Peatsmoke Journal
@psmokejournal.bsky.social
Online literary journal committed to diverse voices, accessibility, and to writers. Fiction, nonfiction, poems, flash, hybrid, art.
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We are thrilled to announce our PEN/Robert J. Dau Emerging Writer Nominations!
🌟"Where to Look" by Brian Lynch
🌟"The Blue Jays Are Imported" by Peter Alsante
🌟"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
🌟"Eighth Place" by Sarai Abram
🌟"Where to Look" by Brian Lynch
🌟"The Blue Jays Are Imported" by Peter Alsante
🌟"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
🌟"Eighth Place" by Sarai Abram
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We are thrilled to announce our PEN/Robert J. Dau Emerging Writer Nominations!
🌟"Where to Look" by Brian Lynch
🌟"The Blue Jays Are Imported" by Peter Alsante
🌟"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
🌟"Eighth Place" by Sarai Abram
🌟"Where to Look" by Brian Lynch
🌟"The Blue Jays Are Imported" by Peter Alsante
🌟"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
🌟"Eighth Place" by Sarai Abram
"I kept the tooth in my pocket all night, feeling it through the fabric while I watched my parents orbit each other like two planets that forgot they were supposed to share gravity."
Read "Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras!
Art: “Ya Big Baboon” by Matthew Fertel
Read "Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras!
Art: “Ya Big Baboon” by Matthew Fertel
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"I kept the tooth in my pocket all night, feeling it through the fabric while I watched my parents orbit each other like two planets that forgot they were supposed to share gravity."
Read "Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras!
Art: “Ya Big Baboon” by Matthew Fertel
Read "Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras!
Art: “Ya Big Baboon” by Matthew Fertel
Not a trick, but rather a treat! We will be open for ALL genres October 30-31st!
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Not a trick, but rather a treat! We will be open for ALL genres October 30-31st!
"If he was the egg. Or the frying pan. Or the man he was, or could have been. All I know is this: he scrambled it anyway."
Read the full "The Odds" by Emily Portillo on our website!
Art: “Spring’s Coming” by Yan Jiang
Read the full "The Odds" by Emily Portillo on our website!
Art: “Spring’s Coming” by Yan Jiang
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"If he was the egg. Or the frying pan. Or the man he was, or could have been. All I know is this: he scrambled it anyway."
Read the full "The Odds" by Emily Portillo on our website!
Art: “Spring’s Coming” by Yan Jiang
Read the full "The Odds" by Emily Portillo on our website!
Art: “Spring’s Coming” by Yan Jiang
When you clear the leaves, you'll see our Fall 2025 Issue is here!
Featured Contest Winners
🍁"The Odds" by Emily Portillo (Poetry)
🍁"Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras (Fiction)
🍁"Orange Juice" by @dfcohen.bsky.social (Flash)
Fiction
🍁"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
Featured Contest Winners
🍁"The Odds" by Emily Portillo (Poetry)
🍁"Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras (Fiction)
🍁"Orange Juice" by @dfcohen.bsky.social (Flash)
Fiction
🍁"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
When you clear the leaves, you'll see our Fall 2025 Issue is here!
Featured Contest Winners
🍁"The Odds" by Emily Portillo (Poetry)
🍁"Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras (Fiction)
🍁"Orange Juice" by @dfcohen.bsky.social (Flash)
Fiction
🍁"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
Featured Contest Winners
🍁"The Odds" by Emily Portillo (Poetry)
🍁"Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras (Fiction)
🍁"Orange Juice" by @dfcohen.bsky.social (Flash)
Fiction
🍁"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
The wait is over... Congratulations to our Best of Net 2026 nominees!
Cortez
@manateevanity.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn
Annastacia Stegall
Sarah Burke
Sullivan Jordan
Eric Roy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
Garth Pavell
Ruby Wang
Ara Deinde
Sewkhy Tan
Cortez
@manateevanity.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn
Annastacia Stegall
Sarah Burke
Sullivan Jordan
Eric Roy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
Garth Pavell
Ruby Wang
Ara Deinde
Sewkhy Tan
October 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The wait is over... Congratulations to our Best of Net 2026 nominees!
Cortez
@manateevanity.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn
Annastacia Stegall
Sarah Burke
Sullivan Jordan
Eric Roy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
Garth Pavell
Ruby Wang
Ara Deinde
Sewkhy Tan
Cortez
@manateevanity.bsky.social
Rachel Dorn
Annastacia Stegall
Sarah Burke
Sullivan Jordan
Eric Roy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
Garth Pavell
Ruby Wang
Ara Deinde
Sewkhy Tan
"Lucky for him something in me is like a sheep with a bell. But not all of me. And lately the clapper’s started going wonky, almost like an alarm."
Read more of "Bitters" by Sarah Bess Jaffe on our website!
Art: “Contrite Respite” by Brooke Walker
Read more of "Bitters" by Sarah Bess Jaffe on our website!
Art: “Contrite Respite” by Brooke Walker
October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Lucky for him something in me is like a sheep with a bell. But not all of me. And lately the clapper’s started going wonky, almost like an alarm."
Read more of "Bitters" by Sarah Bess Jaffe on our website!
Art: “Contrite Respite” by Brooke Walker
Read more of "Bitters" by Sarah Bess Jaffe on our website!
Art: “Contrite Respite” by Brooke Walker
"The sun hit the cloudbank a fist’s width above the horizon and swelled enormously, pregnant with its own death, melting, bleeding, then spilling into the sea, metal and crucible as one..." - @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social "r/Hell"
Art: “Harpies” by Rollin Jewett
Art: “Harpies” by Rollin Jewett
September 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"The sun hit the cloudbank a fist’s width above the horizon and swelled enormously, pregnant with its own death, melting, bleeding, then spilling into the sea, metal and crucible as one..." - @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social "r/Hell"
Art: “Harpies” by Rollin Jewett
Art: “Harpies” by Rollin Jewett
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“She turns herself upright but otherwise remains still, like she’s choosing whether to give up or go on. It takes a moment to regain your bearings when you survive. To recalculate your odds.”
@andreabishop.bsky.social in @psmokejournal.bsky.social www.peatsmokejournal.com/summer-2025-...
@andreabishop.bsky.social in @psmokejournal.bsky.social www.peatsmokejournal.com/summer-2025-...
Our Goldfinch Math Doesn't Add Up — Peatsmoke
Andrea Bishop She turns herself upright but otherwise remains still, like she’s choosing whether to give up or go on. It takes a moment to regain your bearings when you survive. To recalculate your ...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“She turns herself upright but otherwise remains still, like she’s choosing whether to give up or go on. It takes a moment to regain your bearings when you survive. To recalculate your odds.”
@andreabishop.bsky.social in @psmokejournal.bsky.social www.peatsmokejournal.com/summer-2025-...
@andreabishop.bsky.social in @psmokejournal.bsky.social www.peatsmokejournal.com/summer-2025-...
It's almost sweater season... What's up your sleeve?
We are OPEN for submissions for ALL genres!
We are OPEN for submissions for ALL genres!
September 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It's almost sweater season... What's up your sleeve?
We are OPEN for submissions for ALL genres!
We are OPEN for submissions for ALL genres!
"She turns herself upright but otherwise remains still, like she’s choosing whether to give up or go on. It takes a moment to regain your bearings when you survive."
Read "Our Goldfinch Math Doesn't Add Up" by @andreabishop.bsky.social on our website!
Art: “Queencard” by Lindsay Liang
Read "Our Goldfinch Math Doesn't Add Up" by @andreabishop.bsky.social on our website!
Art: “Queencard” by Lindsay Liang
September 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"She turns herself upright but otherwise remains still, like she’s choosing whether to give up or go on. It takes a moment to regain your bearings when you survive."
Read "Our Goldfinch Math Doesn't Add Up" by @andreabishop.bsky.social on our website!
Art: “Queencard” by Lindsay Liang
Read "Our Goldfinch Math Doesn't Add Up" by @andreabishop.bsky.social on our website!
Art: “Queencard” by Lindsay Liang
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An honor to be a finalist! Thank you so much, @psmokejournal.bsky.social 🙏💚💜💙❤️
Our 2025 Summer Editor's Prize Contest has come to an end! We'd like to thank everyone for their submissions- it made our job so hard! Without further ado, here are our winners!
August 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An honor to be a finalist! Thank you so much, @psmokejournal.bsky.social 🙏💚💜💙❤️
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Congrats to the winners of the @psmokejournal.bsky.social Summer Editor's Prize! 👏 Delighted to be a finalist & be included in the next issue, in such fine company! 🥰
Our 2025 Summer Editor's Prize Contest has come to an end! We'd like to thank everyone for their submissions- it made our job so hard! Without further ado, here are our winners!
September 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Congrats to the winners of the @psmokejournal.bsky.social Summer Editor's Prize! 👏 Delighted to be a finalist & be included in the next issue, in such fine company! 🥰
Our 2025 Summer Editor's Prize Contest has come to an end! We'd like to thank everyone for their submissions- it made our job so hard! Without further ado, here are our winners!
August 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Our 2025 Summer Editor's Prize Contest has come to an end! We'd like to thank everyone for their submissions- it made our job so hard! Without further ado, here are our winners!
In case you've missed it... we are OPEN for art submissions!
August 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In case you've missed it... we are OPEN for art submissions!
"Paris and Pulitzer Prizes are good pearls for other pails. Only let me have eternity in the overalls of the ordinary."
Read "Full on Empty" by Angela Townsend if you are feeling toot-avoidant!
Art: "Lamb3" by Katie Lamb
Read "Full on Empty" by Angela Townsend if you are feeling toot-avoidant!
Art: "Lamb3" by Katie Lamb
August 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
"Paris and Pulitzer Prizes are good pearls for other pails. Only let me have eternity in the overalls of the ordinary."
Read "Full on Empty" by Angela Townsend if you are feeling toot-avoidant!
Art: "Lamb3" by Katie Lamb
Read "Full on Empty" by Angela Townsend if you are feeling toot-avoidant!
Art: "Lamb3" by Katie Lamb
Huge congratulations to Jennifer S. Lange for being selected for Best of Net 2025 with "Sticks and Stones" which was featured in our Winter 2024 Issue! Hurrah!
August 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Huge congratulations to Jennifer S. Lange for being selected for Best of Net 2025 with "Sticks and Stones" which was featured in our Winter 2024 Issue! Hurrah!
Calling all poets! We are reopening our 2025 Summer Editor's Contest for poetry through this Friday, 8/8! We can't wait to see what you send our way!
August 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Calling all poets! We are reopening our 2025 Summer Editor's Contest for poetry through this Friday, 8/8! We can't wait to see what you send our way!
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Check out some really cool work by emerging artists and writers! (Including myself, haha)
Our Summer 2025 Issue is HERE! www.peatsmokejournal.com
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
Peatsmoke
Peatsmoke is a literary journal committed to publishing fresh and exciting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
www.peatsmokejournal.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Check out some really cool work by emerging artists and writers! (Including myself, haha)
There are only a few hours left on our 2025 Summer Editor's Prize Contest! Submit on our website!
August 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
There are only a few hours left on our 2025 Summer Editor's Prize Contest! Submit on our website!
We have been FLOODED with amazing pieces for our 2025 Summer Editor's Competition! Don't forget the competition closes tomorrow! We would love to hear from you!
August 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We have been FLOODED with amazing pieces for our 2025 Summer Editor's Competition! Don't forget the competition closes tomorrow! We would love to hear from you!
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So excited to be included in this lineup. Thanks @psmokejournal.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️ Looking forward to reading the other stories.
Our Summer 2025 Issue is HERE! www.peatsmokejournal.com
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
Peatsmoke
Peatsmoke is a literary journal committed to publishing fresh and exciting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
www.peatsmokejournal.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So excited to be included in this lineup. Thanks @psmokejournal.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️ Looking forward to reading the other stories.
"The party ends. The aftertaste lingers." Read "The Host Family" by Rachana Pathak on our website today for a story that lingers!
Art: “Novalis 2025” by Milena Makani
Art: “Novalis 2025” by Milena Makani
July 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"The party ends. The aftertaste lingers." Read "The Host Family" by Rachana Pathak on our website today for a story that lingers!
Art: “Novalis 2025” by Milena Makani
Art: “Novalis 2025” by Milena Makani
Our Summer 2025 Issue is HERE! www.peatsmokejournal.com
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
Peatsmoke
Peatsmoke is a literary journal committed to publishing fresh and exciting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
www.peatsmokejournal.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our Summer 2025 Issue is HERE! www.peatsmokejournal.com
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
Our Summer 2025 Issue, launching TOMORROW, is definitely bringing the heat. Please enjoy this beautiful art piece, "Lamb3", by Jennifer Lamb which was selected for the cover!
July 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Our Summer 2025 Issue, launching TOMORROW, is definitely bringing the heat. Please enjoy this beautiful art piece, "Lamb3", by Jennifer Lamb which was selected for the cover!