heartbalm (on Hiatus)

Hi all. Please be kind as I re-read this tonight for any mistakes, and this hasn't been my season, so if there are any mistakes please be kind <3 Not intentional at all. YET! Issue 2 is ready, here: lesliepupsicles.wixsite.com/heart-balm-lit… Welcome into the world, Issue 2! <3 Happy Reading

Again, I thank April & Jessica for all their hard work thus far, and the writers and people they are to go with my punches and my changes.

I hope someday you all get to read it somewhere :) Thank you for your patience and consideration during this time. Things are slowly going to be OK.

Hi all-- EIC Leslie here. I got a job (whew) and a second job (whew) and a third job (WHEW). I am grateful though that I think I can reboot Heart Balm Literary. I hope to reboot for a summer issue, and any issue 3 contributors could have their work showcased then if they

You can, at this point, submit your Issue 3 work wherever you want instead, of course. She just will present that option in case you want it, when she is able. This is tentative, but if you see an e-mail from her, that is why. The choice is yours <3 Thank you for your patience.

Jessica, our newest editor/helper, may reach out to all contributors of Issue 3 for a potential summer release with her putting the issue together mostly. Leslie (EIC) hopes to be back soon and will keep updating on here <3 For now, I am just focusing on interviewing & life.

Please pray for me and my fur babies as we navigate this really difficult time. I am so afraid, to be honest. I know this isn't the place to write it-- but I am. Writers are so encouraging and so inviting and I am grateful for every minute.

talented and I am grateful for all of their hard work. I am proud of two beautiful issues. I will update the website about our hiatus when I can Here is my venmo: @leslie-cairns-1 gofundme.com/f/diagnosis-an… Paypal: lesliepupsicles@gmail.com

This is with heavy heart that I have to disband Heart Balm Literary for now. My car needs a 1500 fix at the same time I was embarking on a new job that required driving. I am worried about losing my housing/everything. I am so heavy hearted writing this, and if you submitted

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We are now listed on Duotrope! Very excited for this <3

Look for responses this weekend and next week if you haven't heard! 💝💙

It's #followfriday #ff #writingcommunity #literarycommunit @heartbalmlit @press_roi @opheliaconline @BarrenMagazine @gonelawn @SparePartsLit @MudRoomMag @havehadhavehad @bullshitlit Wishing you all a lovely weekend 🌼

If you want a copy of @starbucksgirly 's new chapbook, The Food is the Fodder, the link is here: bottlecap.press/products/food?…

We also will be sending proofs before the issue goes out, which may delay the release date into April only if we (3) all get jammed up with school and work <3 We will keep you posted. These will be grammar edits only <3

issue, and I am excited to show our hard work (and yours!) Thank you for your patience. We will open Baskets & Brunch in April, and keep the acceptances smaller, to have a quicker and more expedient issue <3

Hi all! Update: we are almost done on our acceptances, and will send updates this week if we can! We are hoping to have Issue 3 out by March 21st-March 31st (end of March). It will depend on Leslie's schedule, since she has a book out (EE) and a new job xx (again). It's a BIG

@NinaMD1 @nycmidnight still amazing!

Results are in! nycmidnight.com/mfc250/2022-2n… Honorable Mention for my 2nd round Ghost story @nycmidnight 250-word competition. Not enough to move on alas. Next time!!

@rawlitmag ooh thank you

@heartbalmlit Cease Cows opens soon for prose poetry

I have two prose poems :o that just cannot find homes and are new. Anyone open for subs??