You will never forget Sammy once you read the long fiction piece, “The Ground You Own,” by Kenton Smalley. What are you willing to give up for the things most important to you? longandshortlit.substack.com/p/the-ground...

Happy Thursday! Dig through the ashes with Lynn D. Gilbert in “Searching the Ashtray,” this week’s short poem. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/searching-...

Don your owl mask and step up to the bonfire in the short story “No Longer Sally,” this week’s offering by Jane Abbott. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/no-longer-...

Come question reality with us and poet John Brixter Tino in his hazy poem, “A Small Cloud with My Voice in It,” the second offering in our Smoke issue. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/a-small-cl...

Kicking off our Smoke issue is “Julie’s Fifth of July” by Travis Stephens—a concise glimpse of the aftermath of celebration. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/julies-fif...

It’s hard to believe we’re kicking off our second year of The Long & the Short of It—but thanks to you, our readers and submitters, here we are! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

Our podcast season finale is here! All four editors sit down and reflect on the previous episodes. We talk writing process, featured authors, our one-year anniversary, and the upcoming December theme (Addendum). Plus, we finish with LIGHTNING ROUND questions. open.spotify.com/episode/0ur8...

Meet the Editors: One Year of The Long and the Short of It

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And another thing--we're looking for your submissions to our "Addendum" issue! Give us the fine print, the correction, the exclusions-that-may-apply. Or perhaps it's a glossary or an afterthought, your-results-may-vary. Give us all of your addendums. thelongandtheshortofit.submittable.com/submit

Capping off our Hoopla! issue is a veritable carousel of men doing online dating wrong. “The Man Who Told Me His Trauma Before Saying Hello,” a short story by J.H. Lynn, is live today on Substack! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...

Polly Conway’s short prose poem “Do-Over” revels in the splendor of the late bloomer, swimming in glorious seascapes of carefully crafted sound. Dive in! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/do-over

This week’s dose of Hoopla! comes from Patrick Carella in the form of some short speculative fiction about a flamboyant strategy to eradicate crime. Read “Zoot Suit” on our Substack! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/zoot-suit

Kicking off our Hoopla! issue is “Customer Service,” a short poem from Joshua Walker stacked with mundane and magical surprises! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/customer-s...

Hullabaloo! Ballyhoo! Broohaha! Hoopla! The Long and the Short of It is capping Volume I with a party, issue VI, themed Hoopla! We have four pieces for you this month---can't wait to share! Read what our editor, Mary, has to say in regard to the work: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

To cap off our Vocation of Location issue, come with us to Riverbend Hospice, where an experienced nurse takes an aide under her wing. Read Peter Sherrill’s long story “Visitors.” longandshortlit.substack.com/p/visitors PS - Submissions for October Issue, Smoke, are open until August 31st!

Please enjoy this immersive short nonfiction essay "New Beginning," by CM Ruddy---The second piece in our special edition issue, Vocation of Location. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/new-beginn...

Happy Thursday! Please enjoy the first publication in our bonus issue, a short piece of fiction: "One Day in a Small World," by Lisa Tetzloff. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/one-week-i...

Surprise! The Long and the Short of It presents you with bonus readings for July! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

Author and Editor, Bailey Gaylin Moore sits down with the editors of The Long and the Short of It for a convo about growing up in the Ozarks, parenthood, and finding home. We explore philosophy, inspiration, and the drafting process. Listen Here: open.spotify.com/episode/51wi...

The Long and the Short of It is open for submissions! The theme for the first series of publications in our second volume is SMOKE. And, yay, we’ve reached Volume II! Thank you for submitting and growing with us! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/submissions

Please enjoy our final publication for June's issue, a fiction piece called, "Smarter Than Me," by J.T. Townley. longandshortlit.substack.com/p/smarter-th... PS - Send us your work!

This Thursday we’re featuring a sonnet by Kate Adams, “Destination,” whose delayed volta stopped us in our tracks! Read here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/destination

Our second publication for June is a tender short piece of creative nonfiction called, “Dear Body Fat,” by Dalanie Beach. Enjoy, and happy Thursday! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/dear-body-...

First up in our June issue is a walloping micro-poem by Ace Boggess: “Pillow Talk”! longandshortlit.substack.com/p/pillow-talk

The first publication from Issue V of the Long and the Short of It drops in TWO Days.⚡️💥 longandshortlit.substack.com/p/letter-fro...

Letter from the Editor: Cash Whitney

Turn, turn, turn. To everything, there is a changing of state.

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Fiction and CNF editor, Joey, has few recommendations among the best books he's read this year. Endling is a novel with a unique meta narrative, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows explores the gaps in English and the human experience, and Thank You For Staying With Me is a debut essay collection.

What have our editors been up to lately? Look no further than this featured article from their Alma Mater! www.alma.edu/news/alma-mf...

We’re so savage, we’re giving you an extra poem in May. PS - Submissions for our August Themed Issue are OPEN. Hoopla. Read "you wouldn't peg a farmer," here: longandshortlit.substack.com/p/you-wouldn...

Our second podcast episode is here! Kelsey Ronan joins us for a conversation about family, writing place, research, music. Kelsey Ronan is the author of the novel Chevy in the Hole. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4efy... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Three brilliant flash pieces from Brendan Todt in Okay Donkey 🔥🔥🔥

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“... she must never fold the poems she submitted to class. Henceforth she never did fold the poems because henceforth she never did permit herself to submit.” Three Stories by Brendan Todt, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/05/01/t...

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