GREAT NEWS! We’re extending our submissions for the upcoming December issue, Sweater in the Attic! Deadline extended to 11/10–next Monday! Send us your work!

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The Long & The Short of It presents the final piece in our October issue, Playlist for the Apocalypse, long-form creative nonfiction by Matty Weaver called, “Gainesville.”
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Please read and share and remember to submit your work by 10/31!

Our third publication for Playlist for the Apocalypse is live! A flash fiction piece, "Somewhere in the Dirt," by Jackie Reilly.
Read at the link below!
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PS - Submissions for Sweater in the Attic close October 31st! Send us your work!

We're excited to share the first piece from our October theme, Playlist for the Apocalypse---a short poem titled, "Soft Metal Tween teaches me about myself," by EJ Haley. Enjoy and watch for our next publication one week from today!
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Our October publications are coming your way! Here’s a letter from one of our editors—Joey Lamson Meyer—on our first issue: Playlist for the Apocalypse!
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Issue II of The Long and the Short of It, themed “The Sweater in the Attic,” is OPEN for submissions Sept. 15-Oct. 31, 2025.
What’s in your attic? Who’s in your sweater? What keeps you warm, or haunts your dreams?
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Submissions for our October Issue—Playlist for the Apocalypse—closes September 10th September 10th! Submit now!

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The Long & The Short of It is featured today on Alma College’s site! Thank you to Tim Rath for the article! Reminder: We are OPEN for submissions! Visit the link in our previous post or on our Substack to submit or read our guidelines!

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Submissions are open until September 10th for our inaugural October theme, Playlist for the Apocalypse. We want your fiction, your creative nonfiction, your poetry, your hybrid work, very short or very long, just absolutely not in moderation. Visit the link in our bio to submit!

Meet Joshua—The Long & The Short of It’s Poetry Editor!
Joshua Zeitler is a queer, nonbinary writer based in rural Michigan. They received their MFA in poetry from Alma College, and their work has appeared or is forthcoming in Ploughshares, Foglifter, & More!
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Meet Cash---A Creative Nonfiction and Visual Art Editor at The Long & The Short of It! Cash Whitney (he/him) is a trans graphic artist, writer, and teacher living in Metro-Detroit with his dog, Marlon. He likes long walks, coffee, plants, and pizza.

Meet Joey Lamson Meyer—Creative Nonfiction & Fiction Editor at The Long & The Short of It!
Joey Lamson Meyer is a neurodivergent writer and journalist from Durham, North Carolina. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from Susquehanna University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Alma college.

Meet Mary Chuey Bishop—Creative Nonfiction & Fiction Editor here at The Long & The Short of It!
Mary Chuey Bishop earned her MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction Creative Writing from Alma College, and presently writes, reads, loves, learns, and worries in Maryland with her family.