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PFN – Persimmon Tree Short Takes Seeking Submissions on “What I Like/What I Dislike”

November 20, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Short Takes

Short Takes are usually short prose pieces, fiction or non-fiction (250-500 words), but can also be topical poetry, sometimes even drawings or photography. We’re especially interested in hearing about your experiences, but you can include your thoughts, dreams, ideas and opinions. Humor and irony are always appreciated!

WINTER ISSUE – publication date: December 15, 2023Please read and follow these instructions carefully. We regret that we cannot accept any submission that does not follow the guidelines as to what should be sent, when it should be sent, and to whom it should be sent.

Topic for the winter issue: What I Like/What I Dislike

What we are looking for:
Susan Sontag compiled these lists of her likes and dislikes:
Things I like: fires, Venice, tequila, sunsets, babies, silent films, heights, coarse salt, top hats, large longhaired dogs, ship models, cinnamon, goose down quilts, pocket watches, the smell of newly mown grass, linen, Bach, Louis XIII furniture, sushi, microscopes, large rooms, boots, drinking water, maple sugar candy.

Things I dislike: sleeping in an apartment alone, cold weather, couples, football games, swimming, anchovies, mustaches, cats, umbrellas, being photographed, the taste of licorice, washing my hair (or having it washed), wearing a wristwatch, giving a lecture, cigars, writing letters, taking showers, Robert Frost, German food.

Send us your list. Use the same format. Like hers, make the entries short, specific, to the point. You can include anything you want – anything you do truly like or dislike – except, like her, no family, no spouses or partners, no children, and especially, no grandchildren.

Submissions accepted: November 10, 2023, to November 20, 2023
(Please do not submit earlier or later than those dates.)

Submissions should be in a Word document; be sure your name, address, and email address are in the document. Email it to publisher@persimmontree.org. The subject line the email should read “Short Takes.”

Include a headshot and short (no more than 50 words) bio in the email.

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