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The Spitfire Series: Mythology of Childhood

A project of Winter Tangerine (see other related projects).

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About

These are the ways we warp our past to make sense of our present. Childhood is slathered in dew & dustrose. The skinned-knee years are forgotten--tucked between sheet & mattress. Memories that survive their own collapse are left out to become our haunts. With these, a mythology is crafted. That night in the woods in the dead of December, the lucky pennies on Burns Street, the bike rides for afternoon slushies — they all become bigger than they were. A collection of moments that represent nothing, anything--but are somehow imperative to keep. They become part of the mythology we believe about who we’ve been--about who we are. These are the stories we want - the ones that will themselves into being. The child in us still blinking at the world as it unfolds.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time publication

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 6 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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