Everything in Aspic

This project is believed to be defunct. (October 2024)

About

More and more it is becoming plain that our current moment is neither crystalline nor amber, neither immutable nor impenetrable. The table shakes, the world tilts, and the medium that suspends all of us wobbles threateningly. Maybe it is already liquefying and pooling in the plate. Maybe one day we will all sink to the bottom. Today is something cast in a jello mold, slapping wetly against yesterday and tomorrow. Tomorrow is a key-lime monstrosity we are unprepared to face. But the permeability of the gelatin is a reminder of what was and what may be again. Let's not treat the now as an amber that we can't transgress. Let's learn from the shaking cast of where we’ve been so that we can better avoid the terrors that lie before us. Let's not mythologize nostalgia and forget that, once upon a time, we made hot dog pies and mayonnaise salad and aspic aquariums. If nothing else, we should leave these words suspended in gelatin and find something else to eat. Bon appetit.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2019

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,750 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,750 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,750 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Pays occasionally, up to Semi-pro payment. Details: All poems will be considered for the poetry contest, which awards USD $40 to first place.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024