Hey legends - Happy August!!
BIGGEST news this month is that we opened our submissions for issue 2!!
DEADLINE: September 1st, 11:59pm. See more info HERE
We also may or may not be going to the biggest. indie. lit. party of the year on August 20th at Umbra Bar thrown by none other than the illustrious Archway Editions if you're free… which you are! because it’s us! And why would you ever want to miss us??
(An Excerpt)
By: Sarah Knight
I awoke to my phone in my hands. I swear I didn’t pick it up. The digital landscape before me had heard the news as well. Tik Tok was scary, I thought maybe I was dreaming still. Neither Joan Didion nor Lily Knight would ever be forced by an algorithm to watch bratmala edits. Yes, the Charli XCX album. Yes, the Vice President. I hate it, she’s dancing to “360” while she’s asking me if I think I just fell out of a coconut tree. Is that her face on Chappell Roan’s body? Do they still make Luminal, Joan? Could you fetch me one of those, please?
Oh, the river was so very far away. It was all the way over on my nightstand. The only way to get back was to put my phone back on the ground where I left it to charge before my nap, roll a few times to the left, open up the paperback, and sink down somewhere, just for a bit longer, where no one was bumpin’ that, bumpin’ that, bumpin’ that.
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What's happening in our W.E.R.L.D. <3
What Sydnie is:
Wearing: New tattoos
Eating: Frozen waffles
Reading: Text messages
Listening to: Caroline Polachek
Doing: Locking in
What Sarah is:
Wearing: Gap Hip Slung Fit™ pants in 3 different colors
Eating: Bologna sandwiches
Reading: Portnoy’s Complaint by: Philip Roth
Listening to: Bri’ish rap
Doing: Window watching
What Clara is:
Wearing: Brand new socks
Eating: Pappardelle
Reading: Minds?
Listening to: “Baba O’Riley” by: The Who
Doing: Trying to teach my dog to walk on his back legs
What Veda is:
Wearing: Sweat shorts lol
Eating: Grilled peaches
Reading: Zines and books from poetry fest
Listening to: “Physical” by: Pretty Sick
Doing: Foraging
What Rylee is:
Wearing: Wrangler carpenter shorts
Eating: Snap pea crisps
Reading: Tweets about House of the Dragon
Listening to: “Aftertaste” by: Katie Gavin
Doing: Hanging out in the park
THANK YOU FOR READING!
xoxo
SplashLand
