November 11, 2026
Call for Submissions: Mizna 28.1
Open Friday, November 20 through Friday, December 21, 2026 (11:59pm CT) Open call—Mizna 28.1 welcomes writing on any theme. We seek work which explores the realities related to the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) sphere both in the region and in diaspora. We especially welcome writing in relation to SWANA people and places which are currently targeted by empire and tyranny, from Palestine to Sudan and beyond. Submissions open Friday, November 20 through Friday,...
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October 28, 2026
The Litani: a Short Story from Carryout
Antigone rises and holds the envelope against her window. The glass is thick, muffling the noise of Thebes and its war. She reads the invitation again in the moonlight. The envelope is red, or maybe it is green. Someone has been careful with its design. She opens the window and witnesses as best she can. Somewhere beyond the city’s seven gates are her brothers. Somewhere further still, fate. She takes a certain pride in not turning away, but she also fears that it is nothing, the looking.
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October 16, 2026
Excerpts from Antigone at the Rot Party
Antigone rises and holds the envelope against her window. The glass is thick, muffling the noise of Thebes and its war. She reads the invitation again in the moonlight. The envelope is red, or maybe it is green. Someone has been careful with its design. She opens the window and witnesses as best she can. Somewhere beyond the city’s seven gates are her brothers. Somewhere further still, fate. She takes a certain pride in not turning away, but she also fears that it is nothing, the looking.
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