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June 30, 2017
We're kicking off this issue of the FAM Newsletter with some extra-exciting news. Happy book birthday to Shasta Grant, whose chapbook Gather Us Up and Bring Us Home is out today at Split Lip Press, our beloved sister press. Gather Us Up and Bring Us Home was the first runner-up in the 2016 Turnbuckle Chapbook Contest.
And after you've ordered your copy, check out what other members of the FAM have been up to:
Publications, Interviews, and Reviews
Kristen Arnett, whose short story collection Felt in the...
June 28, 2017
Today's Fightin' Words comes from Meghan Phillips, author of "Koosh Motel," one of this month's flash stories. She shares with us a peek at her record collection and the single best word for:
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life: sunscreen
2) Your last dream: climbing
3) Covering your tracks: sorry
4) Your sense of style: Hamburglar-chic
5) The most beautiful thing to say: g'night
6) The hottest day of the year: ugh
7) What you’re hungry...
June 26, 2017
This week is a special double flash edition of Fightin' Words! First up is Erin Striff, author of "Lies My Babysitter Told Me."
We asked Erin the single best word for:
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life:
anosmic!
2) Your last dream:
whoops
3) Covering your tracks:
obliviate
4) Your sense of style:
athleisure
5) The most beautiful thing to say:
yes
6) The hottes...
June 23, 2017
Flash fiction editor Maureen Langloss joined the Split Lip editorial team in April. Here, she goes 19 Rounds:
1. Early bird or night owl?
Hoo hoo
2. What was your worst haircut?
Remember perms? Sadly, they featured prominently in all photos taken of me during the seventh grade.
3. If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Impossible question. But if you’re going to make me boil it down to one: "Crazy Rhythms" by The Feelies because it reminds me of my husband.
4. Can...
June 21, 2017
We ask our contributors the tough questions, and they get one word to respond. First up this month is Ryan Clark, author of this month's featured poem, "I. [eye]."
What's the single best word for:
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life:
chickens
2) Your last dream:
babymice
3) Covering your tracks:
trashcan
4) Your sense of style:
...
June 16, 2017
Poetry Editor Marianne Chan joined the Split Lip staff this past spring, and we're thrilled to work work with her. She's the latest to tackle the 19 Rounds:
1. Early bird or night owl?
Afternoon pelican.
2. What was your worst haircut?
A few weeks ago, I bought a Groupon (first mistake) for a haircut and partial foil at a Tallahassee salon behind a strip mall. The beautician was a North Floridian, born and raised. She cut my hair too short and gave me frosty highlights (which she advertised as subtle)....
June 14, 2017
Welcome back to Now Playing, where we ask our contributors about the last thing they played, watched, listened to, consumed. Each response is a story in itself -- a window in.
Ryan Clark - "I. [eye]"
I've been running errands driving my uncle’s car while house sitting for him and his family, listening to Disc 2 of Pavement’s Wowee Zowee (Sordid Sentinels Edition). Highlights include “Sensitive Euro Man,” the 8:11 min. version of “Fight This Generation” (with its telephon...
June 9, 2017
Jon Chaiim McConnell was one of the founding Split Lip FAM members, so it's with sadness and admiration that we look back upon his tenure as Split Lip's first Fiction Editor. Over the last 3+ years, Jon has nurtured the fiction side of this little magazine, discovering kick-ass voices, many of whom have gone on to great success. For that and much more, we are grateful. -- KAR
What was the first story you accepted at Split Lip?
I came onboard with a handful of solicitations ready to go, so the fir...
June 8, 2017
Each month, we ask our contributors to find the single best word to answer our pressing questions. And sometimes there's a story in how they arrived at those answers. We wrap this inaugural round of Fightin' Words with Joshua Shaw, author of "Cure Light Wounds," this month's featured short story.
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life:
petrichor
2) Your last dream:
wtf?
3) Expressing frustration:
Zoinks!
4) Your sense of style:
(le) pants
5) The most beautiful thing to say:
...
June 6, 2017
We're back with another round of Fightin' Words, where our contributors answer the tough questions with as few words as possible, and send a picture of their choosing. Today, we check in with Dylan Brie Ducey. Her story "The Dare" is our featured flash fiction this month.
1) The smell that brings you back to the best time in your life:
Pȇche
2) Your last dream:
Anxiety
3) Expressing frustration:
GOD
4) Your sense of style:
Brevity
5) The most beautiful thing to say:
Ineffable
6) A cool, rainy Sunda...
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