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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Kicking off our Smoke issue is “Julie’s Fifth of July” by Travis Stephens—a concise glimpse of the aftermath of celebration. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/julies-fif...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s hard to believe we’re kicking off our second year of The Long & the Short of It—but thanks to you, our readers and submitters, here we are! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our podcast season finale is here! All four editors sit down and reflect on the previous episodes. We talk writing process, featured authors, our one-year anniversary, and the upcoming December theme (Addendum). Plus, we finish with LIGHTNING ROUND questions. open.spotify.com/episode/0ur8...

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Meet the Editors: One Year of The Long and the Short of It

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

And another thing--we're looking for your submissions to our "Addendum" issue! Give us the fine print, the correction, the exclusions-that-may-apply. Or perhaps it's a glossary or an afterthought, your-results-may-vary. Give us all of your addendums. thelongandtheshortofit.submittable.com/submit

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Capping off our Hoopla! issue is a veritable carousel of men doing online dating wrong. “The Man Who Told Me His Trauma Before Saying Hello,” a short story by J.H. Lynn, is live today on Substack! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Polly Conway’s short prose poem “Do-Over” revels in the splendor of the late bloomer, swimming in glorious seascapes of carefully crafted sound. Dive in! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/do-over

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This week’s dose of Hoopla! comes from Patrick Carella in the form of some short speculative fiction about a flamboyant strategy to eradicate crime. Read “Zoot Suit” on our Substack! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/zoot-suit

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Kicking off our Hoopla! issue is “Customer Service,” a short poem from Joshua Walker stacked with mundane and magical surprises! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/customer-s...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hullabaloo! Ballyhoo! Broohaha! Hoopla! The Long and the Short of It is capping Volume I with a party, issue VI, themed Hoopla! We have four pieces for you this month---can't wait to share! Read what our editor, Mary, has to say in regard to the work: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

To cap off our Vocation of Location issue, come with us to Riverbend Hospice, where an experienced nurse takes an aide under her wing. Read Peter Sherrill’s long story “Visitors.” longandshortlit.substack.com/p/visitors PS - Submissions for October Issue, Smoke, are open until August 31st!

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Please enjoy this immersive short nonfiction essay "New Beginning," by CM Ruddy---The second piece in our special edition issue, Vocation of Location. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/new-beginn...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Happy Thursday! Please enjoy the first publication in our bonus issue, a short piece of fiction: "One Day in a Small World," by Lisa Tetzloff. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/one-week-i...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Surprise! The Long and the Short of It presents you with bonus readings for July! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Author and Editor, Bailey Gaylin Moore sits down with the editors of The Long and the Short of It for a convo about growing up in the Ozarks, parenthood, and finding home. We explore philosophy, inspiration, and the drafting process. Listen Here: open.spotify.com/episode/51wi...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The Long and the Short of It is open for submissions! The theme for the first series of publications in our second volume is SMOKE. And, yay, we’ve reached Volume II! Thank you for submitting and growing with us! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/submissions

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Please enjoy our final publication for June's issue, a fiction piece called, "Smarter Than Me," by J.T. Townley. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/smarter-th... PS - Send us your work!

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This Thursday we’re featuring a sonnet by Kate Adams, “Destination,” whose delayed volta stopped us in our tracks! Read here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/destination

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Our second publication for June is a tender short piece of creative nonfiction called, “Dear Body Fat,” by Dalanie Beach. Enjoy, and happy Thursday! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/dear-body-...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

First up in our June issue is a walloping micro-poem by Ace Boggess: “Pillow Talk”! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/pillow-talk

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The first publication from Issue V of the Long and the Short of It drops in TWO Days.⚡️💥 longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

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Letter from the Editor: Cash Whitney

Turn, turn, turn. To everything, there is a changing of state.

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Fiction and CNF editor, Joey, has few recommendations among the best books he's read this year. Endling is a novel with a unique meta narrative, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows explores the gaps in English and the human experience, and Thank You For Staying With Me is a debut essay collection.

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What have our editors been up to lately? Look no further than this featured article from their Alma Mater! www.alma.edu/news/alma-mf...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We’re so savage, we’re giving you an extra poem in May. PS - Submissions for our August Themed Issue are OPEN. Hoopla. Read "you wouldn't peg a farmer," here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/you-wouldn...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Our second podcast episode is here! Kelsey Ronan joins us for a conversation about family, writing place, research, music. Kelsey Ronan is the author of the novel Chevy in the Hole. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4efy... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Three brilliant flash pieces from Brendan Todt in Okay Donkey 🔥🔥🔥

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

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JMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Submissions Open We are reading Poetry, Blended & Beyond, Fiction and Flash Fiction through May 15th. (Creative Nonfiction will reopen in June)

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We are reading Poetry, Blended & Beyond, Fiction and Flash Fiction through May 15th. (Creative Nonfiction will reopen in June)

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

✂️ Weekend #Giveaway for e(i 8: #Collage✂️ FREE to read, download, & share! buff.ly/E6d26Y2 Interact w/ this post thru the weekend to help boost our contributors & we'll send you #FREE STICKERS as a thanks! #poetry #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #poetrycommunity #litmag #indielit

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Our August theme is Hoopla! We want you to nourish our souls with submissions inspiring us to forget the robot in our pocket, in favor of more scrumptious consumption. Invigorate us with chaotic whimsy until we’re dazzled. Submissions: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/call-for-s...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The end of April is upon us! We can’t wait for you to read our final publication for our Savage theme. We’re happy to present a long short story called “Claws and Teeth,” by Grace Carlisle. Read here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/claws-and-...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

For our third Thursday of this savage month, we’re switching up our original plan (so savage) and present you with a short poem called “Monster Theory #2,” by Jordan E. Franklin. We hope you love it! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/monster-th...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Hooray for Thursday! Spring is on the way, but we’re not quite ready for the calm yet. We still have more Savage writings to share, like today’s short fiction, “Wild Ivy,” by Jesse Friend. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/wild-ivy

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

First Thursday of April = Our first publication for Savage. We hope you enjoy “Godzilla (1954),” a short poem by Saru Potturi as much as we did. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/godzilla-1...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

April is upon us tomorrow, and it's SAVAGE. Joey Lamson Meyer shares words on our spring themed issue, which includes FIVE publications. Please read his letter & we look forward to releasing the mighty work we received for Volume IV on the theme: Savage. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Reminder: We are open for submissions and are particularly interested in submissions related to our Issue IV theme: SAVAGE. The Long and the Short of It is now accepting submissions on Submittable! Deadline for our theme is March 22nd, 2026. thelongandtheshortofit.submittable.com/submit

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

BIG NEWS! The L&S Podcast is HERE. In our first episode, author and educator, Matthew Gavin Frank joins our editors for a conversation about obsession, submersibles, and which states have the best food. open.spotify.com/episode/1BuV...

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Matthew Gavin Frank: Obsession, Submersibles, and Which States Have the Best Food

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

See us bright and early on March 6! Grab a coffee at Baltimore Brewhouse and enjoy the readings on your way to AWP 2026! Hear readings from Alma College MFA Creative Writing Director, Sophfronia Scott and Faculty Member, Leslie Contreras Schwartz, and more!

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Please enjoy our final work for our February issue—A creative nonfiction piece by Renée Vogt called “Living Contradictions.” Send us your work! We’d love to read it! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/living-con...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Thursday, we meet again! Our second publication is a short fiction piece titled “Breadventure,” by Joy Bilbey. We appreciate your reading and support! Remember, we are open for general submissions and our April issue will focus on the theme: Savage. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/breadventure

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Happy Thursday! “Haunted Rooms,” by Claire Wittlieff is our first publication in our third issue! We very much enjoyed this short creative nonfiction piece and hope you do as well! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/haunted-ro...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Our February Volume is here! Our Poetry Editor, Joshua Zeitler, addresses the publications and what we’re developing! Enjoy their lovely words to you all. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Time to share our final piece of the year---a flash fiction piece by Rowan Tate! Happy holidays to all who celebrate and we’ll see you in the new year! 2026! PS - We are now open for general submissions! Send us your work! Read Here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/seating-ar...

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Seating Arrangement

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The Long and the Short of It is now open for rolling submissions on any theme! That’s right—any genre, any theme, any time. Just send us work that fits our word limits and makes us want to be your best friends (but not in a creepy way). longandshortlit.substack.com/p/submissions

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Happy Thursday! The Long and The Short of It is excited to share our second piece for Sweater in the Attic! A short creative nonfiction piece by Katherina Grace Thomas, “Kora.” Read here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/kora

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

It’s the first Thursday of a release month! Please read and enjoy the first publication of our December issue: “I will never meet Robert Redford,” a poem by Lyndie Blevins. Read Here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/i-will-nev...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Volume II from The Long and The Short of It drops this week! Our Fiction and CNF editor, Mary, addresses our December publications and exciting news for upcoming issues! Read at the link below, and please subscribe to our Substack! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

GREAT NEWS! We’re extending our submissions for the upcoming December issue, Sweater in the Attic! Deadline extended to 11/10–next Monday! Send us your work! open.substack.com/pub/longands...

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December's Theme: Sweater in the Attic

We'll provide the attic, you bring the sweater.

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The Long & The Short of It presents the final piece in our October issue, Playlist for the Apocalypse, long-form creative nonfiction by Matty Weaver called, “Gainesville.” longandshortlit.substack.com/p/gainesville Please read and share and remember to submit your work by 10/31!

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Our third publication for Playlist for the Apocalypse is live! A flash fiction piece, "Somewhere in the Dirt," by Jackie Reilly. Read at the link below! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/somewhere-... PS - Submissions for Sweater in the Attic close October 31st! Send us your work!

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The Long & The Short of It @longandshortlit.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

We're excited to share the first piece from our October theme, Playlist for the Apocalypse---a short poem titled, "Soft Metal Tween teaches me about myself," by EJ Haley. Enjoy and watch for our next publication one week from today! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/soft-metal...

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