Some Words

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Hi! This is Some Words, a literary journal published on a message board.
You might be thinking “what???,” which is fair. Let me explain.
I had an online forum obsession from approximately 2004-2008, spending almost all my free time posting on sports message boards. I’m still Facebook friends with multiple people I met through one high school football forum.
I’ve been thinking for a while about launching a new literary journal, but I didn’t want it to just be the same old thing, you know? I wanted something that felt true to me, and because I’m historically terrible at things like “updating my website,” making a site on Wordpress seemed like a mistake, and because I have a bad habit of not opening emails, a newsletter also seemed like a mistake. And so, here we are—a message board. Work will be published as a new thread in the “Work” section.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

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Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

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.

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General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

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 No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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We have received 7 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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0 min | 6.4 mean avg | 4.0 median | 21 max days (7.4 std dev)

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Most recent response reported was received on 08 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 07:42 UTC (2 hours, 17 minutes ago).
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Last Updated: 15 Jul 2026

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