A Midwest Literary Journal Click here for submission guidelines Our reading period is currently: Open for submissionsSubmissions for Issue 1: Winter 26/27 will close August 1. Issue 0: Editor's Release Poetry:MannersM.M. PORTEROn the Little ThingsM.M. PORTERLocalsM.M. PORTER Fiction:The InvitationLINDSEY PAQUETTEThe Excavator and The WeaverM.M. PORTER Nonfiction: Smooth-Talking Ranch HILLARY DANAHER Alternative:VanquishHILLARY DANAHER