Discretionary Love

About

Discretionary Love is a mixed media platform dedicated to sharing the story of love. We invite you to sift through the intense joys and uncomfortable no’s. We are deeply dedicated to exploring the emotions that yield hard truths. We seek to publish words that seep through the screen to tell us love’s story. Because after all, love is what makes us.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2021

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Discretionary Love's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: Discretionary Love's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Discretionary Love's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 15 September 2026* (within the next 24 hours).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Theme:

Cheated (15 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text. Video.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 15 September 2026* (within the next 24 hours).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Article: Up to 3,000 words.
Essay: Up to 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Theme:

Cheated (15 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text. Video.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 15 September 2026* (within the next 24 hours).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 100 lines; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Theme:

Cheated (15 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Discretionary Love Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 36 reports from 26 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 22.8 mean avg | 22.0 median | 65 max days (12.0 std dev)

Responses

80.56 %

Acceptances:

38.89 % of submissions accepted (23.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 53.85 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

41.67 % (22.8 avg. days per rejection) | 46.7 % personal, 33.3 % form, 20.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

5.56 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

5.56 % (61.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

13.89 % (11.6 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

6 responses are pending (1 min | 13.4 mean avg | 12.0 median | 36 max days waiting | 487.5 std dev) from 6 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 05 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:10 UTC (6 hours, 40 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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