Congratulations to our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026!!! All of the pieces are absolutely fire, 100% go give them a read if you missed any :)

Piece up this week with a momentum build so strong you'll have lost your breath by the end of it. Ready, set, go read "Tennis Players" from @alicerowilson.bsky.social Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/12-16-25

It leaned towards my throat in the mornings and towards your voice in the evenings.

No more endless waiting. Just, you know, regular waiting. Plus, if you submit today, you can get a response before the next episode of Pluribus! Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

@neologismpoetry.bsky.social @januaryhouselit.bsky.social @dishsoapquart.bsky.social @theshorepoetry.bsky.social @diodeeditions.bsky.social @rustandmoth.bsky.social @gonelawn.bsky.social

Punchy, wonderful micro up this week for y'all to enjoy. Dig into "Last Week I Was Thinking of You, and I Confess I Am Thinking of You Still" from Blake HC Mihm Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/12-9-25

Excited to have a prose poem up in @dishsoapquart.bsky.social!!

Gorgeous shortie up today. Savor "The Marriage" from @ezhang77.bsky.social Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/12-2-25

wondering what to submit? This week we're especially interested in: burnout, snow, giraffes, Undertale, airports, pothos, highland cattle, illness, buried things (real and metaphorical), Jojo's, birds, daydreaming, and fire

Thanks so much @dishsoapquart.bsky.social for the shout out and for your kind words! Overjoyed to be included 🥳🥳 🫶

Lovely piece that scopes absolutely wonderfully across time + space up for y'all this week. Enjoy "fossils" from @kmhanslik.bsky.social Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-25-25

It's our first year doing this, but -- here's our nominations for the 2026 Pushcart Prize! If you haven't checked these lovely pieces out already, you should go give them a read :)

We are OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! 💡 We want to read your previously published wonders! Fiction, CNF, Poetry! We've even given a home to previously published visual art in the past! Full Guidelines can be found Here:

fun Timothy C Goodwin shortie today! "...I saw my old dog Awesome in a dream last night so I thought I would take a mental health break to pet him and soon enough my boss was next to me behind my desk watching quietly as I told him Awesome was panting..." https://www.havehashad.com/ejbxk

We have a new batch of lit mag publications and submission opportunities. Check 'em out: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... @splitlipthemag.bsky.social @ballastjournal.bsky.social @asteralesjournal.bsky.social @golgonoozamag.bsky.social & more

Incredibly voice-y and hilarious piece that meanders in absolutely mesmerizing patterns. Enjoy "In Fields and Bookshelves and Pockets" from @hmwilson.bsky.social Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-18-25

Wonderful piece up that burns bright and long with lovely imagery and voice. Enjoy "Lobiani" from Bradley K. Meyer Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-11-25

Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings (with submission opportunities too!) @novellum.bsky.social @sorrynotsorry.bsky.social @dishsoapquart.bsky.social @thecitronreview.bsky.social & more wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...

Today's listing of the day is: Dishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

New story up at @dishsoapquart.bsky.social 🎉🥳🧴🚗🌕

Incredible shortie up today about love and space and Cadillacs! Make sure you don't miss "Cadillacs on the Moon" from @travisflatt.bsky.social Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-4-25

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Short Stories feat. @dishsoapquart.bsky.social @wallstrait.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

I got a new poem published in @dishsoapquart.bsky.social ❤️

Gorgeous little poem up today that features ducks, among other things. Enjoy "Imagine a Future Where Nobody Has to Hide Their Tenderness" by @justinkarcher.bsky.social Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-28-25

Beat Silksong last night and it reminded me how badly I want to see more pieces about video games in the sub q! AA, AAA, Indie, Flash, only found in the recesses of your mind-- send it in!!!

Wondering what to submit? This week we're especially interested in: trucks, berries of all kinds, birds, quatrains, niche hobbies, survival, birds, tv shows and movies, birds, the vastness of the ocean, snowstorms, prose poems, working a 9 to 5, and birds.

Vivid, nostalgic piece that scopes through time and space wonderfully up on the site this week. Enjoy "2014, reframed" from Michelle Li Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-21-25

#FF It’s Loud Shirt Day! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “L” or “S”! @scarletferret.com @lit-namjooning.bsky.social @s2fjournal.bsky.social @longreads.com @sadpress.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

Stone Circle Replay Wednesday poem: "There’s a guy in my friend’s group chat whose texts about making plans always get ignored" by Zoe Reay-Ellers (@zreayellers.bsky.social) stonecirclereview.com/theres-a-guy/

JAKE's been hungry. He's even (reluctantly) put a napkin on his lap in preparation to nosh down on some writing (mostly figuratively) TOMORROW. Subs open 10/20.

"That’s where the trans people are. Strolling to the pneumatic tube station. Holding hands, feet dangling, from the top of the two story tall public supercomputer." (Tomorrow // @lilliekoi.bsky.social) Keep reading: dishsoap-quarterly.com/5-13-25/tomo...

Our OCTOBER ISSUE is finally here and we couldn't be more excited to share these pieces with you, fam! 🎃 🙌 ✨ buff.ly/B6xgDQJ

🍁NEW ISSUE ALERT! 🍁 Autumn 2025 (7:2) is live! Special thanks to our excellent contributors. Check it out today and let us know what you think! chestnutreview.com/cr_v7_n2/

🚨e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE!🚨 💯% Free to read, download & share! buff.ly/RViXupP Appetite! Impulse! Desire! 🖤 Featuring @angelaarnold777.bsky.social, Jihoo Bae, Annika Bey, ⬇️

Our Fall 2025 Issue is OUT NOW! Featuring new fiction, poetry, translation, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Read now on our website, linked in our bio!

ANMLY #41 is here! We’re thrilled to share new translations, fiction, a double issue of poetry, CNF, with a folio on autistic protest poetry! >>> anmly.org/ap41 And we're open for new work until February 1 >>> anmly.submittable.com

Wondering what to submit?!! This week we're especially into: crustaceans, Stardew Valley, witchcraft, meteors, the color green, squirrels, migration, Over the Garden Wall, chronic illness, gravity, really long titles, cool bird facts, cyborgs, and queer bodies

Our piece for this week is bursting with ghosts and peak fall vibes. Put on a sweater and enjoy "None of Us Are Elected" from Robert McDonald Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-14-25

Final day to apply!

PSA to all the people that keep resubbing to us after rejection you're my GOATs and I'm always excited to see you back in the q. So much of our archive is work from writers who were on their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, even 7th tries with us and it's so great to find those perfect fits :)

Incredible little shortie up today for y'all. Enjoy "Horoscope" from Michael Favala Goldman Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-7-25

4 more days to apply!

Moss Puppy Magazine is excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards! We're thrilled to honor these pieces and support Monarch! 💜 🌈 🐶 @monarch.qla

Incredibly lovely poem that feels like a portrait up for y'all today! Take a good look at "Miriam" from Natalie Korman Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/9-30-25/

The imagery in this one, hot damn. Not to be missed.

We were inspired by the lovely Venn diagram that @afterdinnerconversation.com posted earlier today--so, if you want a quick lowdown of what we're typically into and the kinds of pieces you can find in our archive, this one's for you :)

We were inspired by the lovely Venn diagram that @afterdinnerconversation.com posted earlier today--so, if you want a quick lowdown of what we're typically into and the kinds of pieces you can find in our archive, this one's for you :)

"Now though, here at this rodeo, I know about rodeos. I’ll tell you about them but you won’t get it. It will be impossible for you. But I’ll tell you anyway." (Don’t Worry, This is My Second Rodeo; Let Me Tell You How Rodeos Work // @supernaturalfeat.com) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/6-3-25/rodeo/