Split Lip Magazine
@splitlipthemag.bsky.social
We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys.
Posts: @carolinamata.bsky.social, AJ Jolish & @emotes206.bsky.social
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Posts: @carolinamata.bsky.social, AJ Jolish & @emotes206.bsky.social
https://splitlipthemag.com/
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Cozy up with our DECEMBER ISSUE. 🎁
WORDS by @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Dawid Mobolaji, Grzegorz Bogdał, Derek Maiolo, & Tariq Thompson.
ART by Eric Calloway.
PLUS @allisonwyss.bsky.social interviews @wiswell.bsky.social.
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WORDS by @skyskkyy.bsky.social, Dawid Mobolaji, Grzegorz Bogdał, Derek Maiolo, & Tariq Thompson.
ART by Eric Calloway.
PLUS @allisonwyss.bsky.social interviews @wiswell.bsky.social.
buff.ly/xfJzbi6
We made it to Friday, fam. Take a deep breath, and don't forget to take care of yourself this weekend. 💕
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We made it to Friday, fam. Take a deep breath, and don't forget to take care of yourself this weekend. 💕
"A hard smart under hot wash of coffee."
Check out contributor Abbie Kiefer's new poem in @theatlantic.com! buff.ly/KMKbW9O
Check out contributor Abbie Kiefer's new poem in @theatlantic.com! buff.ly/KMKbW9O
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"A hard smart under hot wash of coffee."
Check out contributor Abbie Kiefer's new poem in @theatlantic.com! buff.ly/KMKbW9O
Check out contributor Abbie Kiefer's new poem in @theatlantic.com! buff.ly/KMKbW9O
Let's kick off the weekend with some good news. 🎉 Contributor @megiddings.bsky.social's book MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS was included in The Washington Post's list of 10 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2025! buff.ly/71FTjdU
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Let's kick off the weekend with some good news. 🎉 Contributor @megiddings.bsky.social's book MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS was included in The Washington Post's list of 10 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2025! buff.ly/71FTjdU
"My daddy myth
& muster. My daddy Mister Silence."
Check out Tariq Thompson's poem YOU LOOK JUST LIKE THE BASTARD before it hits the archives.❤️ buff.ly/wOklO2P
& muster. My daddy Mister Silence."
Check out Tariq Thompson's poem YOU LOOK JUST LIKE THE BASTARD before it hits the archives.❤️ buff.ly/wOklO2P
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"My daddy myth
& muster. My daddy Mister Silence."
Check out Tariq Thompson's poem YOU LOOK JUST LIKE THE BASTARD before it hits the archives.❤️ buff.ly/wOklO2P
& muster. My daddy Mister Silence."
Check out Tariq Thompson's poem YOU LOOK JUST LIKE THE BASTARD before it hits the archives.❤️ buff.ly/wOklO2P
Whatever you are working on, FAM. Keep at it. We'd love to see it some day 💚
January 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Whatever you are working on, FAM. Keep at it. We'd love to see it some day 💚
Did you hear the news, FAM? Contributor Juliana Lamy is teaching a fiction workshop with Maine Writers' Alliance. Check out more here: buff.ly/62XVwo2
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Did you hear the news, FAM? Contributor Juliana Lamy is teaching a fiction workshop with Maine Writers' Alliance. Check out more here: buff.ly/62XVwo2
Why do you write? Contributor @the-big-quiet.bsky.social is holding the online workshop "Why I Write: An Autobiographical Exploration" w/ Larksong throughout January ✏️ Get all the info here! buff.ly/HDkWLVs
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Why do you write? Contributor @the-big-quiet.bsky.social is holding the online workshop "Why I Write: An Autobiographical Exploration" w/ Larksong throughout January ✏️ Get all the info here! buff.ly/HDkWLVs
"I wanted to model a different kind of person. A man with a rich emotional life, whose greatest strength isn’t inherited from Zeus, but lies in his network and caring for others." Catch @allisonwyss.bsky.social's interview w/ @wiswell.bsky.social in our DECEMBER ISSUE 💕: buff.ly/WvL6lLV
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"I wanted to model a different kind of person. A man with a rich emotional life, whose greatest strength isn’t inherited from Zeus, but lies in his network and caring for others." Catch @allisonwyss.bsky.social's interview w/ @wiswell.bsky.social in our DECEMBER ISSUE 💕: buff.ly/WvL6lLV
Who else caught up on reading over the holidays? 🙋♀️ What was your favorite thing you read or watched?
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Who else caught up on reading over the holidays? 🙋♀️ What was your favorite thing you read or watched?
What's the relationship between baking and writing? Contributor @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social discusses in an interview about her new book EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE (available for preorder from JackLeg Press)! buff.ly/xGcao9H
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
What's the relationship between baking and writing? Contributor @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social discusses in an interview about her new book EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE (available for preorder from JackLeg Press)! buff.ly/xGcao9H
ICYMI: Contributor Devin Kelly's new book PILGRIMS is out now! 👏 buff.ly/eGd9x0Z
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICYMI: Contributor Devin Kelly's new book PILGRIMS is out now! 👏 buff.ly/eGd9x0Z
"She shoves her foot inside the boy’s chest hole. She tells us this is growing up."
Don't miss @skyskkyy.bsky.social's flash piece MARIE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL before it hits the archives! buff.ly/ZxuIbIq
Don't miss @skyskkyy.bsky.social's flash piece MARIE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL before it hits the archives! buff.ly/ZxuIbIq
January 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"She shoves her foot inside the boy’s chest hole. She tells us this is growing up."
Don't miss @skyskkyy.bsky.social's flash piece MARIE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL before it hits the archives! buff.ly/ZxuIbIq
Don't miss @skyskkyy.bsky.social's flash piece MARIE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL before it hits the archives! buff.ly/ZxuIbIq
We asked our team to share their best writing advice. ✏️ Flash reader Jordan Blanchard says:
"Read and take a shower. If you can, go for a swim. Then write no matter what. Write something even if it's the same word a hundred times in a row."
"Read and take a shower. If you can, go for a swim. Then write no matter what. Write something even if it's the same word a hundred times in a row."
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 AM
We asked our team to share their best writing advice. ✏️ Flash reader Jordan Blanchard says:
"Read and take a shower. If you can, go for a swim. Then write no matter what. Write something even if it's the same word a hundred times in a row."
"Read and take a shower. If you can, go for a swim. Then write no matter what. Write something even if it's the same word a hundred times in a row."
More fun news! Contributor @ambersparks.bsky.social’s book HAPPY PEOPLE DON’T LIVE HERE was included in a list of best books of 2025. 🙌 👏 buff.ly/42BQIIX
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
More fun news! Contributor @ambersparks.bsky.social’s book HAPPY PEOPLE DON’T LIVE HERE was included in a list of best books of 2025. 🙌 👏 buff.ly/42BQIIX
We're excited to share that @smokelong.bsky.social has created a new space called The Village for flash writers! ✨ And our very own editor-in-chief @maureenlangloss.bsky.social shared an interview with them. Find it all here! buff.ly/9ozhY0j
January 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
We're excited to share that @smokelong.bsky.social has created a new space called The Village for flash writers! ✨ And our very own editor-in-chief @maureenlangloss.bsky.social shared an interview with them. Find it all here! buff.ly/9ozhY0j
Derek Maiolo reads from his essay RESCUE, featured in our DECEMBER ISSUE. ❤️ Find the full piece here! buff.ly/kEZyvyF
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Derek Maiolo reads from his essay RESCUE, featured in our DECEMBER ISSUE. ❤️ Find the full piece here! buff.ly/kEZyvyF
“'She’s got me fucked up,' Dorota says for the seventh time now and cries again."
This affecting story will bring tears to your eyes too! Get your tissues ready for WEIRD THINGS, a stunning fiction by Grzegorz Bogdał, translated by Dawid Mobolaji: buff.ly/lmF8U6H
This affecting story will bring tears to your eyes too! Get your tissues ready for WEIRD THINGS, a stunning fiction by Grzegorz Bogdał, translated by Dawid Mobolaji: buff.ly/lmF8U6H
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“'She’s got me fucked up,' Dorota says for the seventh time now and cries again."
This affecting story will bring tears to your eyes too! Get your tissues ready for WEIRD THINGS, a stunning fiction by Grzegorz Bogdał, translated by Dawid Mobolaji: buff.ly/lmF8U6H
This affecting story will bring tears to your eyes too! Get your tissues ready for WEIRD THINGS, a stunning fiction by Grzegorz Bogdał, translated by Dawid Mobolaji: buff.ly/lmF8U6H
If you're headed to AWP, save the date 📆: March 5th is our fundraising reading to benefit CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth. We'll have food, drinks, and a wonderful reading 😊Check out CHARM's site for all they do to support young Baltimore writers: buff.ly/iknCACH
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 AM
If you're headed to AWP, save the date 📆: March 5th is our fundraising reading to benefit CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth. We'll have food, drinks, and a wonderful reading 😊Check out CHARM's site for all they do to support young Baltimore writers: buff.ly/iknCACH
It's good to be back, fam. How are you? (Psst: SLM fam, don't forget to send any and all accomplishments our way! We love celebrating you.) ❤️
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It's good to be back, fam. How are you? (Psst: SLM fam, don't forget to send any and all accomplishments our way! We love celebrating you.) ❤️
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“You cannot simply toughen up to the point where trauma won’t hurt you. I’ve worked with too many veterans to suffer that illusion. It was more interesting to me to put a man on the path of revenge who refuses to hurt anybody […] It’s a herculean labor.”
"By having creatures with disabled-like features bond with actual disabled humans, I’m letting the metaphor for the thing meet the thing."
Don't miss @allisonwyss.bsky.social's conversation with @wiswell.bsky.social on his novel WEARING THE LION. buff.ly/7DwUstz
Don't miss @allisonwyss.bsky.social's conversation with @wiswell.bsky.social on his novel WEARING THE LION. buff.ly/7DwUstz
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
“You cannot simply toughen up to the point where trauma won’t hurt you. I’ve worked with too many veterans to suffer that illusion. It was more interesting to me to put a man on the path of revenge who refuses to hurt anybody […] It’s a herculean labor.”
Derek Maiolo’s essay RESCUE features tense family pressure, a biting Colorado winter, and inexplicably stray cattle. Here, he shares just one thing about the piece. buff.ly/Q2VdwmV
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Derek Maiolo’s essay RESCUE features tense family pressure, a biting Colorado winter, and inexplicably stray cattle. Here, he shares just one thing about the piece. buff.ly/Q2VdwmV
Time flies! We're already ten days away from our JANUARY ISSUE. 🙌 ✨
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Time flies! We're already ten days away from our JANUARY ISSUE. 🙌 ✨
We are BACK from our break, fam! And submissions are OPEN! We're excited to read your work. 🥰 buff.ly/2btNNX8
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We are BACK from our break, fam! And submissions are OPEN! We're excited to read your work. 🥰 buff.ly/2btNNX8
We're wishing you Happy Holidays and lots of love, FAM 💗 We're taking a social media break until January 1st, so we'll be refreshed for the new year ✨
ICYMI, subs in all genres are currently closed. But our DECEMEBER ISSUE is still up for your enjoyment. Have a good one, FAM 😄
ICYMI, subs in all genres are currently closed. But our DECEMEBER ISSUE is still up for your enjoyment. Have a good one, FAM 😄
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We're wishing you Happy Holidays and lots of love, FAM 💗 We're taking a social media break until January 1st, so we'll be refreshed for the new year ✨
ICYMI, subs in all genres are currently closed. But our DECEMEBER ISSUE is still up for your enjoyment. Have a good one, FAM 😄
ICYMI, subs in all genres are currently closed. But our DECEMEBER ISSUE is still up for your enjoyment. Have a good one, FAM 😄
This time last year, we featured Vónbjørt Vang's artwork titled PAPER STATUE, NO. 16. Vang’s the writing integrates Vang’s own collages, which consist of cut-outs created from discarded library books. Enjoy this piece in the archives: buff.ly/0zrnslK
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This time last year, we featured Vónbjørt Vang's artwork titled PAPER STATUE, NO. 16. Vang’s the writing integrates Vang’s own collages, which consist of cut-outs created from discarded library books. Enjoy this piece in the archives: buff.ly/0zrnslK