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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 18h

Oct 8, 2025 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 challenge. Can you write a compelling story in exactly 100 words? 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐤… unleash your imagination and participate directly on our blog weekly. #100WW

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 6d

Past cover art, thanks to: Boris Boden, Chris Whitney, Louis Staeble, Candace Kubinec, Kim Suttell. We couldn't do this without the talent of all our fantastic contributors!

Love and INK,
Grace

Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 6d

2026 will be a big year as we celebrate our 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲! We have some ideas percolating on how to celebrate our 10th anniversary, but we'd love to hear 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮! Leave us a comment or DM.

We are always looking for new art! Subs now open.
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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats and good luck! 🖤

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Kelli Short Borges @kelliborges2.bsky.social · 6d

Thrilled to have my teeny 100-word monosyllabic story, “All Things White,” nominated for BOTN 2026! Thank you, editors! @inkinthirds.bsky.social ❤️

Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations and good luck to our 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐬 for this year!
@sundresspub.bsky.social

Take a look at their work in the issues: inkinthirds.org/vol-5-i-2/ and inkinthirds.org/vol-6-i-1/

#bestofthenet

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 6d

Iᴛ’s #TLT - Oct 2, 2025, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐤...

Participate weekly, comment on others, and help 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 about 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮!

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 7d

What is a semicolon?

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭:
: colon
, comma
/ forward slash
- dash

; 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧 (Please use to separate multiple titles in the "Title Box" on our submission form, as indicated.) We aren't curmudgeons, really! We just like to be organized & save time.

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 7d

Key takeaways when submitting to publishers:

• Follow ALL instructions provided (helps publishers keep their subs organized)
• Double-check work for typos (everyone makes mistakes, but multiple make you look unpolished)
• Triple-check email address (or they can’t contact you)

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations and good luck to our 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐬 for this year!
@sundresspub.bsky.social

Take a look at their work in the issues: inkinthirds.org/vol-5-i-2/ and inkinthirds.org/vol-6-i-1/

#bestofthenet

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 7d

We 🖤 this! Thank you for your contribution and support of our lit mag. :)

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Michael Hill @ccprof.bsky.social · 7d

This is not the worst way to spend a beautiful fall afternoon. Purchase copies or access of the newest issue of @inkinthirds.bsky.social at www.magcloud.com/browse/issue... and then check out my poem “Water/Skin” on page 38. Such a beautiful journal, well worth your time.

Photo of me reading the latest issue of ink in thirds in my back yard.

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 7d

Oct 1, 2025 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 challenge. Can you write a compelling story in exactly 100 words? 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐤… unleash your imagination and participate directly on our blog weekly. #100WW

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 7d

Submissions 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 for our 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 2026 issue!

Why INK?

•No Fees
•All-inclusive
•Paying Market
•We respond to all subs
•Literary Prize Nominations
•Fast turnaround time
•Full-color Print Issues (& digital download)

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The Pushcart Prize @pushcartprize.bsky.social · Jun 22

"Small presses are the backbone of the national literature." Ray Carver, quoted in Pushcart Prize L (2026 ) , forthcoming in December. Celebrating hundreds of writers and presses in our 50th edition. 620 pages. Preorder now from W.W. Norton Co. $19.95 paperback, $38.00 hardback.

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 13d

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭 - Jenny Chu 𝐕𝐨𝐥 𝟔, 𝐢.𝟐

Go read the “Weekend Nights” on our website! inkinthirds.org/vol-6-i-2/ Such a full and poignant issue, available now.

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 13d

Iᴛ’s #TLT - Sept 25, 2025, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐤...

Participate weekly, comment on others, and help 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 about 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮!

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 14d

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 - Nora Wagner 𝐕𝐨𝐥 𝟔, 𝐢.𝟐

Go read “I Ran Into Your New Girlfriend at the Grocery Store” and more on our website! inkinthirds.org/vol-6-i-2/ Full issue available in print and digital download!

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 14d

Sept 24, 2025 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 challenge. Can you write a compelling story in exactly 100 words? 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐤… unleash your imagination and participate directly on our blog weekly. #100WW

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Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social · 15d

Even if the third time in this top-notch #literaryjournal is the charm, I hope it doesn't stop here! Two of my photographs are included in #FallWinter2025 issue @inkinthirds.bsky.social. A #MustRead, a #MustSee. #Poetry #Prose #Art #Photographs inkinthirds.org/vol-6-i-2/

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Michael Hill @ccprof.bsky.social · 15d

Check out my poem "Water/Skin" in the new issue of *Ink in Thirds* (Fall 2025, 6.2) @inkinthirds.bsky.social, a journal full of wonderful writing and art. The print version costs a couple of well-spent dimes, but you can also purchase an online version for $3.33.
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vol 6 i.2 - Ink In Thirds

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Come explore vol 6, i.2...

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Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 15d

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 - Luanne Castle 𝐕𝐨𝐥 𝟔, 𝐢.𝟐 (mixed media collage) "Distress" and more on our website! inkinthirds.org/vol-6-i-2/ Grab a copy of the issue today!

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16d

if you’ve ever come to my page and thought “eh, her jokes are alright, but what I really want to see is bleak poetry about being sexually harassed while working at Zellers”, I have great news: my poem “Cutie With the Red Vest On” is out in @inkinthirds.bsky.social today!

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Aarik Danielsen @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 16d

Really grateful to have "Prelude to Living," a poem I wrote for H, in this new edition of @inkinthirds.bsky.social. Check it out!

Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 16d

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝟔, 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝟐 (𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥/𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐱 issue available now. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cover art "Nude" by Kim Suttell

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Danielle Ellis @daniellefellis.bsky.social · 16d

A huge thanks to @inkinthirds.bsky.social for being my debut publication! I'm looking forward to viewing the work of fellow contributors!

Ink In Thirds - Vol. 6, Issue 2 (Fall Equinox)

A magazine of poised prose, precarious poetry, and photography to pilot our own realms again.

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Haley @haleydirenzo.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to have my poem, Longevity, out in this new issue!

Ink In Thirds @inkinthirds.bsky.social · 16d

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 — 𝐕𝐨𝐥. 𝟔, 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝟐 (𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥/𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐱 issue available now. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cover art "Nude" by Kim Suttell

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