A new story is online! Rot by James Hancock. The story was originally published in the story collection Twisted Midnight. Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/rot-by-james...

A new poem is online! Super excited to publish our 3rd poem by Lynne Sargent. Link and sample below! www.justkeepupmagazine.com/on-lawnmower...

A new story is online! Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/star-navs-co...

A new poem is online! Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/nocturne-a-h...

Subs open for flash micro poetry letters or a mix of all that, your tiny manifestos or whispered graffiti, a word we never remember how to spell but you might and we’re impressed, your shouts into wind and ocean, your grave concerns or vaulting triumphs etc. ETC! templeinacity.com/submit-writi...

A new story is online! It’s a kinda hilarious kinda disturbing take on the alien invasion trope. Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/cat-shaver-b...

In an attempt to reorganize & perhaps galvanize the zine a bit, we are going to double our publishing output and begin publishing poetry every 1st & 3rd Monday & fiction every 2nd & 4th Wednesday. Thanks for reading!

A new story is up on our website! It is a short (< 600 words) yet intense and fierce (check the sample) piece of flash fiction. Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/silicophage-...

There’s a new poem up on the magazine’s website! It’s a tranquil, almost zen look at life on an alien world. Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/dread-class-...

I did recently write and post an essay exploring how much I miss Brian Wilson. Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/did-brian-re...

The digital preorder page for my novel is up! Link should be below. Physical copies will be available on the book’s release date (11/15/26). a.co/d/03Nu9N1L

So pleased to be able to announce that BOTH of my nominated poems have become Rhysling Award finalists this year! Swamp Witch Season from @solarpunklitmag.bsky.social && The Lowest Kind of Fable from @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social

more poetry, recently: COLD WAR SUBMARINES @zoeticpress.bsky.social www.zoeticpress.com/an-17-crazy-... FOOLS' MOON @sfpoetry.bsky.social sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/... THE HEAVENS THEMSELVES @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-heavens-...

A new story is online on our website! It’s kinda horror, kinda sci-fi, and kinda just generally bonkers. Check it out! Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/lisbon-by-ma...

A new poem is online on our website! Sample and link below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-heavens-...

I wrote a blog post about certain proper nouns from Thomas Pynchon’s Against the Day! It’s about 1.5k words, so not super long. Link below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/lets-just-ex...

Ecstatic to announce my latest cryptid horror will join the great body of work featured on @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social!

A new story is online! I called the author’s last Just Keep Up story Wolfean, but this one is a more direct homage to the Genester! At about 5k words it’s a bit longer than our standard fare but it will be worth your time, I promise! Sample and link below www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-cellar-r...

We are open for submissions again! Thanks in advance for sending us your writing.

A new poem is up on the website! It’s a bit longer but certainly worth your time. Sample and link below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-woman-in...

I sold some poems! "Cold War Submarines" to @zoeticpress.bsky.social's 4LPH4NUM3R1C and "The Heavens Themselves" to @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social plus forthcoming poetry in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social, @sfpoetry.bsky.social's Star*Line, and New Myths

A new story is up on the website! It’s a dark and mysterious piece by Jarick Weldon. Sample and link below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/darkness-abo...

Day 58! Not feeling too hot, so it's micro fiction time. Today I read In the Endless Desert by Lena Ng, published in @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social. Micro fictive creepiness in the apocalypse. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/s...

A new poem is online! Another one from Abish Qamar. Truly excited about this one! Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/a-bloodthirs...

There’s a new poem up on the magazine website! The photo below is just a teaser. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-stars-an...

Reminder: We are closed for submissions! All submissions will be deleted unread.

If you are looking for ways to help out in Minnesota, this directory provides a list of organizations and causes, from protest support to legal aid to direct contributions to families. Please consider donating and do share widely. www.standwithminnesota.com

We just published a story about how algorithms are enshittifying everything! Link below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/if-alton-par...

Published a new story just now! Falling by Doug Lane is about a fateful push with absurdly nightmarish consequences. Link and sample below! www.justkeepupmagazine.com/falling-by-d...

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Horror Fiction feat. @flashfictiononline.bsky.social @bulletpoints.bsky.social @trollbreathmag.bsky.social @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social @othersidespec.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

Be brave and check out “The Beast” by @mattroywriter.bsky.social in Just Keep Up Magazine: www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-beast-by...

Really excited to announce that we have a new story up on our website! A horrifying yet ensorcelling narrative that has stuck with me ever since I first read it. The story is by @matthollingsworth.com www.justkeepupmagazine.com/when-i-was-t...

published a new essay that touches on all of Ari Aster’s movies, Coppola’s Megalopolis, Godfather series, and Apocalypse Now, and @brianevenson.bsky.social ‘s The Warren as it relates to Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun, all in less than 1,250 words www.justkeepupmagazine.com/why-is-bored...

Very excited to have my #poem “The Beast” published by @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social ! Great group of folks and a great site. (The poem’s a dark one.) #amwriting #writesky #writerslife #amquerying #writeandgrind

There’s a new poem up on the magazine’s website! It’s a visceral and kinetic piece of horror poetry. Check it out! Link below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-beast-by...

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Horror Short Stories feat. @interzone.press @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

Behold my 2025 poetry round up!! I published 24 poems this year, eligible for the Nebula, Hugo, Rhysling, & Elgin Awards 💫 Huge thanks to @penumbricmag.bsky.social @sfpoetry.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @smallwondersmag.com @kaleidotrope.bsky.social @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social ⬇️

Finally, Poetry! The Lowest Kind of Fable (19 lines) from @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social , March 27 2025. My usual fairy-tale inspired fare. Why might a woman want to be the princess in a fairytale story, even with how poorly they are treated? www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-lowest-k...

New artwork! #abstractart

There’s a new poem up on the magazine website! Link below www.justkeepupmagazine.com/swan-hour-by...

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Science Fiction Flash Fiction feat. @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social @nightshadesmag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

A new story is online! It’s a hallucinatory piece of flash fiction. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-herpetar...

Had fun disentangling the twisty circles author Freddy Durbin wove together in his short story, "Intrusions" in @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Mainstream Science Fiction Short Stories feat. @castofwonders.org @trollbreathmag.bsky.social @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social @plotthoundmag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

New logos! #abstractart

And there’s a new poem! When I first read Nicholas’ submission, I knew I’d be picking a poem from it. And when I read “Never Level” I knew I had to publish it. Few pieces of art have spoken to me as much as this poem does. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/never-level-...

There’s a new story up on the magazine website! It’s a fresh, fun, and propulsive tale that - perhaps best of all - pokes fun at our corporate overlords, especially the ‘zon www.justkeepupmagazine.com/beatnik-punk...

Congratulations to our Best of the Net nominees!

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Short Stories feat. @seizethepress.bsky.social @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

There’s a new story and a new poem up on our website! I didn’t really sleep last night so I can’t really summarize / sell them very well right now tbh but the other editors and I are super excited to have them online! www.justkeepupmagazine.com