Paula Bomer is a writer you should know about because she has fierce talent and style. You really should order her book, Baby, which is available for pre-order from Word Riot. Go here.
Janey Janey Janey Smith BRINGS IT to Everyday Genius. And by “brings it” I mean it has been broughten.
No really, go read Janey Smith before you contemplate doing anything else. I am feeling bossy, today.
Issue 12 of The Collagist is up, looks great, and has a nonfiction piece from BJ Hollars, another from Jonathan Callahan, and a short story from Ben Segal.
Lisa Aldin sets a Mood at Staccato Fiction. She is followed by John Haggerty and his story Best Beach.
At Sleep. Snort. Fuck, the righteous words of Tia Prouhet.
At the Rumpus, they are all about Neil de La Flor with a poem by him, a review of Almost Dorothy by Kathleen Rooney, and an interview by Megan Roth.
If you’re going to be in Nashville on 7/22 at 7 pm, check out Brett Elizabeth Jenkins  reading as part of the Poet’s Corner at Scarritt-Bennett. More info here.
Three poems by J. Bradley are up at Camroc Press Review.
The Son of a Man by Sheldon Lee Compton  appears in Divine Dirt Quarterly.
Everyday Fiction offers up a story by Kyle Hemmings.
JA Tyler has a story in Fringe.
At Leveler, Upon a Line by Michael Cunningham, by Doug Paul Case, is now live.
Sean Lovelace writes about The World Cup for Juked and has a flash fiction at Buffalo ArtVoice about stolen identity.
Issue 1 of Bestiary Magazine includes writing from Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Shappy Seasholtz, and Jesse Bradley.
Enjoy The Martyr by Andrew Bowen at Metazen.
Another oil poem by Eric Burke is at Short, Fast, and Deadly.
In Annalemma this week, Rae Bryant writes of Chinchillas.
This week, The Missouri Review is featuring Bruce Cohen and his poem, Â The World Haywire.
There is a massive 30th anniversary double issue of Mid-American Review where you can enjoy the talents of Nick Kocz, Alan Stewart Carl, Gabe Durham, Lucas Southworth, Joe Wilkins, Bruce Cohen, and many, many more. You really want to buy this outstanding magazine.
Ocean Vuong writes about his experience as a non-MFA poet.