PFN – Submissions for The Muleskinner Journal Fourteen are Open! Theme: Handle and Spout

Let’s sing!

Our theme for Journal Fourteen is

Handle and Spout

Here is my handle. My trucker name. The thing we hold onto. The thing the vandals broke. The it we take care of. Here be the agent, the trainer, the mechanic, the event planner, the bannister and the potholder. The people and things that make it happen, or won’t let it happen. The neighbor who plows the snow when you need to get away.

And here is my spout. My rant. My rap. My man-splaining. The device that lets us neatly pour the hot water over the tea bag without burning our hand or missing the cup. The thing that allows for the flow. And the flow itself. Hands-free and handle-free.

For Journal 14, we embrace the idea that there are two kinds of people in the workplace, in government, and in your life – those who handle. And those who spout. We love them both. We also embrace the teapot, the Neti pot, and the melting pot. The handles and the handlers. The spout and the pour. Working Separately. Working together. Helping you quench and helping you breathe.

For Journal 14, take any piece of this, and send us your creation.

We’ll be pouring until June 15.

What we are looking for…

Muleskinner Journal accepts previously unpublished work only. Please use the following word counts to select a category to submit. Submit in only one category. Send no more than one submission per issue.

• Poetry: Any length or form. (1-3 pieces)

• Flash or Micro Fiction: max. 1000 words each (1-3 pieces)

• Short Story/excerpts from longer (previously unpublished) work: (max. 6000 words) Please include word count on first page

• Creative Nonfiction: (max. 3000 words) Please include word count on first page

We look for writing of all kinds that uses skill, wit, and determination to deliver the goods.  We accept and publish poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction, short scripts, excerpts from longer works, memoir, criticism, craft essays, artwork, journalism, and shopping lists.

We don’t care who you are, as long as you are the author of what you submit.