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PoetrY Lina Buividavičiūtė Apr 10, 2023 Fateful temptation A poem in translation by Lina Buividavičiūtė. Bethany Cutkomp Mar 29, 2023 Somebody Spiked the Faerie Mead A poem by Bethany Cutkomp Christen Lee Mar 28, 2023 New Moon A poem by Christen Lee Schuyler Mitchell Mar 20, 2023 Future Fable A poem by Schuyler Mitchell Megan Cassiday Mar 6, 2023 In Which... A poem by Megan Cassiday Deborah Bacharach Mar 4, 2023 The Tent Peg is a Dildo, An Argument A highly convincing argument of a poem by Deborah Bacharach Kaitlin Venneman Feb 20, 2023 gas station at the end (beginning) of the world A poem by Kaitlin Venneman Yuu Ikeda Feb 18, 2023 Two poems “Unfair World” and “Immortal," poetry by Yuu Ikeda Ed Doerr Feb 14, 2023 Daddy Issues A deviously delicious love poem by Ed Doerr Caitlin Striff-Cave Feb 11, 2023 Evidence of Living A poem by Caitlin Striff-Cave Alexandria Juarez Feb 4, 2023 Mother Murders Marion Crane by Ruth Towne On the bathroom floor, dark clothes over white tiles. Behind a gold curtain, a plastic one; translucent, it transmutes the... Caitlin McCarthy Jan 29, 2023 Disgorged A poem by Caitlin McCarthy Louie Anne Jan 25, 2023 a black mirror confessional of a fangirl A poem that reckons with worship and blasphemy by Louie Anne Keith Huettenmoser Jan 22, 2023 Recess A prose poem by Keith Huettenmoser Eric Pinder Jan 10, 2023 Sisyphus Longs for a Weekend by Eric Pinder Only sleep provides escape— a furlough, fleeting, draped in sheets that always ends in the predestined clamor of 7:01 a.m.... 1 2 3

about us Moot Point magazine is a literary journal that publishes fiction and poetry and maybe some other kinds of stuff soon. We publish new pieces Saturday to Wednesday. We like writing where the seemingly inconsequential, dust-accumulating moments of life become magnified and catch fire. We like for the writing industry to be wide open: no secrets here. That means posting lists about residencies, workshops, and other magazines that have calls for submissions that differ from our own. More on that soon! We have fun here. We want good writing to be accessible to all. We can’t wait to read your stuff! Warmth <3 Editors Poetry & Hybrid ​ Our poetry editor is especially looking for dark, strange, visceral work and is open to hybrid, avant-garde natures, dangerous line breaks, and work queer in nature and form. Sultry and haunting, floral yet feral, kinky and historical, horror, speculative, narrative—all poems in all their shapes will be excitedly considered. We want the weird ladies. The backroom secrets of magical realism madams, forms and narrative that defy gender. We crave provocative, boundary-breaking content and strange, portentous speculative narratives. One must ask: where is the ghost erotica? Submit to us. It's (almost) never too weird. We love it. only submit 1-3 poems at a time—any more will not be considered. sim-subs are welcome, just please withdraw if accepted elsewhere ​ if your piece isn't right for us, please wait 2 months before submitting again if your piece is accepted, please do not submit for 6 months author maintains all rights; we only ask for the right to publish & promote ​ Vintage Prompts ​ As you might have noticed, our site might look a little dated. That is because we are heavily inspired by a nostalgia of first discovering the joy of archives. While searching for images for the site, we've found a plethora of incredible images that we want to resurface. We will be sharing a new image each week and challenge you to write something (under 1000 words) inspired by said image. You can submit those to our submittable (open at all times for this section), and we will publish one (or a handful) of pieces about each illustration. If you are just finding this now, you can pick any image, just be sure to use the title of the image so we know which you are responding to. up to 1000 words any genre make sure to properly identify the image prompt sim-subs are welcome, just please withdraw if accepted elsewhere if your piece is accepted, please do not submit for 6 months author maintains all rights, we only ask for the right to publish & promote ​ Submission Guidelines Inspired by some of our favorite magazines, Moot Point was founded because we think six-month responses are kinda ridiculous. We will be open at regular intervals (biweekly for fiction, monthly for poetry & hybrid) for capped, free submissions, with a guaranteed response by the following call for submissions. That means all fiction submissions will be replied to within fourteen days and a month for poetry (usually sooner.) All of our submissions will go through our Submittable, here. If you are impatient, or want to support us financially, we will be open at all times for $4 submissions with a guaranteed 48-hour response. Moot Point also reserve the right to revoke or remove publication for any reason, not limited to harassment of our editorial staff, bigotry, racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. Fiction ​ For fiction, we like simple and surreal. ​ up to 3,000 words you can submit up to 3 pieces if they are ~1,000 words (or less) each sim-subs are welcome, just please withdraw if accepted elsewhere if your piece isn't right for us, please wait 2 months before submitting again if your piece is accepted, please do not submit for 6 months author maintains all rights, we only ask for the right to publish & promote ​ MastheaD Moot Point is a new and growing literary space created by and for those who first found their love for writing while searching through dusty archives. We are actively looking for readers and volunteers, with a very open mind about positions. Please reach out to editors@mootpointmagazine.com if you are interested in joining our team as a reader, contributing editor, staff writer, or have other skills you want to pitch. Ashton Carlile - editor Ashton Carlile is a writer from Cocoa Beach, FL. Her fiction can be found in Joyland, Catapult, Hobart , and other places. Alexandria Juarez - editor Alexandria Juarez is a Chicana lesbian writer, editor, and pop culture enthusiast from Southern California. A graduate of the BFA Writing Program at Pratt Institute, they have work in Electric Literature , Catapult , Autostraddle , The Offing , and more. They are a Tin House Winter Workshop and Kenyon Review Workshop alum, and the Runner-up of the 2022 Indiana Review Fiction Prize. Leia K. Bradley - poetry editor Leia K. Bradley (she/they) is a Southern born, Brooklyn based writer and lesbian performance artist, as well as an MFA Poetry candidate at Columbia University. She has work in Poetry Project, Aurore, Wrongdoing Magazine, Tarot Literary, Versification , and more, with her poem "Settle(d)" just chosen as the Editor's Choice Best Overall pick for Penumbra Magazine' s 2022 Pride issue. She can be found dancing through candlelit speakeasies or climbing barefoot up a magnolia tree with a tattered copy of Stone Butch Blues tucked into her dress. After climbing out from the coffin of her first divorce, she is accepting love and lust letters through her twitter @LeiaKBradley. Megan Paris - digital editor Megan Paris (she/they) is a lesbian, writer, and gardener based out of Brooklyn, NY. She is previously published in Lesbians Are Miracles Mag, and Bear Creek Gazette . She can also be found at @megg_paris on Twitter. Swati Sudarsan- assistant editor Swati Sudarsan is based in Oakland, CA (Ohlone Land). Swati has received support from Tin House, Kenyon Review, Kweli Journal , and Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. She was the runner-up of the 2022 So to Speak Contest Issue, and has work in McSweeney's, The Adroit Journal, Maudlin House and more. Readers: Emma Charlton, Kasey Furutani, Bobbi Rose

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Fiction Naomi Leigh Nov 6, 2023 Her Men Used to be Boys by Naomi Leigh Daisuke Shen Aug 6, 2023 Four Stories by Daisuke Shen Blanka Pillár Mar 14, 2023 February A story by Blanka Pillár Alba Rakacolli Mar 11, 2023 A Freshly Set Table A short story by Alba Rakacolli Denise Kline Mar 5, 2023 Windows The world tries to make Jenny grow up in this story by Denise Kline William Hayward Mar 1, 2023 The Complex (Anthropophagi) A delirious and decadent short story about parenthood. Brittany Ackerman Feb 19, 2023 Star Fox A keen short story about siblings Sean Ennis Feb 15, 2023 THE FUTURE IS NOT URGENT A short story by Sean Ennis Kim Suhr Feb 13, 2023 APrayer4You.com A tragic honeymoon story by Kim Suhr Tim Frank Feb 7, 2023 Giving Orders Darryl Hannah is everywhere in this short story by Tim Frank. David Osgood Feb 1, 2023 Unconventional Animals A furry, marriage story by David Osgood Lindsey Peters Berg Jan 30, 2023 Down With the Sickness Fiction by Lindsey Peters Berg Kevin Brennan Jan 28, 2023 Tom and Huck Get a Shotgun Reception in the Woods A short story by Kevin Brennan el tucker Jan 17, 2023 based is in the eye of the beholder A fiction debut by el tucker Sydney Hartle Jan 14, 2023 As We Saw It by Sydney Hartle We watch the beings on a planet far away from our ever-churning Solar System where the world spins more rapidly on its... 1 2 3