Postponing Half Mystic Journal's Issue VIII: Sforzando

We don’t come to this decision lightly, & we believe the extra breathing room is truly necessary to publishing Issue VIII with care & intentionality.

Announcements, MusicTopaz WintersJuly 5, 2020

Announcing the Submission Deadline for Issue VIII: Sforzando

Thank you for teaching us the grace of sandpaper, the razor-kiss of wreckage, staccato-sharp skeleton strung up to a 4/4 time signature.

Preorders are Open for Issue VIII: Sforzando

This issue is not a crescendo but a car crash, perfect as death, sudden as becoming. It eats its ghosts alive, mouth raw & open. It refuses to blink.

"If the body remembers everything, she happened." From the Editor, Giveaway, & the Launch of Marie Conlan's Say Mother Say Hand

What a space we made for ourselves last night—& when I say space I hope you hear salvation. You’re the best love we know, dear songbirds.

Launch of Marie Conlan's Say Mother Say Hand on IG Live: See You There?

Please join us at Half Mystic’s latest gathering this coming Saturday, April 18, 2020, at 9 P.M. EST.

Introducing Say Mother Say Hand

It is a personification of the word despite: survival despite, forgiveness despite, love despite. This book speaks & we can’t help but pay attention.

Literature, Music, AnnouncementsTopaz WintersFebruary 18, 2020Marie Conlan, David Welch, Sara Veglahn, Karolina Zapal

From the Editor, Book Launch, & Giveaway: Sammie Downing's The Family That Carried Their House on Their Backs

Step into this House with us. Warm your hands on the fire. We’ve been waiting for you for so long.

From the Editor, Announcements, Literature, Music, GatheringsTopaz WintersDecember 18, 2019Sammie Downing

Introducing The Family That Carried Their House on Their Backs

We hope you’ll join us in stepping into a new fairytale. Welcome to the clearing—to the wildness—to The Family.

Literature, Music, AnnouncementsTopaz WintersOctober 18, 2019Sammie Downing

Announcing Half Mystic's Nominees for the 2020 Pushcart Prize

Thank goodness for art & thank goodness for you.

From the Editor & Contest: Tamara Jobe's Hag

Here’s to the ugly & the marvellous, loud enough to reach the edge of night.

Announcements, From the Editor, Literature, MusicTopaz WintersAugust 24, 2019Tamara Jobe