by writingiswar | Jan 31, 2022 | Anthology, News, Submissions
eat Wars – Submissions (OPEN) Fall 2022 Anthology About: LBP is pleased to announce that we will be accepting short story submissions through April 1st, 2022. We will choose 8-12 submissions to be published in our 2022 fall anthology, Great Wars! Prompt: The...
by Emily Rozmus | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
Like everyone I know, I have been watching the people of Ukraine. I have watched clips of families with their lives in bundles on their backs walking, walking. I have seen the buildings destroyed—homes, theaters, and stores. It is surreal to watch the video of...
by writingiswar | Apr 1, 2022 | Ezine, News, Submissions
Straight On Till Morning – “Moot” – E-zine Submissions About: We are pleased to announce that we will be accepting 3 short story submissions (~2K words) and 3 poems to be published in the June edition of our monthly e-zine, Straight On Till...
by Emily Rozmus | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog, Ezine
Back in the late twentieth century or early twenty-first, I discovered zines. Zines were self-published booklets with art, poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and comics. I remember flipping through one that was only 4”x 3” at most, and was jam-packed with words, images,...
by Emily Rozmus | Mar 8, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
Lost Boys Press, the house built for stories, recognizes and honors their fellow independent publishers and the stories that fill the world with a sense of wonder. Lost Boys love stories; it was Mrs. Darling’s bedtime tales that brought Peter Pan to Wendy, and it was...
by Emily Rozmus | Feb 22, 2022 | Blog, News
I bought a marked-down box of chocolates today, February 15. There were a few boxes left—red, heart-shaped, and wrapped in cellophane. I imagined they felt dejected and forgotten. No one wants a Valentine on the day after February 14. But I bought a box anyway. I’m a...
by Emily Rozmus | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog, News
The words are purposes./The words are maps./I came to see the damage that was done/and the treasures that prevail. — Adrienne Rich National Geographic defines a map as a “symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat...
by Emily Rozmus | Jan 17, 2022 | Blog
It seems only fitting for this first post of 2022 to reflect on the past year and hope for the new. On this cold January day, I am still singing Auld Lang Syne, the song many English-speaking countries wail at the stroke of midnight on January 1st. It is interesting...
by Emily Rozmus | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog, News
There’s a meme that circulates on social media, endearing and inspiring readers scrolling through their feed: This sounds, as the meme says, absolutely perfect. But this glimpse into Icelandic culture isn’t exactly factual. Truly, Iceland is a country of readers and...
by Emily Rozmus | Nov 16, 2021 | Anthology, Blog, News
It’s the holiday season… I’m guessing a lot of you will start singing when you read that line. I know the song playing in my head right now is pretty well-known. The months of November and December have become blurred, the sun gone by 6pm and the temperature...
