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"We couldn’t forget the milk or the eggs or the sugar because we would have to go all the way back or do without. We had to strategize because between work and life, we could only do laundry on weekends in the basement." (Kijiji Couch / @lindsaymcdonald.bsky.social) dishsoap-quarterly.com/2-3-26

Wondering what to submit? This week we're especially interested in: grass, 17776, witch hat atelier, frogs, snow in april, running, appliances, thrift stores, found forms, run-on sentences, fruit, evenings, anxiety, city life, outer space, storms, and conversations

Wonderful, meandering piece that coasts at a nice speed limit groove up for y'all this week. Strap in and enjoy "Things I thought about while driving across the country" from Nick van Osdol Read it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/4-7-26

“That's what I keep telling myself.” @jackbedell.bsky.social in @dishsoapquart.bsky.social dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-31-26

Very grateful to have this one up at @dishsoapquart.bsky.social ! 👇🏻

Poem up this week that's fresh like a breath of outdoor air. Take a moment and read "Slow it Down" from @jackbedell.bsky.social Find it on our site: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-31-26

"I stare / at the back of your head—framed by pleats of plum-honeyed clouds, / framed by the door jamb, framed by the limits of my periphery." (Mulbery // Adam Gianforcaro) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/11-12-2024/m...

Wondering what to submit? This week we’re especially interested in: carrots, fathers, doorways, chronotopes, apocalypse, long drives, ink, baked goods, seasons, habits, magical realism, appointments, poems from fiction writers (and vice versa), ekphrasis, and origin stories.

Piece with a whole lot of energy and buckets of heart up for y'all this week. Enjoy "My Father Bought a Generator in 1997 and It Is Still Running" from Oluwanifemi Bakare Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-24-26

"I am bareback on a dirt road picking out the planes from meteors & fighting / time right there in the garage & he is picking up my childhood bike" (ode to lucy dacus & whatever is in the streetlights // Noralee Zwick) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-29-2024/o...

"You open the door. Inside is a lake, or a fire, or the edge of a cliff. Inside is the girl who kissed you and laughed when you cried. Inside is the car you rolled into a ditch and never told anyone about." (Portrait of a Skeleton // Ziqr Peehu) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-18-25/skel...

"You open the door. Inside is a lake, or a fire, or the edge of a cliff. Inside is the girl who kissed you and laughed when you cried. Inside is the car you rolled into a ditch and never told anyone about." (Portrait of a Skeleton // Ziqr Peehu) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-18-25/skel...

Wondering what to submit? This week we’re especially interested in: fish, paradoxes, chalk, weird weather, malls, loneliness, fun facts, the sublime, hybridity, video games, cnf, grass, spices, heliocentricity, movies, spun sugar, and warmth.

Our 9th issue is all about 🌈 CO-LLAB-OR-ATION!! There's NO THEME / subject restrictions. The only rule is that the work submitted must be a collaborative effort! 🚨 Fill out our Google form IF YOU NEED A PARTNER: buff.ly/OtPlTWY Deadline April 30 engineidling.net

"If I’m being honest surviving a plane crash and working together to survive in a remote wooded location is the ultimate group experience" (We Strangers // @shaylafrandsen.bsky.social) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/4-26-25/stra...

Wondering what to submit? This week we’re especially interested in: fish, paradoxes, chalk, weird weather, malls, loneliness, fun facts, the sublime, hybridity, video games, cnf, grass, spices, heliocentricity, movies, spun sugar, and warmth.

"& when you all step outside you are something /greater than before. those street lights / are lit & the sky’s still holding onto a little / brightness, a little blue still" (ode to the silver screen // Grace Sleeman) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/8-19-25/ode/

"Just this week I told a woman on a first date I was terrible at keeping houseplants alive. She liked me. There was no need to lie. It’s true, last autumn many friends left my life..." —Tara Labovich :: "Liar" alocasia.org/2026/02/15/t...

Writers -- where are the cool kids submitting their work these days? Comment your favorite lit mags below and we might feature your pick on a list, who knows ;)

Give this a read if you missed it!

Funky and wonderful flash up this week. Don't sleep on "The Master: some considerations..." from Simon Firth Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-17-26

“Hats are a prison for hair. That’s my stance. Just don’t tell my dad (bald), my brother (baseball nut), or the guy who sells hats (successful retailer)" (H.A.T.S // James Callan) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/1-21-25/hats/

We are incredibly excited to announce our three Chapbook Selections from our fall 2025 reading period! Congratulations to our official SELECTIONS: ✨Katherine Oung “Desire Path” ✨Mecca M. Miles “Softness After Scar Tissue” ✨Sara Moore Wagner “Fairy Rooted”

I’m so chuffed to share Issue 6 of Underbelly Press! Our website (in bio) features a PDF copy to download or read as a flipbook: underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/issue-six

Yes, we are accepting submissions! We love getting great new submissions! (But please read our guidelines first.) buff.ly/CqKJIO7 #writingcommunity #opensubs #acceptingsub #fiction #shortstory #litmag #magazine #literarymagazine #ethics #philosophy

If you missed this earlier this week, make sure you don’t this time :)

Still on the hunt for more staff! Especially for those inclined towards reading flash/micro!!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

You still have three weeks to submit to issue 10! To learn more about Moss Puppy Magazine's issue 10 theme and read our submission guidelines, click here: mosspuppymag.com/submit/

three weeks left to submit ✨ send us a poem!

Poem up this week with incredible voice and such lovely, striking imagery. Take a seat, hug a pillow if you need to, and enjoy "Closure" by Ashley Varela Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-10-26

Wondering what to submit? This week we're especially interested in: warm weather, captchas, Esoteric Ebb, comets, cleaning, great blue herons, cyclicality, inevitability, studio ghibli, socks, pieces that are actually letters, odes, anatomy, the devonian period, and fridges.

Check out our new batch of lit mag submission opportunities, including Gulf Stream Magazine, @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social, @kitchentableqtrly.bsky.social, @unborderedmag.bsky.social, @crowkeys.bsky.social, and more! wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...

just under a week to get your subs in !!! 🗣️ issue three subs close Sunday, March 15 11:59 ET

Our June issue is open for submissions! Poetry, music, and visual art: redogrereview.submittable.com/submit

“Lost my phone, / my photos, my / charger, my wallet / on the bus, my / keys, my keys / my keys, so many / times my girlfriend / recommended / that maybe I needed / to talk to a Saint" (PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL // Katherine Oung) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/5-20-25/pray...

"it’s just that the sun sets / so early in winter and rises so late I can’t help / but long for the days when it’s past eight / and there’s still a little bit of sky on my face" (Forever Summer // @ppcocain.bsky.social) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/4-29-25/summ...

Creatives unite! Our 9th issue is all about collaborations! There's NO THEME / subject restrictions. The only rule is that the work submitted must be a collaborative effort! 🚨 Fill out our Google form IF YOU NEED A PARTNER: buff.ly/OtPlTWY Deadline April 30 engineidling.net

1 day left to get your on-theme submissions in for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation. Paying $25 USD per accepted piece. Subs close March 7th, 2026 at 11:59pm PST. Links in bio

Reminder that we are one of the fastest sub responders this side of anywhere and always open for work!!!

Every day is a good day to check out some new mags. Here’s some gems :) @gonelawn.bsky.social @the-engine-idling.bsky.social @paraselenemag.bsky.social @flowlitmag.bsky.social @dailydrunkmag.bsky.social @tinywrenlit.bsky.social @epistemiclit.bsky.social @frazzledlit.bsky.social

BIG BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! We’re upsizing from travel-sized-wash-your-dishes-in-the-airplane-bathroom-bottle to a real quart because the wonderful Ben Starr and the incredible Trinity Richardson have joined the Dishsoap team!

#FF It’s National Dentist Day 🦷! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications! @dadakuku.bsky.social @deepsouthsa.bsky.social @delicatezine.bsky.social @diggingpress.com @dishsoapquart.bsky.social @divinationsmag.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

"Love in The Sims 3 / Is a matter of repetition. Love in the Empire of Evil / Is never good." (Wash Hands With Evil Soap // Nicole Dirks) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-11-25/evil/

Quietly lovely poem up for y'all this week. Take a deep breath and sink into "Still Life With Lithium and Light" from Jeffrey Heath. Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/3-3-26

March goes out like a lamb and comes in with a ton of sub opportunities, so take advantage of a few that just opened: @rustandmoth.bsky.social @variantlit.bsky.social @thetemzreview.bsky.social @trashcatlit.bsky.social @sillygoosepress.bsky.social @necksnapmag.bsky.social @xraylitmag.bsky.social

March goes out like a lamb and comes in with a ton of sub opportunities, so take advantage of a few that just opened: @rustandmoth.bsky.social @variantlit.bsky.social @thetemzreview.bsky.social @trashcatlit.bsky.social @sillygoosepress.bsky.social @necksnapmag.bsky.social @xraylitmag.bsky.social

"If you see ducks in an unusual location / it’s possible they have built a nest and laid eggs." (Imagine a Future Where Nobody Has to Hide Their Tenderness // @justinkarcher.bsky.social) Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-28-25