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We are a thematic biannual online literary journal publishing the strange, the surprising, the experimental, and everything in-between. Find us on Bluesky too!

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Call Me [Brackets] here, announcing the beginning of our new series [Moments in Time], non-fiction stories written by members of our staff! Starting with stories by Tatum Walker, Scarlet Jacobson, and Charlotte Diel.
Be sure to check back every Tuesday for more [Moments in Time]!

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The submission window for Call Me [Nostalgic] closes April 1st.

We cannot wait to read about your old homes, your first loves, stuffed animals you held tight, your weird old neighbors or anything that brings you back to a certain time in your life!

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Reminisce with us! Call Me [Nostalgic] is open for submissions until April 1st.

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Do you ever think about what could have been? Do you remember when X was once Twitter? Submissions for the 16th edition are now open. Bring us your works of Nostalgia and show us what used to be!

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"Ring" "Ring" this is Call Me [Brackets] calling! Keep your answering machines clear and your notifications on for next Thursday January 22nd. Our next issue's theme will be announced and submissions will be open.

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Hear ye hear ye, Call Me writers— submissions are now closed!

Fear not, Call Me readers! Issue 15 is out December 2025, with blogs releasing every Tuesday. Feast your eyes upon “Spooked by Spider-Man”, “I Promise I Fear Cannibals a Normal Amount” and more!

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What's that? Our call for submissions!

The journal is filling up fast, so send us your poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art!

Submissions close November 1st, submit at the link in our bio!

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In honor of National Poetry Day, quote with your favorite poet or poem!

Call Me [Superstitious] is accepting YOUR poetry submissions NOW!!
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Have you ever walked the long way home to avoid a black cat? Knocked on wood or thrown salt over your shoulder?
Issue 15 of Call Me [Brackets] is for YOU

Issue 15: Call Me [Superstitious] coming soon, submissions are open now!!

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For the first time in Call Me [Brackets] history, we’re asking our readers YOUR thoughts on this issue’s theme!
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We're late! We're late! For a very important post! Make sure you didn't miss it, Call Me [Crazy] is out now!!

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Cukoo! Cukoo! The clock has stopped ticking! Our newest issue, Call Me [Crazy], is out tomorrow! Time to Call your [Crazy] friends!

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#poetry

madness bespoke

madness takes many forms
each uniquely designed 
to exploit the deepest fears
of the afflicted

those who crave the peace of solitude
are plunged into the hell
of a chorus of alien voices chanting
a discordant whirlwind of glossolalia
that resolves into harsh commands
urging the commission
of unspeakable deeds

implacable silence descends upon
the unfortunates who fear isolation
the world prisoned outside
a fishbowl of glass so thick
they can hear nothing
nor can they be heard
all made worse because
they can see out but no one looks in

and then there are the people like me
we who wonder why  
when our every reason for living is gone
(swept away in tidal agonies
that rush in night after night
in the same unedited nightmare)
we are still here

our madness is subtle
condemned to wake day after day
into a world stripped of meaning
and go through the motions of being alive
when inside we carry nothing
but the cold and heavy ashes of dreams 
© 2014 RC deWinter 

Published in @CallMeBrackets, December 2019

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#poetry

nightsong

it's more than halfway 
to daylight
as i lie down to my rest
and to sleep 
if i can
if i can 
without you here
though i can't see
the slice of darkness 
where you lie alone 
in silence 
you are tumbling
in the river
in the red red river
running round my heart
my skin warms to your presence
and i taste your very essence 
as i wrap you up in every shade of blue
we're survivors of the flood
baptized in pain 
baptized in blood
the holy water of surrender
reborn with new eyes to look for love
and now that we've found it
we will never be without it
how i long to kiss the questions
from your mind
someday soon i will hold you
need no magick to unfold you
as we melt into the mystery of one

© 2017 RC deWinter
Published in @CallMeBrackets
April 2021

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Before the atrocities leave your head and the filthy things leave your heart—put down the axe and pick up the pen!Embrace your inner Raskolnikov! Our submission window closes April 1st for our issue: Call Me [Crazy]!

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Have you ever remembered something wrong? Sworn a game was rigged? Known someone who *claimed* to be an Alabama alumnus? Some may dismiss you as crazy, but we know the truth. Check our blog page every Tuesday for new conspiracy theories from our editors!

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The clock ticks like a heart under the floorboards as our Call Me [Crazy] submission deadline approaches…

Calling all writers (especially [Poe]ts), let us tell YOUR tale, submit before April 1st!