & Writers magazine, September/October 2025 Complimentary RSVPs here

On the words that fail us & the ones we invent

Notes on contradictions and identity. Click to read Blue Violet, by Kristina Tabor Saccone, a Substack publication.

On Body Image and the Stories We Inherit

The pounds I didn't mean to lose

COVER ART BY heather d haigh   FICTION Nervous Thing by Ani King REHAB, TAKE THREE BY ANGELA JAMES SQUIRRELS BY BEN GIBBONS SWINGSET BIRD BY JODY HOBBS HESLER   NONFICTION THAT’S ALL ANYO…

ALT: a baby sea turtle is crawling out of a hole in the sand on the beach .

For six years and counting, we — Jody and Zoë — have been sending each other love notes: epistolary poems, long form emails with subject…

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Thick, woolly and oversize knitwear has for some become a form of soft armor.

Submittable only displays categories that are open for submission. If you do not see a category, please reference the below reading periods for information on when you can submit.The Rumpus publishes ...