Moss Puppy Magazine
@mosspuppymag.bsky.social
Lit mag for the weird, muddy, & messy. EIC: Melissa Martini | Account run by Taro W. | Submissions for Issue 10 open January 1, 2026!
Issue 9 is here! Echoed Howls is now live and ready for you to dive into.
Read online: mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Print copies: www.lulu.com/shop/moss-pu...
Thank you for your patience while this issue came to life. We hope you love it 🖤
Read online: mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Print copies: www.lulu.com/shop/moss-pu...
Thank you for your patience while this issue came to life. We hope you love it 🖤
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Issue 9 is here! Echoed Howls is now live and ready for you to dive into.
Read online: mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Print copies: www.lulu.com/shop/moss-pu...
Thank you for your patience while this issue came to life. We hope you love it 🖤
Read online: mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Print copies: www.lulu.com/shop/moss-pu...
Thank you for your patience while this issue came to life. We hope you love it 🖤
The final footprints before the reveal. 🕯️🐾 Here’s Theme Hint #4, the last clue before Issue 10’s theme is announced this December. Every pawprint tells a story.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The final footprints before the reveal. 🕯️🐾 Here’s Theme Hint #4, the last clue before Issue 10’s theme is announced this December. Every pawprint tells a story.
We're getting the new website ready... 🫣 💚
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We're getting the new website ready... 🫣 💚
Here’s Theme Hint #3 as we get closer to uncovering the way forward. 🐾 Some paths are wandered. Some are found. Some are forged. What do you think the trail’s been whispering?
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here’s Theme Hint #3 as we get closer to uncovering the way forward. 🐾 Some paths are wandered. Some are found. Some are forged. What do you think the trail’s been whispering?
Moss Puppy is happy to share that our reader, Veronica Jarboe, has started a Substack!
If you’d like to read her thoughts, stories, and the reflections she feels moved to put into the world, you can find her page here: veronicajarboe.substack.com
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If you’d like to read her thoughts, stories, and the reflections she feels moved to put into the world, you can find her page here: veronicajarboe.substack.com
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November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Moss Puppy is happy to share that our reader, Veronica Jarboe, has started a Substack!
If you’d like to read her thoughts, stories, and the reflections she feels moved to put into the world, you can find her page here: veronicajarboe.substack.com
✨💚
If you’d like to read her thoughts, stories, and the reflections she feels moved to put into the world, you can find her page here: veronicajarboe.substack.com
✨💚
Moss Puppy is always happy to promote our friend MG, who creates stunning book covers that are perfect for stories with a magical touch - fantasy, YA, romantasy, poetry, and more.
✨ Check out the latest selection here: linktr.ee/melifluousge... @melifluousgelatoo.writes @mgsdesiigns
✨ Check out the latest selection here: linktr.ee/melifluousge... @melifluousgelatoo.writes @mgsdesiigns
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Moss Puppy is always happy to promote our friend MG, who creates stunning book covers that are perfect for stories with a magical touch - fantasy, YA, romantasy, poetry, and more.
✨ Check out the latest selection here: linktr.ee/melifluousge... @melifluousgelatoo.writes @mgsdesiigns
✨ Check out the latest selection here: linktr.ee/melifluousge... @melifluousgelatoo.writes @mgsdesiigns
Here’s Theme Hint #2 for Issue 10... 🐾 Every journey leaves traces behind, soft impressions in soil and snow. ☃️ Whose footsteps are you following?
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here’s Theme Hint #2 for Issue 10... 🐾 Every journey leaves traces behind, soft impressions in soil and snow. ☃️ Whose footsteps are you following?
✨🐾 Which Puppy Are You? 🐾✨
How to play:
- For each row, pick ONE thing that speaks to your soul (a drink, a snack, a cassette, a plushie, a wax seal, and an ice cream).
- Keep track of which column you’re choosing from most often.
- Whichever column you picked the most from is your puppy type! 🐶
How to play:
- For each row, pick ONE thing that speaks to your soul (a drink, a snack, a cassette, a plushie, a wax seal, and an ice cream).
- Keep track of which column you’re choosing from most often.
- Whichever column you picked the most from is your puppy type! 🐶
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
✨🐾 Which Puppy Are You? 🐾✨
How to play:
- For each row, pick ONE thing that speaks to your soul (a drink, a snack, a cassette, a plushie, a wax seal, and an ice cream).
- Keep track of which column you’re choosing from most often.
- Whichever column you picked the most from is your puppy type! 🐶
How to play:
- For each row, pick ONE thing that speaks to your soul (a drink, a snack, a cassette, a plushie, a wax seal, and an ice cream).
- Keep track of which column you’re choosing from most often.
- Whichever column you picked the most from is your puppy type! 🐶
Here’s Theme Hint #1, the first step along the trail...🐾 We’ll be announcing our Issue 10 theme this December, but a few pawprints have already started to appear. 👣✨Where do you think they lead? 🌿
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Here’s Theme Hint #1, the first step along the trail...🐾 We’ll be announcing our Issue 10 theme this December, but a few pawprints have already started to appear. 👣✨Where do you think they lead? 🌿
The Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 9: Echoed Howls Contributor Proof has been sent out to all contributors! If you received an acceptance but did not receive the proof email, please reach out ASAP.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 9: Echoed Howls Contributor Proof has been sent out to all contributors! If you received an acceptance but did not receive the proof email, please reach out ASAP.
🍂 This Falling Leaves Moss Puppy phone wallpaper is now available exclusively on our Patreon! Head over to patreon.com/mosspuppymag
(P.S. Can we talk about how incredible our Moss Puppy artist, Kathryn, is?! SO. TALENTED.) ✨
(P.S. Can we talk about how incredible our Moss Puppy artist, Kathryn, is?! SO. TALENTED.) ✨
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🍂 This Falling Leaves Moss Puppy phone wallpaper is now available exclusively on our Patreon! Head over to patreon.com/mosspuppymag
(P.S. Can we talk about how incredible our Moss Puppy artist, Kathryn, is?! SO. TALENTED.) ✨
(P.S. Can we talk about how incredible our Moss Puppy artist, Kathryn, is?! SO. TALENTED.) ✨
Last but not least in our theme secrets (for now) is Issue 9: Echoed Howls! Echoed Howls isn’t a character or location in the World of Moss Puppy. It’s Moss Puppy’s last ditch effort to seek out help as the Amberfields try to lull her to sleep.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Last but not least in our theme secrets (for now) is Issue 9: Echoed Howls! Echoed Howls isn’t a character or location in the World of Moss Puppy. It’s Moss Puppy’s last ditch effort to seek out help as the Amberfields try to lull her to sleep.
We received so many beautiful pieces of artwork for this issue, and we’re thrilled to share our front and back covers for Issue 9: Echoed Howls! 🍂
Front: Whispers of Ancients by Katrina Keller
Back: The Act of Burying by RUNA
We can’t wait for you to experience the full issue soon. 🐾
Front: Whispers of Ancients by Katrina Keller
Back: The Act of Burying by RUNA
We can’t wait for you to experience the full issue soon. 🐾
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We received so many beautiful pieces of artwork for this issue, and we’re thrilled to share our front and back covers for Issue 9: Echoed Howls! 🍂
Front: Whispers of Ancients by Katrina Keller
Back: The Act of Burying by RUNA
We can’t wait for you to experience the full issue soon. 🐾
Front: Whispers of Ancients by Katrina Keller
Back: The Act of Burying by RUNA
We can’t wait for you to experience the full issue soon. 🐾
Let's have some fun... Build your outfit, Moss Puppy edition! 🍄✨
Which combo are you choosing - soft sweater energy, sporty pup vibes, or cozy chaos chic? Mix, match, and manifest your autumn aesthetic!
Which combo are you choosing - soft sweater energy, sporty pup vibes, or cozy chaos chic? Mix, match, and manifest your autumn aesthetic!
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Let's have some fun... Build your outfit, Moss Puppy edition! 🍄✨
Which combo are you choosing - soft sweater energy, sporty pup vibes, or cozy chaos chic? Mix, match, and manifest your autumn aesthetic!
Which combo are you choosing - soft sweater energy, sporty pup vibes, or cozy chaos chic? Mix, match, and manifest your autumn aesthetic!
Our next Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secret is all about Issue 8: Amberfields! ✨ Amberfields was our eighth issue - and our most recent - published in Spring 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Our next Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secret is all about Issue 8: Amberfields! ✨ Amberfields was our eighth issue - and our most recent - published in Spring 2025.
The season turns and the pups are howling! 🍂 Issue 9 proofs are on their way to contributors soon, with the full issue bounding online and in print this November. Keep watch for whispers of Issue 10’s theme in November, the reveal in December, and submissions opening when the new year dawns. 🐾
October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The season turns and the pups are howling! 🍂 Issue 9 proofs are on their way to contributors soon, with the full issue bounding online and in print this November. Keep watch for whispers of Issue 10’s theme in November, the reveal in December, and submissions opening when the new year dawns. 🐾
Fellow lit mags... feel free to share your open sub calls below in the comments/replies! If our Issue 9: Echoed Howls theme didn't resonate with you, don't worry. Plenty of other lit mags are open for submissions with and without themes!!
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Fellow lit mags... feel free to share your open sub calls below in the comments/replies! If our Issue 9: Echoed Howls theme didn't resonate with you, don't worry. Plenty of other lit mags are open for submissions with and without themes!!
All responses for Issue 9 submissions have been sent! If you submitted to Issue 9 and haven’t received a response, please reach out to us via email ASAP at mosspuppymag (at) gmail (dot) com.
Thank you to everyone who submitted this time around. 💚
Thank you to everyone who submitted this time around. 💚
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
All responses for Issue 9 submissions have been sent! If you submitted to Issue 9 and haven’t received a response, please reach out to us via email ASAP at mosspuppymag (at) gmail (dot) com.
Thank you to everyone who submitted this time around. 💚
Thank you to everyone who submitted this time around. 💚
Moss Puppy Magazine is excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards!
We're thrilled to honor these pieces and support Monarch! 💜 🌈 🐶 @monarch.qla
We're thrilled to honor these pieces and support Monarch! 💜 🌈 🐶 @monarch.qla
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Moss Puppy Magazine is excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards!
We're thrilled to honor these pieces and support Monarch! 💜 🌈 🐶 @monarch.qla
We're thrilled to honor these pieces and support Monarch! 💜 🌈 🐶 @monarch.qla
It's time for some more Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets 🐶 ☠️ 🖤 Today let's tackle Issue 7: The Boneyard... We published Issue 7 in the autumn of 2024. Fun fact: Bone Puppies are the second puppy we ever revealed within the World of Moss Puppy!
October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's time for some more Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets 🐶 ☠️ 🖤 Today let's tackle Issue 7: The Boneyard... We published Issue 7 in the autumn of 2024. Fun fact: Bone Puppies are the second puppy we ever revealed within the World of Moss Puppy!
Today is October 1st, so that means submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are officially closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Our last batch of responses will be going out this Sunday, October 5th. 🖤
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today is October 1st, so that means submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are officially closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Our last batch of responses will be going out this Sunday, October 5th. 🖤
Moss Puppy Magazine is delighted to share our nominations for the Genrepunk Haunting Award! 👻
The Haunting of Vincent McIntyre — Regina Nagan (Issue 7)
Sunflowers for the Dead — Skyloft (Issue 8)
Date in Nine Lives Cemetery — Brooksie C. Fontaine (Issue 7)
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The Haunting of Vincent McIntyre — Regina Nagan (Issue 7)
Sunflowers for the Dead — Skyloft (Issue 8)
Date in Nine Lives Cemetery — Brooksie C. Fontaine (Issue 7)
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September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Moss Puppy Magazine is delighted to share our nominations for the Genrepunk Haunting Award! 👻
The Haunting of Vincent McIntyre — Regina Nagan (Issue 7)
Sunflowers for the Dead — Skyloft (Issue 8)
Date in Nine Lives Cemetery — Brooksie C. Fontaine (Issue 7)
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The Haunting of Vincent McIntyre — Regina Nagan (Issue 7)
Sunflowers for the Dead — Skyloft (Issue 8)
Date in Nine Lives Cemetery — Brooksie C. Fontaine (Issue 7)
💚🐶
It's time for Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets!! 🐶 💚 Today let's dive into Issue 6: SLITHER/SWIM! This was our sixth issue and it was published in Spring 2024, and it was special... it was our first dual-themed issue!! (Yes, we'll be doing another dual-themed issue in the future... 🫣 )
September 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's time for Moss Puppy Magazine Theme Secrets!! 🐶 💚 Today let's dive into Issue 6: SLITHER/SWIM! This was our sixth issue and it was published in Spring 2024, and it was special... it was our first dual-themed issue!! (Yes, we'll be doing another dual-themed issue in the future... 🫣 )
Submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open for ONE MORE WEEK! Be sure to submit before submissions close on October 1st. www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions
September 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Submissions for Issue 9: Echoed Howls are open for ONE MORE WEEK! Be sure to submit before submissions close on October 1st. www.mosspuppymag.com/submissions
Moss Puppy Magazine is thrilled to announce our nominations for the Genrepunk Editor’s Choice Awards! ✨
The Bone Rebellion — Tom Infection (Issue 7)
Body’s Golden — Elizabeth Butler (Issue 8)
For All the Rot in Heaven — Devin Reeves (Issue 7)
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The Bone Rebellion — Tom Infection (Issue 7)
Body’s Golden — Elizabeth Butler (Issue 8)
For All the Rot in Heaven — Devin Reeves (Issue 7)
💚🐶
September 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Moss Puppy Magazine is thrilled to announce our nominations for the Genrepunk Editor’s Choice Awards! ✨
The Bone Rebellion — Tom Infection (Issue 7)
Body’s Golden — Elizabeth Butler (Issue 8)
For All the Rot in Heaven — Devin Reeves (Issue 7)
💚🐶
The Bone Rebellion — Tom Infection (Issue 7)
Body’s Golden — Elizabeth Butler (Issue 8)
For All the Rot in Heaven — Devin Reeves (Issue 7)
💚🐶