JDP Pushcart Nominees

pushcart_cyclopsWith time’s Tupperware lid poised to seal in the last of 2016’s leftovers, we are thrillighted to share with you our Pushcart Prize nominees for this year, presented here in alphabetical order:

The Adventure of the Etheric Projection” by Pat Woods

hinky man” by Natasha Burge

Life on Mars?” by Dana Mele

Queen of the Moon” by Emery Ross

So, Below” by Jeremy Packert Burke

What You Deserve” by Tabitha Pearson

As always, it was really tough to winnow down the list to just six pieces; every issue we publish has a selection of stories and poems that impressed us so much we had to share them with the world. Congratulatory high-fives to our nominees, and heartfelt butt-bumps of thankfulness to all of our contributors, submitters, and readers. Without you, we’d just be screaming into the void (literally and metaphorically).

November Me, When the West Wind Blows . . .

jdp-nov-2016-coverThe pieces in our eighty-fourth issue are beautiful and brimming with power. Pull up a cushion and prepare to read your future in this misfit tarot deck of wonders: KC Mead-Brewer’s Ravenous Hyena, Caleb Echterling’s Singing Peacock, Lisha Ruan’s Enchanted Meat, Rachael Sterling’s Vial of Forgetfulness, and Jane-Rebecca Cannarella’s Chicken of Mystery. There’s also a wild card in the form of a Mystic Spiral, courtesy of cover artist Coyle Parker.

Shuffle it online or draw the .pdf.

Try Issue 83! Available in Bonfire or Caramel Apple Scent

jdp-cover-oct-2016We are seven today, but we must be precocious, based on the frequency with which people inquire, “What are you, twelve?”

And even though it’s our birthday, we have presents for you: a supernatural fishy tale, an absolutely true Hollywood story, a surreal case of sartorial revenge, and―because we love you―a hilarious attempt at canine exorcism. Plus, this month’s cover art punches tired gender norms in the spleen.

So happy birthday to us. And for the record, while we do not live in a zoo, we welcome comparisons to a monkey on both the visual and olfactory levels.

Scratch it online or sniff the .pdf.