Split Lip Magazine

Our MAY ISSUE is finally here. 🌼 WORDS by: E.P. Tuazon, @rennyxgong, Mary Liza Hartong, & Despy Boutris. ART by: Christopher Dunlap. PLUS: @CRSantantasio interviews Kate Broad. ✨️ Enjoy it all right here: buff.ly/pUBKe7b

We're taking off the three day weekend, but we'll be back on Tuesday!! We hope you get some much needed rest fam 💕

@effthealgorithm 🥹we love to hear it!!

@splitlipthemag My favorite Beats and @splitlipthemag, of course.

Happy Friday, fam! You know we've got to know what you're reading. 👀 📚️

I was Kate’s editor at @The_Rumpus , and speaking to her about her debut was enlightening! Short story authors making the leap to novel writing should seriously engage with her insights.

"When you are born of—and implicated in—violent structures of colonization, how do you pursue liberation?" This time last year, we published b. al-ism's review of noam keim's THE LAND IS HOLY. Find it in the archives: buff.ly/jBKlX7O

A long weekend is a great time to submit your work! ✨️ ✏️ We're especially on the lookout for your flash, interviews, or reviews! Browse our archives to see what we like. buff.ly/Xzz7vI3

Check it out, fam: contributor @SamXiaoCody’s piece A SERIOUS VIOLINIST was published in the winter issue of the @southern_review! buff.ly/tGy29AD

"No one in the book is put on a pedestal; everyone is trying to protect themselves, and they don’t always consider or care about the costs." Don't miss @CRSantantasio's insightful interview with Kate Broad on her novel GREENWICH in our MAY ISSUE! 🔥🙌 buff.ly/Hg7IFyS

"I froze at first, the chipmunk zipping everywhere as if I were the intruder in his house, and finally I lunged for the stairs, ran up with the baby against my chest..." This time last year, we published CHIPMUNK by Cindy House 💕 Find it in the archive: buff.ly/Nx5syeH

Drink your water, fam 💧And don't forget electrolytes. The work is important, but so is hydration! 😁

What do we want? Flash! When do we want it? Now! 😜 We LOVE voice-driven, bold work that hits us right in the gut 💪 Work that shouts out what can't be kept in. Work that puts a new lens on old narratives. That reminds us what it means to be human in this scary, spinning world.

"My neighbor only talks to me on punishingly hot days, days when the asphalt steams, the milk sweats, and a mere ten minutes walking the dog will wilt you like a green onion." Find Mary Liza Hartong's NEIGHBORLY in our MAY ISSUE. Just in time for summer🌞 buff.ly/kcXj9RS

"A man at the bus stop asks me why I’m wearing an ankle monitor." This time last year, we published John Jodzio’s I'M ALIVE BUT I'M IN ASHEVILLE. Find it in the archives! buff.ly/3AyYzY8

"Nine days before they uncovered the bodies, I watched Silvia Esposito perform her family’s late August ritual." ICYMI: Flash reader @marjeec published a story in @MaudlinHouse! 👏🤩 buff.ly/GKvTFmN

We love new poetry. 💫 Contributor @seancarlson's poem ANT HILL was published in PRESENCE! buff.ly/QLZ2r4I

@itsdbouts We're so happy to feature your work!!

i have a poem in THE split lip magazine this month <3

"I have something I need to say to you. Don’t be nervous—it’s something good." @rennyxgong's PLEASE CAN WE JUST TALK? explores a relationship in one-sided texts. ☎️ ❤️ Find it in our MAY ISSUE: buff.ly/hFTF6oJ

"I put my fingers inside the moon like a mouth, to see how wide I can spread it open." This time last year, we published FROM HOLES WE EMERGED, AND INTO HOLES WE SHALL RETURN by Ally Ang. Find it in the archive 🌕️: buff.ly/HIvNdZR

Breathe, fam. Unclench your jaw. Straighten your shoulders. Shake out your hands. You got this 🫶