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We want to be knocked for a loop by the writing you send. Make it absurd. Surprise us and scare us. Defy our expectations.

we prefer more experimental work to straight narrative. We like fiction that gets to the point and that keeps burning in a reader’s mind after the last word is read

We’re looking for essays and true stories that flabbergast—work that startles with its honesty, ingenuity, or sheer audacity. Show us the world through your eyes with observations so sharp they cut and truths so profound they resonate long after the final word. We want writing that doesn’t just recount but reveals—delving deep into the unexpected corners of experience. Bring us examples of nonfiction that are engaging, necessary, and alive, whether through humor, heartbreak, or hard-earned insight. Above all, we want work that stays with us, work that matters.