I am so, so, so proud of this story. Please take a moment to read and share this emotional speculative fiction piece, guest starring Robert Stack from Unsolved Mysteries.

first print publication of 2024, “Self-Portrait as Aging Tortoise” in this lovely edition of @stonecoastreview.bsky.social

POETRY: "pointillism in the form of virginity" by Liam Strong www.stonecoastreview.org/pointillism-...

FICTION: "Investing in a Jojo or Little Edgar" by William McDonald www.stonecoastreview.org/investing-in...

GENRE FICTION: "Perhaps That Person Is You" by Sage Tyrtle www.stonecoastreview.org/perhaps-that...

POETRY: "Joan and Jackie" by Helena Steel www.stonecoastreview.org/joan-and-jac...

DRAMATIC WORK: "Why Ain’t a Grape a Berry? The Colored Thespian Complex When Progress Gets Hairy" by Ayvaunn Penn www.stonecoastreview.org/why-aint-a-g...

FICTION: "Barb Refused to Burn" by Steven Lang www.stonecoastreview.org/barb-refused...

CREATIVE NONFICTION: "Jilted" by Kerry Neville www.stonecoastreview.org/jilted/

POETRY: "Alien Poem #12" by Yael Valencia Aldana www.stonecoastreview.org/alien-poem-12/

FICTION: "Too Far" by Mike Guerin www.stonecoastreview.org/too-far/

CREATIVE NONFICTION: "Back to School Night" by Nadja Maril www.stonecoastreview.org/back-to-scho...

POETRY: Échezeaux by Justin Smulski www.stonecoastreview.org/echezeaux/

POETRY: "the cheapest free adventures are usually the best" by Kimberly Ann Priest www.stonecoastreview.org/the-cheapest...

POETRY: "Guayabas" by Andrew Payton www.stonecoastreview.org/guayabas/

POETRY: "Without Hearing Gunfire" by Andrew Payton www.stonecoastreview.org/without-hear...

POETRY: "Mother's Day Gift" by Marisa Lainson www.stonecoastreview.org/mothers-day-...

POETRY: "Lotus Eater" by Shannon Marzella www.stonecoastreview.org/lotus-eater/

POETRY: "The Tomato Fields" by Michael Rogner www.stonecoastreview.org/the-tomato-f...

POETRY: "What Nobody Told Us About Sex After the Baby" by Tamara Kreutz www.stonecoastreview.org/what-nobody-...

POETRY: "After Reading Patricia Smith’s Top Tips: Ten Things About Poetry" by Summer Hardinge www.stonecoastreview.org/after-readin...

POETRY: "Without Metaphor" by Summer Hardinge www.stonecoastreview.org/without-meta...

STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Lea Smith www.stonecoastreview.org/staff-spotli...

POETRY: At Dusk by Russell Karrick www.stonecoastreview.org/at-dusk/

POETRY: "The Art of It" by Kelly Gray www.stonecoastreview.org/the-art-of-it/

POETRY: "Perennial" by Jessica Goodfellow www.stonecoastreview.org/perennial/

POETRY: "Tropical Depression" by Benjamin Faro www.stonecoastreview.org/category/iss...

POETRY: "No Mouth" by Benjamin Faro www.stonecoastreview.org/no-mouth/

Stonecoast Review submissions are closing tomorrow. There's still time to send in your work! We publish literary fiction, genre fiction (fantasy, horror, scifi), poetry, visual art, creative nonfiction, and dramatic works. www.stonecoastreview.org/submissions/

This is the final week for submitting to Stonecoast Review Issue 20. Send your work in soon, submissions close 10/1! We publish literary fiction, genre fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramatic works, and visual art. Submit here: www.stonecoastreview.org/submissions/

Stonecoast Review submissions will close on 10/1. Get your literary fiction, genre fiction (horror, scifi, fantasy), creative nonfiction, poetry, dramatic works, or visual art published in a print magazine! Read our guidelines and submit here: www.stonecoastreview.org/submissions/

Read the full piece here: www.stonecoastreview.org/about-leander/

FICTION: "About Leander" by Laura Leigh Morris

We accept: -Literary fiction -Genre fiction (horror, scifi, fantasy) -Poetry -Creative nonfiction -Dramatic works -Visual art

REMINDER: Stonecoast Review submissions close on 10/1. Get your work in soon! Learn more about our submission guidelines here: REMINDER: Stonecoast Review submissions close on 10/1. Get your work in soon! www.stonecoastreview.org/submissions/

Read the full story here: www.stonecoastreview.org/im-receiving...

POETRY: I’m Receiving Postcards From Eve by Sarah Dickenson Snyder

Read the full poem here: https://www.stonecoastreview.org/dear-president-my-errant-hand-typed/

POETRY: "Dear President, my errant hand typed" by Terence Degnan.

Reminder: In addition to poetry, we also accept fiction, creative nonfiction, genre fiction, dramatic works, and visual art. Submissions are open until 10/1. Send your work in soon! https://www.stonecoastreview.org/submissions/

Read the full poem here: https://www.stonecoastreview.org/bubble/

POETRY: "Bubble" by Charles Byrne

Do you write creative nonfiction (or literary fiction, or genre fiction, or poetry, or dramatic works)? Our submissions are open until October 1st! https://www.stonecoastreview.org/submissions/

Read the full story here: https://www.stonecoastreview.org/driving-with-janis-joplin/

CREATIVE NONFICTION: "Driving with Janis Joplin" by Amy Scheiner

Read the story here: https://www.stonecoastreview.org/o-death-wont-you-spare-me/

GENRE FICTION: "O Death Won't You Spare Me" by Jennie Evenson