November 2025 Publications
November Publications
“The producers knew they had a hit even before the first episode. Bigger than Game of Thrones, bigger than The Sopranos season three. Christ, maybe bigger than the Super Bowl. And now the networks wanted a piece of the action. “
The Box by Joshua Jones Lofflin
“When my daughter insisted I live with her, I refused. My own nest was happy slammed. Each straw and pine needle woven tight to make a whole. Pitch ready. Threadbare drift. She told me it wasn’t safe anymore. The time I forgot to look for worms. The time I flew too low, hitting the curb.”
Wings in the Dark by Beth Sherman
Ten Years Ago
“Since her acquittal, Agnes couldn’t land even the lowliest of jobs. They either recognized her face from the evening news or the morning papers. That she was found innocent was of as little consequence as her professional references. Nobody wanted to hire a suspected axe murderer.”
Court of Appeals by Ravi Mangla
“; ;;;; ;;; spells I love you in semicolons, a language no one speaks. She writes notes to herself in this semicolonese, G; e; t; space bar m; i; l; k; She whispers each letter aloud with every tap of the semicolon key.”
; ;;;; ;;; Spells I Love You in Semicolons by Georgia Bellas
mb staff is loving
Margaret Atwood’s Book of Lives.
my bloody valentine’s album mbv.
Smitten Kitchen’s gingerbread snacking cake (don’t skip the whipped cream).
Open Submissions
Our next open submission period starts Monday, January 5, 2026. We love reading your work and are always excited to feature previously-unpublished authors at mb. Check out our submission guidelines and send us something beautiful.
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