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Ultramarine Literary Review @ultramarinelitrev.bsky.social · Sep 22
New call for submissions!

We are looking for:

-Christmas horror stories
-Winter tales
-Christmas stories set in summer

DEADLINE DECEMBER 10th!

Max. 3,000 words per story, we accept submissions in English or in Spanish.
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A new poem about dealing with loneliness during Christmas by Sam Hendrian is now out on our site. Check it out!

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Reminders of Loss
by Sam HendrianLay awake ‘til 6 AM Waiting for the sun to rise So the shops would be open again And the radio would play something more relatable.The happiest day of the year Is the most miserable for...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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A new poem full of yearning, pining, longing by Steve Evans is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #lovepoem #yearning #longing #bookblog #publishing #poetrymag
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Longing
by Steve EvansMy mouth is full of the aftertasteof chocolate,of red wine’s soothing soliloquies,and many other promises,but all they really speak about is you.I’m not feeling guilty, though.What am I ...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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A new poem by Syeda Kanwal Batool Naqvi is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #poetrymag #surrealism #artmag #bookblog #publishing
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The Minuscule Creatures
by Syeda Kanwal Batool NaqviRemembering the old-gone daysWhile sitting alone, at the prayer mat, after FajarEvery muscle of the body in the state of crispdue to icy, frosty, blustery winters,Listening...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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A new Egyptian ecohorror supernatural short story by Walid Abdallah @Walid249 is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #ecohorror #shortfiction #supernatural #horrorstory #bookblog #egypt #publishing
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The Willow's Curse
by Walid AbdallahThe village of Qaryat al-Nahr lay sprawled across the Nile’s fertile banks, its people rising and resting to the rhythm of the river. By day, the place glowed with a charm no painter ...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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A new short story/prose poem about the futility of astrology by Gary Welsh is now out on our site. Art by Olena Samoilyk.

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #astrology #starsigns #bookblog #shortfiction #prosepoetry
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The Star Signs of Sceptics
by Gary WelshShe was an Aquarius; he didn’t give a shit about astrology. He told her there were no stars in the sky the night he was born, and hence no constellation to stereotype him with. He didn’t ...
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January 21, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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A new short story about cancer and fulfilling dreams by Virginia Elizabeth Hayes is now out on our site. Art by Zach Bankhead. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #shortfiction #northernlights #auoraborealis #bookblog
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Night Nineteen
by Virginia Elizabeth HayesEleanor looked out the crooked bedroom window wondering about the law of averages. Nineteen days ago, she rented a house that was really a collection of added-on rooms, that...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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A new food poem about bread by contributor Renz Chester R. Gumaru is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #foodpoetry #bread #poetrymag #foodpoem #bookblog #publishing
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Simple Bread
by Renz Chester R. GumaruWarm dough slowly rises,holding quiet strength.Simple ingredients become more,shaped gently into life.Golden crust cracks,releasing warm, drifting steam.A scent of calm comfor...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Un nuevo poema sobre la muerte y el dolor por Mìodrag Kojadínović ha sido publicado en nuestro sitio. Revísalo abajo!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #poesia #poema #Kadbudemmrtavibeo #croatiancinema #bookblog #publishing
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Cuando estés muerto y blanco, papá
por Mìodrag KojadínovićSe alza en el tanatorio, fantasma tiránica de mi juventud. Su mueca sigue casi igual, una daga de homofobia, siempre afilada. Mi padre lo detuvo en la secundaria, habló con el s...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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A new prose poetry piece about existence by Solape Adeyemi is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #prosepoetry #existentialism #bookblog #publishing
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Somehow I Still Exist
by Solape AdeyemiI walk through days that feel already decided, as if every door has been measured and I was found a fraction too small. Compliments arrive like echoes in an empty room, soft, distorte...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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A new short story by about Malaysian Flight 370 by Malkeet Kaur is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #suspensestory #flight370 #bookblog #publishing #shortfiction #shortstory #booktwt
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The Silence of Wings
by Malkeet KaurIt takes off from the runway, a thundering metal bird let loose into the twinkling night sky, its landing gear crunching before folding in. Inside the long, seemingly secure tube, hundr...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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A new poem about desire by Malkeet Kaur is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #desire #lovepoem #bookblog #publishing #poetrymag
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The Silence After Fire
by Malkeet KaurWhen their worlds collided,the air thickened -sparks caught on skin,and the night held its breath.He, the dark lord of reason;She, the Titian goddess of defiance.At dusk, they forgot th...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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A new love poem on the sea by John Swain is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #agate #semipreciousstone #sea #lovepoem #bookblog #publishing
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Agate
by John SwainAgate the sea wreathes mosaic,we wade in the shallow,we float on gold rosettes to the diamondback sandbar,your eyes fletch the sunlight, the sun stills in prism.The sky shines to billow t...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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A new short story and flash fiction maritime piece about whaling by James Callan is now out on our site. Check it out!

#literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteria #litmag #shortstory #flashfiction #whaling #whalehunting #maritime #bookblog #mobydick
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One More for the Essex
by James CallanShe rose from her ocean bed, roused from the dark by her need to breathe. Like stars, like Cetus in the night sky, she brought light to the world off the glint of her back. She was silv...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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A book review of the recently published Refugium by Eric Nicholas is now out on our site!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #bookreview #ARC #refugium #ericnicholas #bookblog #publishing #booktwt #pleistocene #historicalfiction
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Refugium Book Review
by Catalina Bonati3.75/5 stars ★★★⯪☆Refugium by Eric Nicholas (2025) is a novel set in the Pleistocene, where several different types of pre-humans co-habitate as they take refuge from the Toba super-...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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It is unacceptable that a major publishing house is preferring AI to human translation, as if they don't understand what makes literature and art human and great. So disappointing. I hope this is not a trend.
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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A new experimental poem about the flowers and the bees by Tazeen Erum is now out on our site. Art by Nataliya Derevyanko. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #poetrymag #bees #springtime #bookblog
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Beneath the Buzz
by Tazeen ErumThe DroneIn a ring of happy blossoms—some clamped by stem,others brushing petals by chance—a single drone buzzed,unwinged, earthbound,hating the pull of gravity.         The BlossomsCaug...
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January 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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A new poem about American imperialism over Venezuela by Vern Fein is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #venezuela #imperialism #oil #piracy #venezuelanoil #bookblog #publishing
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Old Man and the Sea
by Vern FeinOur nation begins to attack fishing boats,supposed drug dealers, fentanyl.But these are fishermen, one old manand his sons blown up. Venezuela sues us for murder. Suppose, a long time ago,...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A new Christmas ghost story by Owen Townend is now out on our site. Art by Marilyn Dunlap. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #christmas #ghoststory #christmashorror #paranormal #bookblog #publishing
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A Small Glass of Sherry
by Owen TownendWinter’s early dark and sudden chill often sets me in search of comfort. Familiar ground for better or worse. That December night brought me to the tired town of Feldon, one of four pla...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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A new photograph of architecture in Bristol along with an artist statement by Dominik Slusarczyk is now out on out site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #bristol #ukphotography #artmag #urbanphotography
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Bristol by Dominik Slusarkczyk | Art and Photography
Taken with a Google Pixel 10 Pro. Artist statement: I am interested in how the small parts of the world combine to make the cities and towns we live in. I take photos of the kind of things you would...
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December 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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A new book review of Jacob Moon's recently published crime horror novel Letter 26 is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #bookreview #letter26 #jacobmoon #horrornovel #bookblog #arc #horror
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Letter 26 Book Review
by Catalina Bonati2.5/5 stars ★★⯪☆☆Jacob Moon’s Letter 26 (2024) is a thriller that centers around Abby, a dietitian who is abducted by a serial killer who is focused on collecting corpses from women ...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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A new short Christmas horror story by Elissa Hunter is now out on our site. Check it out on this Christmas horror week!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #shortstory #christmashorror #horrorstory #cannibalism #bookblog
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Anthropophagy for the Urban Hipster, Or, What to Do With Your Hands at Pretentious Parties
by Elissa HunterRebecca can tell Mickey’s a douchebag from the moment he introduces himself. Not just because he goes by Mickey instead of Mike or Michael or even Mikey. He’s also wearing too much col...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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A new urban poem about being lost by Roksolana Zharkova is now out on our site. Art by Jacob Dhein. Check it out below!

#literarymagazine #litmag #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #poetry #journal #bookblog #artmag #publishing #journal
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Things
by Roksolana ZharkovaI will remember youEven after memory loss,Losing you like a sandal off my foot in very tall grass,like an earring from my left ear when I was little,like a panama hat from my head...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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A new poem about summer and food by Kersten Christianson @kerstenak.bsky.social is now out on our site. Art by Lynn Peterson. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #foodpoetry #summerpoetry #bookblog #publishing
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Heads or Tails
by Kersten ChristiansonAnother summer road trip and shewas off the island like a chickadee in flight.Winters were for clam digging by lantern, gathering, steaming, chowdering of bivalves;whereas summe...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Six new colorful impressionistic paintings of fruit by Cynthia Yachtman can now be viewed on our site. Check them out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #artmag #impressionism #fruitart #paintings #artmagazine
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Peach2 by Cynthia Yachtman | Art and Photography
Cynthia Yatchman's work often uses imagery found in nature in a dense expressionistic format. These are small acrylic paintings/ prints on paper made in 2025, 6" x 6". They focus on the lushness o...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Three new collage artworks by collaborator Nasta Martyn are now out on our site. Check them out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #artmag #artmagazine #collage #art #bookblog #publishing #journal #artjournal #collageart
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White Bird by Nasta Martyn | Art and Photography
Materials: mascara, threads, collage Size 30x40 cm Year 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM