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matchbook is an online literary journal that publishes one piece of short prose accompanied by an author's note every two weeks. We’ll relaunch with new work in June 2024.

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So honored and excited to have a new piece up in wonderful @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social , one of my all-time favorite limags! Hope you will give it a read. 💙

"We signed We shook We paid We owned We sowed We sought We booked We thought We knew We learned We packed We moved We patched We nailed We roofed We aimed We shot We fought" New fiction: "Cracks" by Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/fish/cracks

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Beautifully and aptly described by @foxesandroses.bsky.social Yes @kcmeadbrewer.bsky.social is the new Angela Carter! I was “morbidly enthralled” by this story: “Open Them If You Don’t Believe Me” by @kcmeadbrewer.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/mead-brew...

I swear in another life @kcmeadbrewer.bsky.social was Angela Carter. A deliciously dark story about how hauntings are made and how, no matter how hard we try, we can't close our eyes to them.

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“The woman quivered, a doe in her soul. All she wanted in the world was to be safe. To no longer see shadows gaining shape just out the corner of her eye.” Haunting. Soul-churning. A visceral feast. I was whispering “hell yes!” to it all. @kcmeadbrewer.bsky.social is one of our very best.

"The black trees slashed through the sunlight, more bared fangs than a forest, and just deep enough within them to be lost..." New fiction: "Open Them If You Don't Believe Me" by K.C. Mead-Brewer @kcmeadbrewer.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/mead-brew...

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for those who like to read spooky stories in the dark

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hey it’s me! I’ve got a tiny, fresh spooky story for you up with the marvelous @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social 🦇🦇🦇🦇

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I swear in another life @kcmeadbrewer.bsky.social was Angela Carter. A deliciously dark story about how hauntings are made and how, no matter how hard we try, we can't close our eyes to them.

Open Them If You Don’t Believe Me | matchbookwww.matchbooklitmag.com

"See this scar on my collarbone? You always said it was your X-marks-the-spot, it told you I was the one." New fiction: "Bend in the Road" by @feclark.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/clark/ben...

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“…I asked to be a butternut squash. “It doesn’t have to be a gourd,” my father said. “You could be a tiger or the girl from that cartoon.” But I’d chosen. The next year I was a summer squash.” @gabedurham.bsky.social | @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/durham/go...

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"For my first three Halloweens I was a pumpkin. When the following year I got to choose, I asked to be a butternut squash." New fiction by Gabe Durham @gabedurham.bsky.social www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/durham/go...

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Do we nominate for awards? You bet we do. In fact, you can see a list of every piece we've published that has been honored over the years: matchbooklitmag.com/awards Will you make this list one day? Only one way to find out. Send us something to read! We're open until May 8!

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This is great news for all of us! Submit to @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social 💙

Aaaaaaand we're open for submissions! Until May 8 (or until we reach 1,000 subs). www.matchbooklitmag....

"They have a little party second day she's home: Nova Scotia salmon, chocolates, a risotto he made, brie cheese, champagne." From the archive: "Wife in Reverse" by Stephen Dixon www.matchbooklitmag.com/dixon

matchbook | Stephen Dixonwww.matchbooklitmag.com

**Mark your calendars** We'll be open for submissions May 1!! (And we'll be open until May 8 or when our submission count reaches 1,000). Our guidelines can be found here: www.matchbooklitmag.com/guidelines

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"I can’t hold you like I want to, came the teeny sad voice from a long time before." From the archive: "About Me and My Cousin" by Scott Garson A fantastic example of hyperlinked fiction. www.matchbooklitmag.com

matchbook | Scott Garsonwww.matchbooklitmag.com

"The beat was low and repeating and wanted to be rapped over. " From the archive: "Fat Bird Makes a Beat" by Rachel B. Glaser www.matchbooklitmag.com/glaser

matchbook | Rachel B. Glaserwww.matchbooklitmag.com

" When her plane crashed, Amelia Earhart was wearing two layers of red lipstick and a pair of army green pants." From the archive: "Blood" by Jennifer Diamond www.matchbooklitmag....

We're looking for a Social Media Manager! Is it you? The main requirements: - An interest in social media platforms, engaging audiences, community management - An understanding of the literary community, its strengths and its pitfalls Duties:

So excited to welcome our new staff! All amazing writers and editors with eagle eyes and amazing taste. Please welcome and congratulate: Marcelle Heath Elias Renaud Jeannie Hoag Marie Capasso Armando Celayo Bios can be read here: matchbooklitmag.com/about

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