"Because as long as there are words on a page, there is still hope for an unfinished exit to find its proper ending." #TodaysPoem #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth Unfinished Exit by Claudia Wysocky (2025 @midlvlmag.bsky.social) midlvlmag.com/claudia-wyso...

On a lighter note, this one's just about systemic racism and the legacies of slavery, in the voice of a white Appalachian biker. Inspired by a rural juke I used to pass during its busy hours, when I was trucking a night route one summer. I cut out so much biker-nerd stuff. @midlvlmag.bsky.social

New poem just accepted for MIDLVLMAG while I flossed my teeth. I like to take care of my teeth.

Why don't you pick up the phone? Call or text the MIDLVLMAG hotline with your literary hopes and dreams. ⭐ 2065791956 ⭐ Managers are standing by.

Y'all been sleeping on our hotline. Tell us your deepest, most literary dreams. Who knows, maybe the manager will take your call personally... Voicemail / Text *2065791956

Show of hands, who remembers when we were all jokes and memes and half-assed appreciation via pizza party?

We are absolutely floored by the response to our submission call for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation. Thank you to everyone who has submitted your writing, and believes in what we're doing.

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

2 days 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

3 days 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

1 week 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

2 weeks 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

We've seen a lot of new faces recently. Welcome! Here's a little primer and inspiration for those wondering what the theme for issue no. 8 is all about. Visit midlvlmag.com/submission guide for full details.

Strong lineup this week 👌

There are 4 weeks left to submit your on-theme writing for issue no.8, Reverse Evaluation. Subs close on March 7th, at 11:59pm. Visit midlvlmag.com/submissionguide for details. When your boss asks what's with the unannounced meeting invite, tell them it's their turn to sweat.

Hold their feet to the fire. It's their time to sweat... Submissions are OPEN for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation, from MIDLVLMAG. Send us your on-theme poetry, fiction, and CNF.

Hold their feet to the fire. It's their time to sweat. Submissions are OPEN for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation, from MIDLVLMAG. Send us your on-theme poetry, fiction, and CNF. The submission window is open January 4th thru March 7th. The reading/acceptance period is January 5th thru April 30th.

Submissions are OPEN for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation, from MIDLVLMAG. Send us your on-theme poetry, fiction, and CNF. The submission window is open January 4th thru March 7th. The reading/acceptance period is January 5th thru April 30th. Paying $25 USD per accepted piece.

Submissions are OPEN for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation, from MIDLVLMAG. Send us your on-theme poetry, fiction, and CNF. The submission window is open January 4th thru March 7th. The reading/acceptance period is January 5th thru April 30th. Paying $25 USD per accepted piece.

Submissions are OPEN for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation. Send us your on-theme poetry, fiction, and CNF. The sub window is open January 4th thru March 7th. The reading/acceptance period is January 5th thru April 30th. Paying $25 USD per accepted piece. More info at midlvlmag.com/submissionguide

Hey, #writers! MIDLVLMAG is opening for subs tomorrow (Jan. 4). Send in your poetry, fiction, or CNF on the theme Reverse Evaluation. If you could just go ahead and tell your boss where they can put that TPS report, that'd be great. Thanks in advance. midlvlmag.com/submissiongu...

MIDLVLMAG issue no. 8 theme - Reverse Evaluation. Reverse Evaluation is, on its most basic level, when employees have the opportunity to review the performance of their supervisors, managers etc. That only begins to scratch the surface...

MIDLVLMAG issue no. 8 theme - Reverse Evaluation. Reverse Evaluation is a reckoning, a reverie, a clarion call. Authority is tenuous at best, its control contingent on our willingness to cower and prostrate. There is strength in unity, hope for the hopeless, power for the powerless.

MIDLVLMAG presents the theme for issue no. 8 - Reverse Evaluation. It's time to tell the boss what we really think.

Could you give us a few more minutes? We haven't decided what we want yet. While you're mulling over options, why not reread Secret Menu, issue no. 6 from MIDLVLMAG. midlvlmag.com/issues/secre... Literature Matters. So do you.

If you're going to be reading, you should wear something comfortable. Join us in revisiting Dress Code, issue no.5 from MIDLVLMAG midlvlmag.com/issues/dress... Literature matters. So do you.

Weekend overtime means digging into the archives and rereading Supply Chain, issue no. 4 from MIDLVLMAG. midlvlmag.com/issues/suppl... Literature Matters. So do you.

Howdy Managers! Are you ready to read a past issue again? Two Weeks Notice / Holiday Bonus , issue no. 3 from MIDLVLMAG is on deck. midlvlmag.com/issues/twowe... Literature Matters. So do you.

Knock knock managers. It's your second reading assignment. RETAIL HELL, issue no.2 from MIDLVLMAG awaits your reevaluation. midlvlmag.com/issues/retai... Literature matters. So do you. Featuring poetry, fiction, and CNF from:

Heads up managers. It's time to revisit an old friend. We invite you to reread Company Policy, issue no.1 from MIDLVLMAG. midlvlmag.com/issues/compa... Literature matters. So do you.

It's the crowd work that really makes a difference. Read Matt Pacelli's short story "Is Your Coworker Going to Kill You?" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/matt-pacelli...

No, I will not continue to hold! Read Minou Yullie's short story "The Phonecall" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/minou-yullie...

Seasonality is a myth. Read Zackary Ross Wiggs' poem "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/zackary-ross...

Work sucks, I know

When you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. Read Zackary Ross Wiggs' poem "Soft Hands" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/zackary-ross...

What's a little theft between consumer and corporation? Read Kinno's short story "Grand" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/kinno-grand/

Anyone else remember the Presidential fitness test? Yeah, neither do we. Read Anthony ILacqua's short story "The Buchanan Book of the Dead" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/anthony-ilac...

What lengths would you go to, to make sense of the here and now? Read Lori D'Angelo's short story "Tommy Come Back" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/lori-dangelo...

The grace we give ourselves is also the kindness we give to others. Read Claudia Wysocky's poem "Unfinished Exit" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/claudia-wyso...

It is a cathartic rage. A rage worth having. Read hannah rubin's poem "How Can You Not Rip Yourself to Shreds, Shedding the Truth of Each Day" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/hannah-rubin...

Affirmation is reality is dreaming is affirmation. Read hannah rubin's poem "I Am" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/hannah-rubin...

When a dozen just isn't enough. Read Zoë Davis' short story "Donut Zombies" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/zoe-davis-do...

It's said, pack hunters are most deadly at night. Read Theo Czajkowski's short story "Un asunto familiar" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/theo-czajkow...

Be careful where you shop. You never know who might be working there. Read Sarah R. New's short story "We Were Us" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/sarah-r-new-...

The quiet in the storm lets you know it will be ok. Read Lyz Pfister's poem "Sundays On Broadway" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/lyz-pfister-...

Is there anything scarier than small talk? midlvlmag.com/maddox-emory... #WritingCommunity

Brevity is the soul of wit, or whatever Shakespeare said... Read Maddox Emory Arnold's short story "Small Talk" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/maddox-emory...

The streets are hungry, and they need to eat. Read John Grochalski's poem "Incident on 49th Street (gig economy blues)" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/john-grochal...

aka "special customer" and they're always a problem. Read John Grochalski's poem "chinaksi" in RETAIL HELL 2: Retail Never Sleeps, issue no.7 from MIDLVLMAG Out now at midlvlmag.com/john-grochal...