#literaryjournal

[smoments]

no actually, i will not become harsh or jaded just because that is what the world expects of me. i am begging for soft writing actually. give me writing that feels like turning the tender side of your heart to the sun, like unlocking the latch on your bedroom window after a heavy bout of rain, like dropping your bags to the floor after a long trip and feeling the weight on your shoulders finally ease.

like we’re all pomegranate seeds tumbling to the floor of a jar. the pith is all that separates us and it’s soft enough to crumble beneath the pressure of a fingernail.

i do hope we will be able to preserve some of our softness no matter how harsh the world becomes. i know it’s not necessarily practical, but i do think it’s important. what lasts us through and beyond our lives, if not art? what connects us, if not our humanity?

anyways this all got me thinking, and i decided to start a tiny literary magazine called lightletter.

i’d love to read your writing, whether that’s poetry or creative writing or nonfiction. if you’re a writer/artist/know someone who is, please consider sending something in!!! the world needs to hear your voice now more than ever, and i hope that together we can create a safe little community for creatives 💗

(especially if you’ve never submitted anywhere before! what better time than now?)

if you’re interested, please submit here: https://forms.gle/fgmYfYQj854UDh3J6 (and if you submit before april 31st, you could make it into the first issue!!!!!)

[cjb2014universe]

#poetryireland #amwriting #mypotery #poetryinnovation #publishedpoet #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #igpoets #poem #poets #mywords #irishwriting #authorsofinstagram #poetryforalldays #poetryisnotdead #writersnetwork #wordsmith #literatureireland #literaryjournal #redbookswexford #storybud #Christmas #Wexfordpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/CJHRkxeHRxF/?igshid=842xyqr6c5wq

[lavaguejournal]

Issue 11 has landed! Featuring Amy Catanzano, Dara Cerv, Kate Colby, Joy Drury Cox, Kirsten Ihns, Kelly Krumrie, Maggie Queeney, Rosmarie Waldrop, and Audra Wolowiec: www.lavaguejournal.com 

[samanthassandcastle]

Once again I am in the paper. Ish. My work is. As an editor for The Green Light literary journal at school I designed an ad for our newspaper on campus and it makes me proud to see it. :) #ad #thesyrinx #thegreenlight #graphicdesign #literaryjournal #fpulife #fresnopacific

[thesuburbanreview]

Pre-order your copy The Suburban Review #8, the first of our brand new digital journals! Link in bio! . . . . . . . . . #writing #art #fiction #poetry #comics #spilledink #literaryjournal #prose #writer #writers #books #magazine #digitalpublishing #reading #amwriting #writerslife

[ludicrous-linguist]

So, I'm a published writer now...#12pointcollective #writing #shortstories #literaryjournal #writinglife #published #stoked

[meiageddes]

"The little magazine had been and remains, at least for a time, the single most efficient path to the deictic claim that says we're here, too.'" -Matvei Yankelevich

[femmefeastnfables]

**September 4th**

This day, I found myself irresistibly drawn to the beguiling notion of temptation—an enigmatic force that beckons to us with the softest of whispers, weaving promises that shimmer like the finest gossamer in the dim light of our desires. Temptation, in its most subtle form, lures us in, much like a moth is drawn to the flame, only to enwrap us in its velvet grasp, leaving us entangled in the web it has so artfully spun.

Inspired by these thoughts, I set my pen to paper, crafting a new tale entitled *Crimson Velvet*. The story centers around a femme fatale of exquisite beauty and cunning, who wields her charm with the precision of a finely tuned instrument. Her allure is not merely a gift of nature, but a weapon she has honed to perfection, using it to bend the wills of those who cross her path, leading them down a treacherous road from which few return unscathed.

As I wrote, the rich and indulgent taste of dark chocolate mousse accompanied my thoughts—a confection both sweet and bitter, much like the story itself. The mousse’s deep, velvety texture seemed to mirror the layers of deceit and danger within *Crimson Velvet*. Each spoonful was a reminder of the delicate balance between pleasure and peril, much like the balance that exists in the heart of every temptation, which, though sweet on the surface, often conceals a darkness within.