"He had wandered into history by accident, flashlight failing, curiosity intact & met a woman with too many teeth and not enough mercy." The best little vampire & the hero we all need. Splendid new #fiction from M.D. Smith | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/m-d-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"The Campbells paw the ground like skittish horses. The youngest seems upset, the oldest ready to throw a punch." A closer look inside our metaphorical lunchbox in this new, powerful little #fiction from Nora Wagner | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/nora... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Usually lurking below your horizon, I-wish-I-may-wish-I-might catch your eye." Two gorgeous, celestial tinged #poems from #DIHPAlum Jeanne Julian | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jeann... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Claire shielded her eyes and scanned the Arizona sky for vultures." A piece of #fiction full of irrepressible hope, refreshing as cold drink on a hot day, new from Matthew Snyderman | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/matt... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"6. Where is the most likely place for a caretaker to be slapped in the face by grief?" A melodic poem & a quiz, two singular gems from @mworthington.bsky.social new for April | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/maria... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"...with a quick shuffle step, steadies himself as he exclaims, in the packed stadium of his mind, 'Olé!'" A wry tale for anyone who's ever been part of a family, new #fiction from Mario Moussa | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"He never wants to watch shows I like, and falls asleep to the worst nightly news." New from #DIHPAlum Jessica Purdy, a trio of splendid prose #poems | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jessi... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I had myself another beer and sipped slowly, thinking about raccoons." With a singular voice, humor, and raccoons, we can't wait for you to read "Dale," new fiction from Craig Roads | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/crai... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I had myself another beer and sipped slowly, thinking about raccoons." With a singular voice, humor, and raccoons, we can't wait for you to read "Dale," new fiction from Craig Roads | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/crai... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Lightning may steal your face, may duplicate you in air and leave neither copy whole." The sound of rain and the gifts of the outdoors, two beautifully grounded new #poems from Veronica Tucker | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/veron... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There is a suspension of disbelief required to enjoy the inside of a bar..." This month's #longread is winsome, witty, and wild. New #creativenonfiction from Chris Wells | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/chris-we... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Two brief, wonderful, meditative poems from Ed Higgins, new for April. #poetry | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/ed-hi... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Then the ongoing pull on my crotch reminded me our lot in this life is to suffer. I rate half a star. " Aquaman, reviews, a love story, all in one perfect hermit crab #fiction, new from Joshua Wetjen | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/josh... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There are aliens in the fridge." A tender story about the other, new from @quickasaflash.bsky.social #fiction | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/gill... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There’s something about a trash bin piled high with cardboard boxes and discarded IT cables that makes you contemplate your mortality." Full of color, imagery & wit, two new #poems from the splendid @nyurtsaba.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/nicol... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"With his palm raised high, Dad signals for me to join him for our weekend ritual." Breathtaking new April #CNF from DIHP alum @damicandrea.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/andrea-d... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"We use fake words to make others comfortable." Two vibrant new poems for April from Liv Campbell | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/liv-c... #poetry Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Sometimes superlatives fail your editor when she tries to explain how deeply a piece has resonated, but this one took my breath and still hasn't given it back. One transcendent #poem from DIHP alumna @warmaiden.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/colle... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Now her feet were heavy with responsibility and fatigue. Ben, on the other hand, had unearthed two nights a week for tennis." A fresh, witty, relatable, brilliant #fiction re-imagining from @lorimbarrett.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/lori... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"It tried to tell me I knew too much of this universe. I often wondered if this same knowledge had been your own downfall." A careful balance of timbre, tense, & tempo in this new #fiction from Christian Jackson | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/w-ch... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"The grass crunched beneath my feet as I climbed the hill behind the cardboard box factory that fired my uncle for drinking on the job." Vibrant, immersive, cinematic, powerful new #fiction from @dixonspeaker.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/dixo... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"When saying this word, imagine sleeping on a bed of metal clothes hangers." Two singularly intricate, crystalline poems from David Eileen, new for March | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/david... #poetry Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Now I was taking off in a coffin with wings, a Cessna 182 with a goddam propeller..." When we say 'pockety,' this is what we mean: stunning, breath taking, breath-giving. Pockety new fiction from @mpershan.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mich... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"It takes two to make an accident. One to hold the map, the other to work the radio." Three stunners from CL Bledsoe, new for March #poetry | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/cl-bl... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"So to soothe ourselves, we pull her apart in our minds, limb by limb." A lot of hope in a little story; new flash #fiction from the amazing @kiklodge.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/kik-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

This exquisite #longread from Tina Cartwright @humsentence.bsky.social is a reminder of why we do what we do as editors. Breathtakingly beautiful #fiction | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/tina... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"We will need a key; leave space for that." A singular poem from Janet Elsbach | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/janet... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"People want to shoot the message now, not the messenger." Timely, succinct, heart-rending. Must-read new flash #fiction from Keith Woodruff | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/keit... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"If I could draw, I could create a whole line of fantabulous fashions for Bunny Ball." Dreams meet fashion in this splendid new #cnf abecedarium from #dihpalum Barbara Krasner | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/barbara-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

We'll be back to posting more of our March issue as soon as our Editor touches down on the other side of the states. Here's a photo of one of our assistants being sassy while you wait:

A camping trip, a character study, & infinitely more, don't miss this gorgeous new #creativenonfiction from Kristen Keckler | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/kristen-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"They nodded their endorsement. I nodded my submission, hoping these eyes would direct their warmth elsewhere." Coming of age under the fist of language: a TKO of a story from @jeremymauser.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jere... #fiction Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Now that my knees are middle-aged, I wish I’d joined those girls who I thought made me fear my own clumsiness." W/the velvety joy of words (& deeply emotional energy), splendid new poems from #DIHPalum Christopher Phelps | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/chris... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"“Girl, everyone’s got the right to wear a meat dress.”" With a precisely perfect amount of swirling whimsy, March brings us delightful new fiction from Catherine Chiarella Domonkos | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cath... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I point out the gap in the chainlink, the dog rushing towards it. Watch her call its name." Two brilliant new poems from Jordan Cobb, full of breath & air & light & movement | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jorda... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

New for March: A simply breathtaking hybrid gallery from #DIHPalum Karen Walker @kawalker.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/artandhybrid...

It’s always a joy collaborating with @doesithavepockets.bsky.social and they’ve gone and published a new micro with something like hope in it. 🙌♥️☀️

I can't think of a better first ever post here than to say I am beyond thrilled to have my work "The Headlines" appearing in Does it Have Pockets? www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/keit... @doesithavepockets.bsky.social

SO PROUD - my #poem "It Begins This Way" is out at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social! To see it published in an outlet I love reading feels like coming home 🏠 Thank you, Camille & DIHP team! www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/colle... #poetry 💙📚 #booksky @blueskypoetry.bsky.social 📖 📝 ☁️📚

Will we see you at #AWP26 in Baltimore!? We're bringing our pockets, hugs, stickers, pins, and more to T518. <3 Maryland or bust! Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Does It Have Pockets is fee free through the end of February! Help us beat the winter doldrums by sending us something this month: www.doesithavepockets.com/subs #literarycommunity #fiction #poetry #visualart #memoir #creativenonfiction Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Since it's Friday, we thought we might introduce our newest Literary Assistant, Hazel Marie. When asked about her favorite pocket, she indicated one containing snacks.

Hybrid in form and function, a new mystery from Lyss Wood #fiction #hybrid | www.doesithavepockets.com/artandhybrid...

"Jane wishes for their happiness, and assumes Hugh is wishing for something similar. Hugh wishes for a kayak." Taut and zinging, don't miss these two sublime new flash #fictions from @chelseastickle.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/chel... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Sam didn’t want a lonesome egg. He wanted Marta to come back." Ends, beginnings, and everything in between in this fresh #fiction #longread from Steven Swiryn | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/stev... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"The best thing about curfew is breaking the law." Two gorgeous, new, intricately stitched #poems from @sjgrimm.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/susan... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I hadn’t noticed. My nose. My fingers. The knife. Who could say." Another weird & wild & wonderful piece of #fiction courtesy of #DIHPAlum @tombusillo.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/tom-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"“Thou art a rotten worm, Braden. Be grateful that I speak to you, and do not banish you from my sight.”" With inky wit, a tale of the pandemic, grace, & our fave prophet, Braden, from @mrlwwrites.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mr-l... #fiction Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"If my body was a temple, I didn’t believe in God, and that was the most important thing I learned about myself growing up." Important, moving, & keenly thoughtful new #creativenonfiction from @abrickandawindow.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/andreea-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"It's been decades, and try as you might, her motives are still opaque" Two lushly atmospheric, immersive new poems from @lizdegregorio.bsky.social , new for February | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/liz-d... #poetry Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social