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Notes from the Editor’s Desk: October 2025

This monthly column is published on the fourth Thursday of every month, and is an opportunity for me to share information that doesn’t fit anywhere else in our publication. This includes a wide range of opportunities for writers, news and information, and subscriber’s recent success stories. Opportunities: Procrastinating Writers United (PWU) is open to multimedia…

Pine Hills Review: Now Seeking Submissions

Pine Hills Review is an online journal of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid writing. They like writing that’s fresh, fun, surprising, and compelling—and sometimes even irreverent. They publish all genres, forms, and styles, but they especially love hybrid and experimental work. You can read the journal online to get a sense of their style. Pine…

Issue Six Hundred Forty Seven

Why You Should Write About Other People’s Writing

By Ratika Deshpande Some of the best writing I’ve done has been about the work of other writers. I’ve read their stories and compiled them into themed recommendation lists; I’ve written personal essays and deep dives into books that I couldn’t stop thinking about. It’s work that I’ve both enjoyed and am very proud of,…

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