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A magazine of poetry and prose. Submissions are open through November 25! We pay $15 per accepted piece.
Read the piece that opens our newest issue for a poem, that, as our Poetry Reader put it, makes you feel like it's reading your mind. A showstopping opener by @graycious.bluesky.social.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Read the piece that opens our newest issue for a poem, that, as our Poetry Reader put it, makes you feel like it's reading your mind. A showstopping opener by @graycious.bluesky.social.
www.mudroommag.com/grace-alvino
www.mudroommag.com/grace-alvino
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Thank you, @mudroommag.bsky.social, for the kindest review of my book.
"Here, nature is not a place of primordial awe or solitude, but the undeniable self. It is so intoxicating, staggering, it can only be captured by comparisons to itself."
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"Here, nature is not a place of primordial awe or solitude, but the undeniable self. It is so intoxicating, staggering, it can only be captured by comparisons to itself."
🤩😊
www.mudroommag.com/book-reviews...
The Earth Room, A Review — MudRoom
The Earth Room "is a surreal, deeply immersive dive into a world unlike our own."
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January 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Thank you, @mudroommag.bsky.social, for the kindest review of my book.
"Here, nature is not a place of primordial awe or solitude, but the undeniable self. It is so intoxicating, staggering, it can only be captured by comparisons to itself."
🤩😊
www.mudroommag.com/book-reviews...
"Here, nature is not a place of primordial awe or solitude, but the undeniable self. It is so intoxicating, staggering, it can only be captured by comparisons to itself."
🤩😊
www.mudroommag.com/book-reviews...
Issue 20 is live! Check out the amazing work by Teo Vasilescu, @manateevanity.bsky.social, Aaron Rachel Selby, Charlie Harris, @gessicasakamoto.bsky.social, Annie Grimes, @graycious.bsky.social, Kelly Murashige, & Cathy Adams. And a review of The Earth Room by @danadiehl.bsky.social!
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January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Issue 20 is live! Check out the amazing work by Teo Vasilescu, @manateevanity.bsky.social, Aaron Rachel Selby, Charlie Harris, @gessicasakamoto.bsky.social, Annie Grimes, @graycious.bsky.social, Kelly Murashige, & Cathy Adams. And a review of The Earth Room by @danadiehl.bsky.social!
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Issue 20 goes live tomorrow. Prepare to be stunned.
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Issue 20 goes live tomorrow. Prepare to be stunned.
The caesuras in "Anti-Christ Architect" work to open the poem both physically and narratively. Read the beautiful piece by Ayesha Owais that closes Issue 19 here.
ANTI-CHRIST ARCHITECT, AYESHA OWAIS — MudRoom
Anti-christ architect
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December 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The caesuras in "Anti-Christ Architect" work to open the poem both physically and narratively. Read the beautiful piece by Ayesha Owais that closes Issue 19 here.
All Angie's hopes lie in the quest for a single flavor. Read Gabby Kiser's hilarious, deeply affecting story in Issue 19.
www.mudroommag.com/gabby-kiser
www.mudroommag.com/gabby-kiser
SPORADIC AVAILABILITY, GABBY KISER — MudRoom
Sporadic Availability
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December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
All Angie's hopes lie in the quest for a single flavor. Read Gabby Kiser's hilarious, deeply affecting story in Issue 19.
www.mudroommag.com/gabby-kiser
www.mudroommag.com/gabby-kiser
Watch what stays and what gets made as language disappears in "Burning Plastic Factories." Read Corey Miller's electric poem here:
www.mudroommag.com/corey-miller
www.mudroommag.com/corey-miller
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Watch what stays and what gets made as language disappears in "Burning Plastic Factories." Read Corey Miller's electric poem here:
www.mudroommag.com/corey-miller
www.mudroommag.com/corey-miller
Drifting on the bay, in the midst of grief and potential capsize, Joan makes an observation: "Grandma has pulled another freaky stunt." In "America Ding Hao," Christina Chiu crafts a story that is equal parts complex, humorous, and heart-breaking.
www.mudroommag.com/christina-chiu
www.mudroommag.com/christina-chiu
AMERICA DING HAO, CHRISTINA CHIU — MudRoom
America Ding Hao
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Drifting on the bay, in the midst of grief and potential capsize, Joan makes an observation: "Grandma has pulled another freaky stunt." In "America Ding Hao," Christina Chiu crafts a story that is equal parts complex, humorous, and heart-breaking.
www.mudroommag.com/christina-chiu
www.mudroommag.com/christina-chiu
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In "Hookup," Miss Jackson Newbern crafts an image that doesn't let go, making an incredible poem in the process. Read it here, along with the rest of Issue 19.
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HOOKUP, MISS JACKSON NEWBERN — MudRoom
Hookup
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November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In "Hookup," Miss Jackson Newbern crafts an image that doesn't let go, making an incredible poem in the process. Read it here, along with the rest of Issue 19.
www.mudroommag.com/miss-jackson...
www.mudroommag.com/miss-jackson...
Stephanie Powell takes a familiar form and makes a poem that reveals all the mechanics and anxieties that live beneath it. When we first read it, it haunted us. Check it out in our newest issue and let it haunt you too.
www.mudroommag.com/stephanie-po...
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SUBJECT: RE: MATERNITY LEAVE, STEPHANIE POWELL — MudRoom
subject: re: maternity leave
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October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Stephanie Powell takes a familiar form and makes a poem that reveals all the mechanics and anxieties that live beneath it. When we first read it, it haunted us. Check it out in our newest issue and let it haunt you too.
www.mudroommag.com/stephanie-po...
www.mudroommag.com/stephanie-po...
"After Hours" is intoxicating, mysterious, and a little bit scandalous. Read it here, then check out the rest of Issue 19.
AFTER HOURS, DANIEL MOHR — MudRoom
AFTER Hours
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"After Hours" is intoxicating, mysterious, and a little bit scandalous. Read it here, then check out the rest of Issue 19.
Congrats congrats congrats to MudRoom's Best of the Net nominees! Read their contributions here:
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October 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congrats congrats congrats to MudRoom's Best of the Net nominees! Read their contributions here:
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www.mudroommag.com/bestofthenet...
MudRoom is open for submissions through November 25! Send us your prose, poetry, and visual art for Issue 20.
Submissions — MudRoom
Submissions are open! Send us your work through November 25.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
MudRoom is open for submissions through November 25! Send us your prose, poetry, and visual art for Issue 20.
Impossible to post any part of Bryan Thomas Daly’s incredible poem without spoiling it. Read to see why it opens Issue 19.
SLOUGH, BRYAN THOMAS DALY — MudRoom
Slough
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September 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Impossible to post any part of Bryan Thomas Daly’s incredible poem without spoiling it. Read to see why it opens Issue 19.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
September 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Issue 19 is live! Check out incredible work by @IronBrewer, @bryanthomasdaly, Christina Chiu, Miss Jackson Newbern, Stephanie Powell, Ayesha Owais, Daniel Mohr, and Gabby Kiser. And beautiful cover art by Jacelyn Yap!
www.mudroommag.com/no-19
www.mudroommag.com/no-19
September 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Issue 19 is live! Check out incredible work by @IronBrewer, @bryanthomasdaly, Christina Chiu, Miss Jackson Newbern, Stephanie Powell, Ayesha Owais, Daniel Mohr, and Gabby Kiser. And beautiful cover art by Jacelyn Yap!
www.mudroommag.com/no-19
www.mudroommag.com/no-19
Issue 19 goes live on September 1 🐐
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Issue 19 goes live on September 1 🐐
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August 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community:
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
@crowkeys.bsky.social
@dogteethlit.bsky.social
@foglifterpress.bsky.social
@gladeyepress.bsky.social
@mudroommag.bsky.social
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“Pudgy,” despite its forthcoming structure, gently pulls us off the expected path. The result? We reach the end and say “Of course, of course,” and immediately go back to the beginning to start again.
VAIDHY MAHALINGAM — MudRoom
Pudgy , Vaidhy Mahalingam
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August 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Pudgy,” despite its forthcoming structure, gently pulls us off the expected path. The result? We reach the end and say “Of course, of course,” and immediately go back to the beginning to start again.
Can you create a world without grief? Or does even its absence make it? Read I Echo's transformative, meditative poem in Issue 18.
www.mudroommag.com/i-echo
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I ECHO — MudRoom
“Lost,” I Echo
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August 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Can you create a world without grief? Or does even its absence make it? Read I Echo's transformative, meditative poem in Issue 18.
www.mudroommag.com/i-echo
www.mudroommag.com/i-echo
Silverfish by Elisa Luna Ady is a poem that moves with speed and precision. Read the whole piece here along with the rest of Issue 18.
ELISA LUNA ADY — MudRoom
“Silverfish,” Elisa Luna Ady
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August 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Silverfish by Elisa Luna Ady is a poem that moves with speed and precision. Read the whole piece here along with the rest of Issue 18.
Somewhere in this family, Skinner senses a secret story. But how do we make stories out of other people?
Check out Robert Stone's mysterious, compelling piece in Issue 19.
Check out Robert Stone's mysterious, compelling piece in Issue 19.
ROBERT STONE — MudRoom
Vacancy, Robert Stone
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July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Somewhere in this family, Skinner senses a secret story. But how do we make stories out of other people?
Check out Robert Stone's mysterious, compelling piece in Issue 19.
Check out Robert Stone's mysterious, compelling piece in Issue 19.
Last day to submit to MudRoom for issue 19! Or else you have to wait until October (scary 🎃)
July 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Last day to submit to MudRoom for issue 19! Or else you have to wait until October (scary 🎃)