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Fiction & poetry. LAUNCH 7 OUT NOW @ mergansermagazine.com
Edited by @jakeott.bsky.social
LAUNCH 7. FT.
"TRANSIENCE" BY BRUCE GOLDEN,
"CAREER DAY" BY BEN NARDOLILLI, AND
"COCO THE COW NANNY" BY ANGELIQUE FAWNS.

READ IT NOW AND EXPERIENCE THE UPGRADED MERGANSER MAGAZINE @ www.mergansermagazine.com
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August 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A poem for those who enjoy some existential angst...

Read "chaos theory" by Marisca Pichette in Issue 6 at mergansermagazine.com!

#poetry #magazine #publisher
July 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Read this poem if you’ve ever been tempted by a powerful and dangerous urge…

Megan Cartwright’s “Siren Song”, and the rest of our June issue, free to read now at mergansermagazine.com!
June 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What the hell? 🎨🐦‍🔥

“Still a Life” by Michael Bailey… Not sure if this one was more inspiring or terrifying. Probably the latter.

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May 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Watch yourself in Lady M’s garden. 🗿

Read the full poem in the May issue at our site.

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May 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A PURPLE MANIFESTO: A Poetic Epistemology and Declaration by by Lorraine Scheine. Enough said? Read the full piece at our site!
May 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
May issue just dropped! It opens with “Lesser Zodiacs” by Daniel Ausema. This slipstream poem rocks, setting the tone for a magically strange and colorful set of stories. Read the issue now at our site!
May 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
duck duck news 🦆 💪
April 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you’re in the mood for a heartbreaker, this short story from Antonia A. Huelgas (translated by Monica Louzon) fits the bill #fiction #art
April 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Dive into the hivemind of a legion of alien army ants, as the legion seeks to retake its homeworld from strange creatures and machines. Check out Murray Eiland’s poem “Exo-Myrmidons” at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #magazine #art
April 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It’s important to understand the land on which one lives. Particularly in the Nandi Hills of Kenya. Philip Brian Hall’s short story “Bwana Mkulima and the Mercedes” paints this fact in a humorous tale of a day in the life of a small farming village when a Mercedes drives into town. Link in bio!
April 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Joshua Kepfer really blew us away with “End of Space.” This poem can be read forward and backward, exploring the nature of exploration itself in an infinite universe. Read ISSUE 4 now at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #art
April 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“The Wisdom of Ravenala” by Christian Emecheta 🖊️ 🌴 continues at mergansermagazine.com #fiction
March 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Last Meal Before Impact” by Aiona Byuwek 🥤🍪 Read the March issue of Merganser Magazine at our website (link in bio) #poetry #magazine #art #poem #fiction
March 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“In Coffee Spoons” by Deborah L. Davitt ⌚️☕️ read the March issue of Merganser Magazine at mergansermagazine.com #poetry #magazine #poem #literarymagazine
March 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Dandelion of Creation” by Ian Li 🌌 read the full poem at mergansermagazine.com #fiction #poetry #magazine #visualart #poem #poet
March 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Scene From a Celestial War” by Christina Chin ✨ read the full story at mergansermagazine.com #fiction #poetry #magazine #digitalart
February 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
read "From the Delta Front" by K. Lynn Harrison ✒️ 🌌 at mergansermagazine.com #fiction #poetry #magazine #digitalart
February 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Our FEBRUARY ISSUE is free to read now at www.mergansermagazine.com ✨🌌

The issue opens with Ian Li’s "Dandelion of Creation", followed by K. Lynn Harrison's "From the Delta Front", Christina Chin's "Scene From A Celestial War”, and Pooja Joshi’s "A Remembered Nightmare.”
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February 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
highlights from my Manhattan sticker campaign last weekend #fiction #poetry #magazine
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Read "The Mystery Ship" by Nathan Hansen at mergansermagazine.com 🚀 #fiction #poetry #magazine
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Blown away by the number of submissions I’m getting now, their quality, and the diversity of places they’re being sent in from. Gonna be a good year. #fiction #poetry #magazine
February 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Excerpts from “The Watcher” by Morgan Sciacca 👀

Read now at mergansermagazine.com! #fiction #poetry #magazine
January 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NEW ISSUE! Our latest issue opens with “Salt on Stolen Skin”, a short story by the wonderfully talented @llgarland.bsky.social Read it at mergansermagazine.com #fiction #poetry #magazine
January 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Part 1: “The Wolf You Feed” 🐺 by John T. Schumacher #fiction #poetry #magazine #digitalart #flashfiction
January 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM