PLANES, BOATS, CARS, TRAINS Maybe you love to travel or maybe you like to stay at home, but when you venture out— what kind of transportation takes you on your journey? Are you invigorated by the open water, frantic following road signs, anonymous on a plane, or comforted by the train station whistle? In the process of getting to your destination, how did the vehicle you’re traveling in affect the outcome?

Submissions close March 15, 2026; the issue will publish MAY 1, 2026.

A Thread of Waking Light is the opening movement of a sweeping nine-book fantasy saga conceived and written by Jason Knightman. What begins as a single, sacred task—passed from mother to daughter in a final breath—unfolds into a far-reaching conflict that will reshape kingdoms, awaken forgotten bloodlines, and test the fragile balance between divine grace and ancient corruption. Book 1 lays the foundation: introducing the world of Talvanis, the forces moving in shadow, and the first stirrings of powers that will grow darker, deeper, and more costly with each successive volume. Every choice made here echoes forward, setting in motion a journey that will span lives, loyalties, and the fate of creation itself.

ARRIVING March 23, 2026

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By nightfall, everything will change.

On April 25, 2016, Yovanni Guerra wakes to an ordinary morning: a sleeping wife, a six-year-old son, and the quiet comfort of family life in Miami.

A devoted husband, father, and elementary school teacher, Yovanni has built a life defined by love, loyalty, and hard-earned stability. But beneath the surface lies a past he has never fully outrun: old friendships, easy money, and habits formed long before he became the man his family believes him to be. When a favor for a childhood friend spirals into something far more dangerous, Yovanni is soon caught between the life he has built and the choices he once justified. As the hours tick down, every decision tightens the noose around him, forcing Yovanni to confront a question he’s avoided addressing for years:

Are we defined by who we were… or by who we choose to become?

Alexander Brito’s CREATURES OF HABIT is a gripping, emotionally charged portrait of loyalty, temptation, and the fragile line between redemption and ruin.

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ARRIVING APRIL 25, 2026

AL DENTE In cooking, pasta or risotto al dente (/ælˈdɛnteɪ/, Italian: [al ˈdɛnte]; lit. ’to the tooth’) is cooked to be firm to the bite, requiring a brief cooking time. The term also extends to firmly-cooked vegetables. In contemporary Italian cooking, it is considered to be the ideal consistency for pasta.

What does al dente mean to you? To your neighborhood vampire it probably means something different. How about to the prospector mining gold?

Send us something that you haven’t overcooked!

Submissions close on July 5, 2026; the issue publishes SEPTEMBER 1, 2026.

CURRENT WORDS AUTHORS! Have you checked our Google sheet for podcasts you could appear on? 

Who is looking to talk about a book like yours? 

AUTHOR’S/ARTIST’S CHOICE! For our last issue of the year, you can choose any theme you want. 

Try writing a story about yourself, something you observed, or something entirely imaginary. Create a video, a picture, even combine two mediums. 

Submissions close NOVEMBER 7, 2026; the issue publishes DECEMBER 1, 2026.