we've added both a gift option and priority shipping to the shop going forward. if you're a procrastinator or have loved ones you won't be seeing, we'll tuck in a card and send books their way kithbooks.com for all your 'why are all the cool people so far away??' needs

"we mustn't let the realities of today restrain the nonsense within us" !!! THIS

Congrats to all of the authors in volume XXI - you can read the complete volume now at www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi

my mother // freckles, fear, stick-straight hair. my father // a ski jump nose, a hair trigger temper, a yearning for the divine. Erin Matheson Ritchie An Inheritance www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/erinritchie

you won't have to remember us if you fight for us now

Corporeal gathers work that explores, explains, and/or troubles our experiences of embodiment; that is, the having of a body. How being embodied, being held and perceived in your body, colours the way you live and are received in the world.

I am sick and tired of being judged I am also sick and tired of my ill-fitting clothes Dean K. Engel Fat: Social Contract Killing www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/deanengel

a number of our 2025/26 titles are being released under pseudonyms. my prediction is that we'll see even more. are you reading 'new' authors? are you spotting a newby and taking a chance? your faves are still writing, they're just doing it safely. what a fun little bonus to find their work twice.

ache settling deep in the ruins of after Soon Jones The Pillar of Flesh www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/soonjones

“Don’t worry, sir. You still have time. Gate Six. And thank you for riding Greyhound.” Still have time? She hadn’t seen him walk yet. Dan Yokum Faces www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/danyokum

It’s getting close to Halloween…. so there’s no better time to pick up one of my wife’s chapbooks!!! @allyscottauthor.bsky.social writes short stories about gay and trans people, magic, and otherworldly things, sometimes with a creepy little twist 👀

Voice 1: the routine is safe. Voice 2: this is not the routine. Lael Ewy Murmurs www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/laelewy

what feeds us drags its tail behind like a slow leak in the lung. Waverly Vernon GE 21.9-cu ft Top-Freezer Refrigerator ( White ) www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/waverlyvernon

how the drop is the indicator, how rainwater wets the runway Brittney Uecker A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the following counties www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/brittneyuecker

"Punish me because you love me very much." Carol Beth Anderson Fundamental www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/carolbethanderson

my body staged a walkout—the warning light blinking Nicole Shepherd Check Engine Light www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xxi/nicoleshepherd

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Check out the complete volume XX at www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx We are also open for submission to volume XXI, refer to our website for submission details.

you trap us in your embrace for however long you want. Even trying to justify your actions is overwhelming. Michaela Brady Dating My Migraine www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/michaelabrady

my time robber: he looks sick with the fear of sickness aged by the fear of time Steven Wright Poem starting point-blank to the mirror www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/stevenwright

“Therefore, I am,” yeah, stuck in this meat suit. On Cartesianism and Other Juicy Subjects Molly Ophelia www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/mollyophelia

The truth, these days it turns against me more than not (period) Alina Zollfrank Unmentionable www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/alinazollfrank

bare my throat dumb-tongued beast if anyone’s there: let this mean something Dara Goodale in defence of escapism www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/daragoodale

"there's a war going on, there's a bird in a cage. there's a cure for corruption and it's rage" - max garcia conover Obergefell isn't the canary. it's the first time they've come close to someone you love. catch up. get angry.

we reopen for submissions on September first so gather those gender thoughts, we are so ready

since I'm in the throes of developmental editing with kith authors this weekend... I'll have paid slots (& waivers!) opening this week should anyone want what amounts to a workshop for one. poetry & prose. trans, Crip, queer, POC, indigenous, & police/system involved to the front

that's the spirit 😄

this body is a life sentence, both trial and punishment Kacey Martin she/they/alien www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/kaceymartin

I really did let my finger slip along the edge of a page I had no business touching. Arshi Mortuza PAPER CUTS www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/arshimortuza

Truth: I think I never stopped harming myself, I just found out how to make me hurt in more acceptable ways. Willow Bram Desjardins The summer my sister grew older www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/willowbramdesjardins

There are teeth dressed as daggers as they whisper good morning A. Rene December www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/arene

My reluctance is my own vanity bringing uncertainty to my estate Terry Trowbridge Vanity, Femurs, and Fears www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/terrytrowbridge

her rasp Je suis la mort yeah I guess you could say she’s likeable Z.R. Ghani Through the jharokha www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xx/zrghani

"I’m trying real hard to be an unwriter. Trying to unlearn everything, unbuild everything line by line, sentence by sentence, image by image, so I may, finally, be friends with the abyss." - Eraser, Matthew Burnside kithbooks.com/shop/p/ambientwonders

#FF It’s Disability Pride Month! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that are Disabled- and ND-led: @alocasiamag.bsky.social @aprosexia.org @beestung.bsky.social @flaremagazine.bsky.social @genrepunkmag.bsky.social @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

love to make royalty payments to a trans author's surgery fund. this is exactly the side quest I have come here for. buy trans books, change a life (maybe your own) kithbooks.com/shop

“So no. I can't stop thinking the big shit. I can't take a second to relax, turn my brain off. I can’t stop writing, even when I’m not writing. I’m naked,” - Danielle Tamara Schatten, Simulacring Myself @danielleschatten.bsky.social engenderedlitmag.com

If you think I don't kiss my service doggo on the top of the head every time I take him in and out of his harness, you'd be incorrect. Also a reminder that our inbox is open for volume XX and you should submit.

You can now read the complete Corporeal volume XIX at corporeallitmag.com/volume-xix Feeling inspired? Our inbox is open for volume XX

You can now read the complete Corporeal volume XIX at corporeallitmag.com/volume-xix Feeling inspired? Our inbox is open for volume XX

Lisa shares a piece discussing the terror of having safe foods taken from you - you can read it at www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xix/lisadellaporta

My new local poetry column is up with 3 queer presses to support during Pride, featuring @kithbooks.bsky.social & friends! I don't get much space nor room for nuance, but if at least 1 person in the community finds themselves in a book or poem = success. stratfordcrier.com/three-queer-...

"I was AI curious, we might say." I am not AI curious. I am having a livable planet curious. I am humanity curious. I am art curious I am go fuck yourself curious. I am I don't know how to explain to you that art's going to cost you curious. I will die having never submitted a prompt.

@hihannakarras.bsky.social makes her publication debut with an achingly gentle poem about miscarriage and aftercare - read it at www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xix/hannakarras

Stephen's poetry is lyrical and vulnerable - read it at www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xix/stephenmead

Corporeal is open for submissions to volume XX! In particular, we're looking for more visual artwork and non-traditional poetry. Visit our website for more information about submission guidelines or head over to the archive to see the types of things we've published in the past.

jms xuange explores the fluidity of identity, embodiment, and violence through surreal and transgressive poetic forms. You can read two more of their poems at www.corporeallitmag.com/volume-xix/jmsxuange1

17 creators, 32 incredible titles en*gendered Summer 2025 is live engenderedlitmag.com/summer2025

AAAAAHHH!!!! ITS RELEASE DAY!!! If you were holding off before there's no excuse now, please buy my book!!!