"He had wandered into history by accident, flashlight failing, curiosity intact & met a woman with too many teeth and not enough mercy."
The best little vampire & the hero we all need. Splendid new #fiction from M.D. Smith | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/m-d-...
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"The Campbells paw the ground like skittish horses. The youngest seems upset, the oldest ready to throw a punch."
A closer look inside our metaphorical lunchbox in this new, powerful little #fiction from Nora Wagner | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/nora...
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"Usually lurking below your horizon, I-wish-I-may-wish-I-might catch your eye."
Two gorgeous, celestial tinged #poems from #DIHPAlum Jeanne Julian | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jeann...
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"Claire shielded her eyes and scanned the Arizona sky for vultures."
A piece of #fiction full of irrepressible hope, refreshing as cold drink on a hot day, new from Matthew Snyderman | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/matt...
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"6. Where is the most likely place for a caretaker to be slapped in the face by grief?"
A melodic poem & a quiz, two singular gems from @mworthington.bsky.social new for April | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/maria...
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"...with a quick shuffle step, steadies himself as he exclaims, in the packed stadium of his mind, 'Olé!'"
A wry tale for anyone who's ever been part of a family, new #fiction from Mario Moussa | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari...
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"He never wants to watch shows I like, and falls asleep to the worst nightly news."
New from #DIHPAlum Jessica Purdy, a trio of splendid prose #poems | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jessi...
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"I had myself another beer and sipped slowly, thinking about raccoons."
With a singular voice, humor, and raccoons, we can't wait for you to read "Dale," new fiction from Craig Roads | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/crai...
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"I had myself another beer and sipped slowly, thinking about raccoons."
With a singular voice, humor, and raccoons, we can't wait for you to read "Dale," new fiction from Craig Roads | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/crai...
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"Lightning may steal your face,
may duplicate you in air
and leave neither copy whole."
The sound of rain and the gifts of the outdoors, two beautifully grounded new #poems from Veronica Tucker | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/veron...
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"There is a suspension of disbelief required to enjoy the inside of a bar..."
This month's #longread is winsome, witty, and wild. New #creativenonfiction from Chris Wells | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/chris-we...
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Two brief, wonderful, meditative poems from Ed Higgins, new for April. #poetry | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/ed-hi...
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"Then the ongoing pull on my crotch reminded me our lot in this life is to suffer. I rate half a star. "
Aquaman, reviews, a love story, all in one perfect hermit crab #fiction, new from Joshua Wetjen | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/josh...
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"There are aliens in the fridge."
A tender story about the other, new from @quickasaflash.bsky.social #fiction | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/gill...
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"There’s something about a trash bin piled high with cardboard boxes and discarded IT cables that makes you contemplate your mortality."
Full of color, imagery & wit, two new #poems from the splendid @nyurtsaba.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/nicol...
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"With his palm raised high, Dad signals for me to join him for our weekend ritual."
Breathtaking new April #CNF from DIHP alum @damicandrea.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/andrea-d...
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"We use fake words to make others comfortable."
Two vibrant new poems for April from Liv Campbell | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/liv-c... #poetry
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Us too. ❤️
Sometimes superlatives fail your editor when she tries to explain how deeply a piece has resonated, but this one took my breath and still hasn't given it back. One transcendent #poem from DIHP alumna @warmaiden.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/colle...
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"Now her feet were heavy with responsibility and fatigue. Ben, on the other hand, had unearthed two nights a week for tennis."
A fresh, witty, relatable, brilliant #fiction re-imagining from @lorimbarrett.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/lori...
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"It tried to tell me I knew too much of this universe. I often wondered if this same knowledge had been your own downfall."
A careful balance of timbre, tense, & tempo in this new #fiction from Christian Jackson | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/w-ch...
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"The grass crunched beneath my feet as I climbed the hill behind the cardboard box factory that fired my uncle for drinking on the job."
Vibrant, immersive, cinematic, powerful new #fiction from @dixonspeaker.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/dixo...
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"When saying this word, imagine sleeping on a bed of metal clothes hangers."
Two singularly intricate, crystalline poems from David Eileen, new for March | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/david... #poetry
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"Now I was taking off in a coffin with wings, a Cessna 182 with a goddam propeller..."
When we say 'pockety,' this is what we mean: stunning, breath taking, breath-giving. Pockety new fiction from @mpershan.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mich...
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"It takes two to make an accident.
One to hold the map, the other
to work the radio."
Three stunners from CL Bledsoe, new for March #poetry | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/cl-bl...
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"So to soothe ourselves, we pull her apart in our minds, limb by limb."
A lot of hope in a little story; new flash #fiction from the amazing @kiklodge.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/kik-...
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This exquisite #longread from Tina Cartwright @humsentence.bsky.social is a reminder of why we do what we do as editors. Breathtakingly beautiful #fiction | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/tina...
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"We will need a key; leave space for that."
A singular poem from Janet Elsbach | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/janet...
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"People want to shoot the message now, not the messenger."
Timely, succinct, heart-rending. Must-read new flash #fiction from Keith Woodruff | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/keit...
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