@pacificalit.bsky.social
Lit mag based in the great Northwest. Publishing fiction, poetry, and CNF since 2012. 100% indie. In full effect at all times.
Timeline: fucked since 2016
Cause: Chicago Cubs winning World Series
Theory: fight poison with poison
Antidote: Seattle Mariners win World Series
Do the right thing, America
Cause: Chicago Cubs winning World Series
Theory: fight poison with poison
Antidote: Seattle Mariners win World Series
Do the right thing, America
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September 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Timeline: fucked since 2016
Cause: Chicago Cubs winning World Series
Theory: fight poison with poison
Antidote: Seattle Mariners win World Series
Do the right thing, America
Cause: Chicago Cubs winning World Series
Theory: fight poison with poison
Antidote: Seattle Mariners win World Series
Do the right thing, America
It's true, we are! So, uh....send us stuff? 👉🥵👈
@pacificalit.bsky.social is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our upcoming issue. If you haven't heard, PLR is an independent mag based in Seattle. For guidelines on how to submit, check out their submissions page: www.pacificareview.com/submissions/
September 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It's true, we are! So, uh....send us stuff? 👉🥵👈
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We carry versions of our people in us. How tricky it can be to sort our version of them from the real thing.
Thank you @pacificalit.bsky.social, my therapist, and Internal Family Systems. #ifs
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Thank you @pacificalit.bsky.social, my therapist, and Internal Family Systems. #ifs
www.pacificareview.com/issue-21-2/
September 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We carry versions of our people in us. How tricky it can be to sort our version of them from the real thing.
Thank you @pacificalit.bsky.social, my therapist, and Internal Family Systems. #ifs
www.pacificareview.com/issue-21-2/
Thank you @pacificalit.bsky.social, my therapist, and Internal Family Systems. #ifs
www.pacificareview.com/issue-21-2/
⏰ISSUE 21.3 IS LIVE⏰ feat. Jason Allen, David Borofka, Gary Duehr, Edidiong Uzoma Essien, @hggilham.bsky.social, Aliza Haskal, Joi Haskins, @taralabovich.bsky.social, Patrick Meeds, John A. Nieves, Joey Wańczyk, & @severinwiggenhorn.bsky.social. Behold & be held:
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Pacifica Literary Review
Publishing online and in print since 2012. Based in the great northwest.
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September 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
⏰ISSUE 21.3 IS LIVE⏰ feat. Jason Allen, David Borofka, Gary Duehr, Edidiong Uzoma Essien, @hggilham.bsky.social, Aliza Haskal, Joi Haskins, @taralabovich.bsky.social, Patrick Meeds, John A. Nieves, Joey Wańczyk, & @severinwiggenhorn.bsky.social. Behold & be held:
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Subs for January issue will open tomorrow. Subs we're after: poetry, cheese steaks, fiction, CNF, chicken parm, & those 6 foot party subs. Extra oil & vinegar b/c we don't fukk w/dry things over here
September 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Subs for January issue will open tomorrow. Subs we're after: poetry, cheese steaks, fiction, CNF, chicken parm, & those 6 foot party subs. Extra oil & vinegar b/c we don't fukk w/dry things over here
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Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.
Currently working thru the subs for the September issue, if u sent work & haven't heard back from us yet it's either 1) a good sign, or 2) we're slacking. Stay tuned to find out which
August 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Currently working thru the subs for the September issue, if u sent work & haven't heard back from us yet it's either 1) a good sign, or 2) we're slacking. Stay tuned to find out which
Last day to send us ur writing for the Sept issue. So do it. That's it, end marketing
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August 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Last day to send us ur writing for the Sept issue. So do it. That's it, end marketing
Subs for the Sept edition close in 5 days, so this is excellent timing
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Literary Short Stories feat. @pacificalit.bsky.social @reckoningmag.bsky.social @mergansermagazine.bsky.social @januaryhouselit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Literary Short Stories feat. @pacificalit.bsky.social @reckoningmag.bsky.social @mergansermagazine.bsky.social @januaryhouselit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/general-literary-short-stories-16h6r2Wb
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August 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Subs for the Sept edition close in 5 days, so this is excellent timing
Resisting the urge to continually fill ur feed with marketing, but we're still here and still taking submissions for the September edition. Details & all that at www.pacificareview.com
This concludes our contribution to ur advertising caloric intake
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Pacifica Literary Review
Publishing online and in print since 2012. Based in the great northwest.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Resisting the urge to continually fill ur feed with marketing, but we're still here and still taking submissions for the September edition. Details & all that at www.pacificareview.com
This concludes our contribution to ur advertising caloric intake
This concludes our contribution to ur advertising caloric intake
We'll be at the Chuckanut Writer's Conference in Bellingham this weekend, so if ur going stop by and say hi! If ur not going, WHY NOT? Don't u deserve some enjoyment, community, inspiration? Of course u do
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June 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We'll be at the Chuckanut Writer's Conference in Bellingham this weekend, so if ur going stop by and say hi! If ur not going, WHY NOT? Don't u deserve some enjoyment, community, inspiration? Of course u do
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Taking a shot every time Submittable adds another click to access the subs
June 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Taking a shot every time Submittable adds another click to access the subs
New Folio today, feat. Josh Bettinger! "Oneirophobia" explores the confluence/collision of the intensely personal with the aggressively impersonal, memory told through water, and the struggle to preserve the quiet intimacies we create to defend ourselves:
www.pacificareview.com/oneirophobia/
www.pacificareview.com/oneirophobia/
Oneirophobia - Pacifica Literary Review
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June 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
New Folio today, feat. Josh Bettinger! "Oneirophobia" explores the confluence/collision of the intensely personal with the aggressively impersonal, memory told through water, and the struggle to preserve the quiet intimacies we create to defend ourselves:
www.pacificareview.com/oneirophobia/
www.pacificareview.com/oneirophobia/
New issue is LIVE and IN FULL EFFECT. Feat. Miriam Akervall, @daynabateman.bsky.social, @ebenbein.bsky.social , @danielbrennanreads.bsky.social, Karan Kapoor, JP Kemmick, @poetryphone.bsky.social, Megan Snyder-Camp, @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social, & Virginia Watts
Be astonished: www.pacificareview.com
Be astonished: www.pacificareview.com
Pacifica Literary Review
Publishing online and in print since 2012. Based in the great northwest.
www.pacificareview.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
New issue is LIVE and IN FULL EFFECT. Feat. Miriam Akervall, @daynabateman.bsky.social, @ebenbein.bsky.social , @danielbrennanreads.bsky.social, Karan Kapoor, JP Kemmick, @poetryphone.bsky.social, Megan Snyder-Camp, @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social, & Virginia Watts
Be astonished: www.pacificareview.com
Be astonished: www.pacificareview.com
Issue 21.2 will drop in next couple days, feat. the full unmitigated power of:
Jory Mickelson
Eben Bein
Megan Snyder-Camp
JP Kemmick
Miriam Akervall
Daniel Brennan
Dayna Bateman
Karan Kapoor
Virginia Watts
Sarp Sozdinler
Visual representation of everything in issue below
Jory Mickelson
Eben Bein
Megan Snyder-Camp
JP Kemmick
Miriam Akervall
Daniel Brennan
Dayna Bateman
Karan Kapoor
Virginia Watts
Sarp Sozdinler
Visual representation of everything in issue below
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May 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Issue 21.2 will drop in next couple days, feat. the full unmitigated power of:
Jory Mickelson
Eben Bein
Megan Snyder-Camp
JP Kemmick
Miriam Akervall
Daniel Brennan
Dayna Bateman
Karan Kapoor
Virginia Watts
Sarp Sozdinler
Visual representation of everything in issue below
Jory Mickelson
Eben Bein
Megan Snyder-Camp
JP Kemmick
Miriam Akervall
Daniel Brennan
Dayna Bateman
Karan Kapoor
Virginia Watts
Sarp Sozdinler
Visual representation of everything in issue below
New issue drops this week & until then subs are OPEN once again. P/F/CNF is our A/S/L
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May 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
New issue drops this week & until then subs are OPEN once again. P/F/CNF is our A/S/L
Subs will reopen on 5/5, so if u missed us last time around: viola, ur opportunity re-presents itself, evergreen & seductive.
If u did not miss us last time around, but instead withheld ur work of immense power & beauty: dick move, bro. Remedy this oversight & we'll let bygones begones
If u did not miss us last time around, but instead withheld ur work of immense power & beauty: dick move, bro. Remedy this oversight & we'll let bygones begones
May 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Subs will reopen on 5/5, so if u missed us last time around: viola, ur opportunity re-presents itself, evergreen & seductive.
If u did not miss us last time around, but instead withheld ur work of immense power & beauty: dick move, bro. Remedy this oversight & we'll let bygones begones
If u did not miss us last time around, but instead withheld ur work of immense power & beauty: dick move, bro. Remedy this oversight & we'll let bygones begones
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Happy #PubDay to Alina Stefanescu’s MY HERESIES!! In these poems, @alinaetc.bsky.social probes the boundaries the sacred and the profane—a hauntological mapping of life, love, family, and womanhood.
Get your copy at the link in our bio!
Get your copy at the link in our bio!
April 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Happy #PubDay to Alina Stefanescu’s MY HERESIES!! In these poems, @alinaetc.bsky.social probes the boundaries the sacred and the profane—a hauntological mapping of life, love, family, and womanhood.
Get your copy at the link in our bio!
Get your copy at the link in our bio!
Currently making the calls for the new issue & gotta say y'all are making it real difficult. Shout out to all u rock stars out there, even if u don't make this one know that ur doing absolutely astonishing work <3
April 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Currently making the calls for the new issue & gotta say y'all are making it real difficult. Shout out to all u rock stars out there, even if u don't make this one know that ur doing absolutely astonishing work <3
You have 6 hours
You have 6 hours
You have 6 hours
Subs close at 9 PM Pacific
Here is Denzel who will be helping us emphasize this point
You have 6 hours
You have 6 hours
Subs close at 9 PM Pacific
Here is Denzel who will be helping us emphasize this point
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April 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You have 6 hours
You have 6 hours
You have 6 hours
Subs close at 9 PM Pacific
Here is Denzel who will be helping us emphasize this point
You have 6 hours
You have 6 hours
Subs close at 9 PM Pacific
Here is Denzel who will be helping us emphasize this point
3 days til subs close for May issue! Also: big shoutout to @abipollokoff.bsky.social's debut book of wonders out 2day: redhen.org/book/night-m...
We bought like 3 copies lol
We bought like 3 copies lol
night myths • • before the body - Red Hen Press
What are the stories we tell our bodies about our bodies? What are the myths we tell ourselves about ourselves? night myths • • before the body illuminates the dichotomies contemporary women grapple w...
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April 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
3 days til subs close for May issue! Also: big shoutout to @abipollokoff.bsky.social's debut book of wonders out 2day: redhen.org/book/night-m...
We bought like 3 copies lol
We bought like 3 copies lol
Subs close 4/25, u have 10 days to send us something that is gonna kick our teeth right down our throats & yes we are comfortable w/that metaphor. Pls do not send our actual teeth down our actual throats tho, they are considered luxury bones & we need them
April 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Subs close 4/25, u have 10 days to send us something that is gonna kick our teeth right down our throats & yes we are comfortable w/that metaphor. Pls do not send our actual teeth down our actual throats tho, they are considered luxury bones & we need them
Subs for the May issue will close on 4/25, so u got about 2 weeks to send us ur absolute finest wordsmithing. We print it, u get paid, ur lonely exes google u late at night in a fit of melancholy & see one more byline indicating what a mistake they made. We live in Spite World, use it or lose it 🥰😎😈
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April 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Subs for the May issue will close on 4/25, so u got about 2 weeks to send us ur absolute finest wordsmithing. We print it, u get paid, ur lonely exes google u late at night in a fit of melancholy & see one more byline indicating what a mistake they made. We live in Spite World, use it or lose it 🥰😎😈
Subs will close for the May issue on 4/25, so send us something good! That u personally wrote! If we see any AI slop we're gonna get fussy
April 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Subs will close for the May issue on 4/25, so send us something good! That u personally wrote! If we see any AI slop we're gonna get fussy
Been made aware of an issue w/some of the work we've previously published on new pages. Seems to be the result of miscommunication w/our design guy & we're working to get everything shipshape. Thx for ur patience, here is a mighty ship
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March 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Been made aware of an issue w/some of the work we've previously published on new pages. Seems to be the result of miscommunication w/our design guy & we're working to get everything shipshape. Thx for ur patience, here is a mighty ship