Pinball

01/22/2018

After 14 issues and five years, we're taking a bit of a break. But we couldn't be happier about leaving you with this brand-new issue of PINBALL. We hope you enjoy. It's been real, y'all. 😉

PINBALL: Web comics, short stories, and creative non-fiction. Since 2012.

04/04/2017

Did we mention the 12th issue of PINBALL is live? Get at it.

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10/13/2016

1. The writers you will love tomorrow are being published there today.

07/26/2016

Thanks to Bookfox for including us on this list! We're thrilled to be in such good company.

Evaluating online literary magazines can be tough. According to Duotrope, there are thousands out there and more popping up every day. It’s just not that difficult to throw up a website and start publishing friends. But the online literary journals below raise the bar far higher. They have made publ...

06/14/2016

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06/02/2016

"Literary magazines are not withering; they are flourishing. They are innovating. They are having a goddamn blast."

At the end of an unlit dead-end corridor in the basement of Calhoun Hall on the University of Texas at Austin campus stands an unmarked door. Behind it are hundreds of literary magazines, journals,…

05/23/2016

Fact: Mondays are better with fiction.

Check out Wigleaf's newly released Top 50 very short stories published in 2016 for some great new reading material. (And once you're done reading through the 2016 stories, check out the archives from 2015's list - featuring our very own Lucas Church!)

An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.

04/29/2016

Thanks to Entropy for including us on this great list of places to submit in April and May! Writers, this is a great resource - check it out!

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04/18/2016

Congrats to Issue 9 contributor Paul Crenshaw, whose essay "Names" (published in November by Hobart) was chosen for Best American Essays! Check it out below.

Keller was Killer and Weaver was Weiner and Penn was P***s or just a dick. Benavidez was Bean Burrito and Ellenberger was Hamburger and Alarid got called as***le more than his real name. Hoteling was Hot Ding-a-ling. Ramirez was Rape-kit. I was Crankshaft or Cu***ot or Co******er, depending on who w…

04/15/2016

We've reached the end of our Feature Story Week on Twitter (wrapping things up with Ian Denning's "Vecinos" - linked below!) and we'd love to hear from you. What was your favorite story in Issue 9?

Ian Denning

04/11/2016

Thanks for the great response and support for Issue 9, everyone! We'll be featuring a new story every day this week on Twitter, so head on over and follow us there if you aren't already! ---->

04/06/2016

Guess what, Pinball fans? We've got a new issue coming your way VERY soon...stay tuned!