Exposed Bone Literary Magazine
@exposedbonemag.bsky.social
Exposed Bone seeks uncanny fiction and poetry that destroys expectations and shoves at barriers. We encourage the sly, weird, and charming.
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From over 1000 new bones in the pile, we received nearly 200 CNF, over 800 fiction, and over 3000 poems from 55+ countries!! What an amazing third open call. Now, we (continue to) read.
Fiction writers: want to make your work pop, have more thought, and leave a greater impact? Write poetry.
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Fiction writers: want to make your work pop, have more thought, and leave a greater impact? Write poetry.
Rest assured, no ai has been used (or ever will be used) in editing work we publish
October 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Rest assured, no ai has been used (or ever will be used) in editing work we publish
Proofs will begin going out tomorrow for Vol. III contributors!
October 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Proofs will begin going out tomorrow for Vol. III contributors!
Guess who finished editing before @shauricherie.bsky.social for once? It’s Scum! Now clap.
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Guess who finished editing before @shauricherie.bsky.social for once? It’s Scum! Now clap.
Of course it’s indigenous peoples’ day…what else would you celebrate
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Of course it’s indigenous peoples’ day…what else would you celebrate
Don't listen to the voices saying to play it safe. Write, read, and pub works a fascist would want to ban and wear their attempts as a badge of honor.
October 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Don't listen to the voices saying to play it safe. Write, read, and pub works a fascist would want to ban and wear their attempts as a badge of honor.
Every day Shauri and Scum switch off promoting themselves in an endless power grab that will overall go nowhere
August 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Every day Shauri and Scum switch off promoting themselves in an endless power grab that will overall go nowhere
Despite Scum being sucked into a wormhole and Shauri moving (both equally stressful) we are still working on copy editing Vol. III, so don’t worry! We aren’t defunct—just busy busy!
August 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Despite Scum being sucked into a wormhole and Shauri moving (both equally stressful) we are still working on copy editing Vol. III, so don’t worry! We aren’t defunct—just busy busy!
This social media thing is hard when you’re chained by the ankle to a runaway buffalo
August 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This social media thing is hard when you’re chained by the ankle to a runaway buffalo
This issue is so fire it set my apartment complex ablaze 🔥 (jokes aside, my place is totally fine, don’t worry)!
July 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This issue is so fire it set my apartment complex ablaze 🔥 (jokes aside, my place is totally fine, don’t worry)!
Reminder to refresh your browser before you start writing comments on pieces so they don’t deLETE AND DISAPPEAR
July 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Reminder to refresh your browser before you start writing comments on pieces so they don’t deLETE AND DISAPPEAR
The preorder process for Vol. III will look like Vol. I where you’ll just order a copy through our website; no third party website headaches!
July 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The preorder process for Vol. III will look like Vol. I where you’ll just order a copy through our website; no third party website headaches!
We really are excited for Vol. III…there’s some amazing work like nothing EB has shared before!
July 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We really are excited for Vol. III…there’s some amazing work like nothing EB has shared before!
Yeah it took us a lot longer to get responses sent out than previously mentioned…PLEASE let us know if you still have not received a response; we’re still new to submittable!
July 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yeah it took us a lot longer to get responses sent out than previously mentioned…PLEASE let us know if you still have not received a response; we’re still new to submittable!
Our Vol. III cover is fresh(?) from @francesfish.bsky.social!
July 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Our Vol. III cover is fresh(?) from @francesfish.bsky.social!
Pulling our designers out of their crypts to help us decide on a cover, and boy do they have morning breath.
July 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Pulling our designers out of their crypts to help us decide on a cover, and boy do they have morning breath.
Reading is done; there’s a couple pieces in the shortlist to go through and we have to finalize a cover but then we’ll announce the ToC!!
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reading is done; there’s a couple pieces in the shortlist to go through and we have to finalize a cover but then we’ll announce the ToC!!
It’s the last day of our reading period so keep your seeing orbs trained on your inbox in the next 2-3 days for the rest of the sub responses!!
June 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It’s the last day of our reading period so keep your seeing orbs trained on your inbox in the next 2-3 days for the rest of the sub responses!!
So do we get an award for reading all these submissions or what
June 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So do we get an award for reading all these submissions or what
These are the two to blame for Scum studying English, so attack them if you’d like
June 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These are the two to blame for Scum studying English, so attack them if you’d like
This thing crawled out from behind one of my bookcases and won’t stop telling us to publish sick shit.
June 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This thing crawled out from behind one of my bookcases and won’t stop telling us to publish sick shit.
Happily by, for, and about the LGBTQIA+
June 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happily by, for, and about the LGBTQIA+
Our third issue is heating up with Chris’ work!!
What’s up, void? Another story acceptance just came in hot. This one’s personal. Bleak. So excited to be working with the fine folks at @exposedbonemag.bsky.social. More to come!
June 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our third issue is heating up with Chris’ work!!
Just dropped off some copies at Haunted Burrow Books in Capitol Hill, Seattle for their grand opening on Friday! It’s our first time having our stuff stocked anywhere, and it really has my heart racing.
June 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just dropped off some copies at Haunted Burrow Books in Capitol Hill, Seattle for their grand opening on Friday! It’s our first time having our stuff stocked anywhere, and it really has my heart racing.
We’ve accepted 19 poems, 14 flash pieces, and 2 CNF (something new to Vol. III) so far! This book is going to be quite a tad bigger than previous issues which is super exciting.
June 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We’ve accepted 19 poems, 14 flash pieces, and 2 CNF (something new to Vol. III) so far! This book is going to be quite a tad bigger than previous issues which is super exciting.