moocat.net @moocat.net · 22h“Southpaw” (left-handed). I can think of at least TWO things wrong with that word! 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 30/09/2026Prettying up the upcoming issue’s theme: “My BEING THERE Moment”—true stories about a time when you were mistaken for someone even more extraordinary than yourself. www.imdb.com/title/tt0078...imdb.com 001
moocat.net @moocat.net · 27/09/2026Eager for Travelog submissions! moocat.net/travelogs/su...moocat.netmoocat.net – Guidelines for Travel NarrativesIndependent literary magazine featuring creative content from not-yet-famous writers and artists. Guided by a non-extractive 70/30 funding model since 2001. 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 23/09/2026"THANKS, But...." Looking for true tales of someone assuming it was you who did something wonderful & how you handled it. Did you immediately correct them? Take credit? Sort of take credit? Enjoy the glow for a few days before correcting em? Write! Submit! duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...duotrope.commoocat.net Submission ManagerSubmit to moocat.net. Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager. 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 20/09/2026Now accepting submissions of Travelogs, Personal Essays, Art, Comedy, and Poetry for the Winter 2026 issue! duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...duotrope.commoocat.net Submission ManagerSubmit to moocat.net. Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager. 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 15/09/2026For the Fall 2026 issue (with a two-month reading period), we received about 80 total submissions. It's now the 10th day of the current call for submissions, and we've already received 30! I think the Winter issue is going to have excellent content! 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 14/09/2026Man, Fiverr will not even let you post a project brief unless you use their AI bot to craft it. It crafts words and phrases that I do not intend and would never use. Creeepy! 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 13/09/2026Never understood why some people are named “Niles.” Cuz there’s only one such river. 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 13/09/2026I'm preparing for our first quarterly print edition, to coincide w/ the release of the Winter 2026 issue on December 1. Definitely need a HUMAN illustrator for the cover (*not* AI-generated--too taboo right now). Tried Dribble, Fiverr, Behance, etc., but no luck so far. Any ideas? [budget is v. low] 001
moocat.net @moocat.net · 09/09/2026Gemini thinks this is what moocat.net is; it's not, but ya gotta appreciate the effort! 001
moocat.net @moocat.net · 09/09/2026The open reading period for the Winter issue started two days ago, and starting to receive some very nice stuff. I can't say what, but y'all are gonna like the Winter Moocat! 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 06/09/2026Yes, as Duosuma posted, the calls for submissions for Essays, Poetry, Travelogs, Comedy, and Art for the Winter 2026 issue have just opened. If you have any work you’d like to have published in the magazine, please submit! 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 30/08/2026Hallo. THE RELAUNCH HAS HAPPENED! Happy Second Twenty-Five YEars!! Check it out! 011
moocat.net @moocat.net · 29/08/2026Here's an image of the book, along with the link. shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...shop.ingramspark.comGentle Moos from Round the Globe: The First 25 Years of moocat.netThe first 25 years of content from moocat.net, except for art, most of the travelogs, and any work from authors who could not be reached or who did not provide permissions. Includes Essays, Poetry, Tr... 100
moocat.net @moocat.net · 29/08/2026Twenty-Five Years in the Making. No lie. The NEW moocat.net relaunches tonight at midnight EDT. If you want something more IRL, you can also buy the new print anthology containing (almost) everything that has ever appeared in the online literary magazine, here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params... 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 07/08/2026A good friend (and frequent moocat contributor) just had his scifi story published in Cetera magazine. www.ceteramagazine.com/berm-people/ceteramagazine.com"Berm People" by Maurice MartinIn a world of endless wind, a roofer plots to kill the privileged half of his shelter. 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 05/08/2026Very excited: confirmed that the print anthology will be available in time for the relaunch. I've ordered a single proof copy and will make a few revisions based on that. After that, I'll turn on distribution, and anyone can buy a copy. (AND, I'll start sending out the free copies to those promised) 020
moocat.net @moocat.net · 04/08/2026I've just started doing a local "Indie Bookstore Crawl" set for the month of August in the DFW area. I've left batches of cards advertising this site at the two I've been to so far. Quite a few left to visit! 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 04/08/2026Incontrovertible proof that tiny cows exist. And apparently they can also fly. 001
Reposted by moocat.netAaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury 231547898
moocat.net @moocat.net · 01/08/2026Just submitted the interior pages and cover wrap for the 25-year anthology, "Gentle Moos from Round the Globe: The first 25 years of moocat.net" . I should have the eProofs in 3-5 days. When printed, that pinkish color will look like a rich burgundy. 010
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Wordle 1,739 2/6* 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I succeeded, but I got an F. 011
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Wordle 1,741 3/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Who puts mustard on a pickle? 001
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Wordle 1,762 3/6* 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Had it right in my sights 001
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Wordle 1,763 3/6* ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 5,1,9 011
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Wordle 1,782 6/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Revenge of the Yella Tetris Rod 001
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Wordle 1,843 X/6* ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 start of a stick drawing 001
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Wordle 1,850 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Negative-a-tee 011
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Wordle 1,853 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Goooooaaaaaaaaaal! 001
Reposted by moocat.netDavid Saia @gentilidiot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Wordle 1,855 5/6* 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lizard skin cowboy boot with a golden toe. 011
moocat.net @moocat.net · 22/07/2026Just got permissions to print the 2 Li-Young Lee poems—that’s 3 for 3 of the O.G. “already famous” poets. Foreword is being written, so should be able to go to print soon with the anthology: Gentle Moos from Round the Globe: The First 25 Years of moocat.net. It will be avail. to buy on the site.moocat.netmoocat.netIndependent literary magazine featuring creative content from not-yet-famous writers and artists. Guided by a non-extractive 70/30 funding model since 2001. 020
moocat.net @moocat.net · 21/07/2026The New "Moocat Sustainer" donation tier is all set up, for any generous supporters of the humanities out there. Donors can also donate individual, non-recurring tips. Link: ko-fi.com/moocatlemeaux 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 16/07/2026We solemnly propose that this new, atmosphere-bearing rocky planet be renamed “Elizabeth-Montgomery,” because to date no atmosphere-bearing rocky planets in the temperate zone in which liquid water can exist have been named after the talented star of Bewitched. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/s...nytimes.comAstronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike PlanetIt’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system. 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 06/07/2026Calls for submission for Fall 2026 relaunch are closed. We received 89 submissions total, 79 from Duosuma, 8 via the moocat site, and 2 direct. Accepted at least 17 for publication (& hopefully, 1 or 2 more). Can't wait to announce the final contents! Plus, for the first time, a print anthology! 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 30/06/2026Welcome to Deadline Day! After a long wait, starting sometime in April, the calls for submission for the 25-year-anniversary relaunch issue (Fall 2026, to be launched on Aug. 30) close today. Any piece that gets accepted in the relaunch issue is eligible to be included in the print anthology! 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 29/06/2026Just spent the whole day making fine-cut edits to a major section of my travel narrative archive manuscript. Hoping to start talking to publishers some time in September. Not directly related to the magazine, but close. 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 28/06/2026Looking forward to Tuesday night (June 30), end of my calls for submission, to make final decisions on some really excellent work, for the big Fall 2026 relaunch issue! 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 25/06/2026Just a reminder: *Five* more days until the June 20 deadline for submission to the new moo! Still looking for a few travelogs, comedy, and art pieces, and maybe open to one or two more really good essays. www.moocat.net/pages/submit... #deadline #literarymag 010
moocat.net @moocat.net · 22/06/2026I move that the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the spirit of bipartisanship, rename itself, “Corpus Callosum.” 000
moocat.net @moocat.net · 20/06/2026Don't be shy about submitting; the MooMachine now has 3TB of storage space! www.moocat.net/pages/submit...moocat.netmoocat.net – Submission GuidelinesIndependent literary magazine featuring creative content from not-yet-famous writers and artists. Guided by a non-extractive 70/30 funding model since 2001. 221
moocat.net @moocat.net · 20/06/2026If you have trouble remembering "moocat(dot)net", you can also reach us via: moocats(dot)net mouquette(dot)net mouquette(dot)com mookat(dot)net Used "(dot)" for "." to disable auto-preview #literature #onlinelit #essays #travelogs #humor #comedy #zines #litmag #moo #poetry #poems #travelnarrative 020
moocat.net @moocat.net · 20/06/2026Another blast from the past. This one got a lot of interest: www.moocat.net/travelogs/ta... 100