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a quarterly journal of short prose Editors: @MaryLynnReed and Lesley C. Weston
Joined July 2017
Once upon a time, two writers went on vacation -- and now, a literary journal is born! is open for submissions!.
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a quarterly journal of short prose
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RT @TLTomljanovic: Unicorns and blood. Blood and unicorns. My latest in the illustrious @MoonParkReview #fantasy #W….
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By T.L. Tomljanovic The unicorns are restless. It’s a full moon and I’m on guard duty ‘til dawn. I check my tranq gun and pop in earplugs. I can’t stand the sound of ‘em. Unicorn screams are like …
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RT @lumchanmfa: At first, people had trouble not looking up. Some were made to wear makeshift visors similar to those cones a veterinarian….
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This might be the best Editors’ Note we’ve ever produced, thanks to borrowing heavily from our Contributors’ words….
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June 20, 2025 Dear Friends, We love curating the stories and prose poems for this journal but in these strange and disheartening times, it is getting hard to write pithy editors’ notes. So we’ll le…
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Issue 32 of MoonPark Review is Here! Happy Solstice. #literaryfiction #fiction #prosepoetry #writing #flashfiction #writingcommunity
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Editors’ Note The Ice Cream Sandwich in the Sky by Will Musgrove Worse by Jason R. Chun Gimme Back Times Square by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer to god: by Evelyn Pae Calendar Disorder by Trevor Full…
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RT @DawnSteffler: I don’t know why he showed up in the first place. I don’t know how to get rid of him. I’m not really good at this whole t….
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By Mark Abdon Ghosts fall into three categories. Frightening. Friendly. Mischievous. My ghost isn’t any of these. I’m stuck with a boring ghost. That might sound humorous to you. Trust me – it’s no…
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RT @DawnSteffler: Thanks to EICs Mary Lynn and Lesley and @MoonParkReview for giving another one of my stories about parenting queer kids s….
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By Dawn Tasaka Steffler Recently, when they leave the house, they sneak out, even in the middle of the day. And I know why; they don’t want me to see them wearing the cropped, lilac tank top…
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RT @MarkAbdonWrites: "I quote her to whoever is with me. I plant myself more deeply when others slip away. I keep hoping it’s still possibl….
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RT @noraraywrites: "It Was Never About Pink" is out there in the 31st issue of @MoonParkReview 🩷.
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by Nora Ray When we took our mothers’ scissors and furiously cut our short pastel pink skirts into tiny pieces, it was not about the skirts. It was unwanted compliments that we put on the bottom of…
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Issue 31 of MoonPark Review is here. Happy Spring Equinox
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Editors’ Note It Was Never About Pink by Nora Ray What They Don’t Understand Is, Getting Used to the Pronouns is the Hardest Part by Dawn Tasaka Steffler How to Be a Better Sisyphus by …
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RT @MaryLynnReed: My unapologetically queer debut short story collection, Phantom Advances, is 2 years old this week, and I’m throwing it a….
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Issue 30 of MoonPark Review is here! Enjoy the Solstice
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Editors’ Note The Witch and the Spaceship by Allison Wyss Wounds by Andrew Roe I Could Tell You This is My Earliest Memory by Donna Cameron How to Care For the Dying by Sian M. Jones My Dolly…
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We're happy to announce our 2025 Pushcart Nominations! #prosepoetry #flashfiction #fiction #creativenonfiction #creativewriting #writingcommunity
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Happy Fall Equinox! New issue of MoonPark Review is here!!! #flashfiction #prosepoetry #writingcommunity .
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Editors’ Note The Lick by Matt Kendrick Always Tomorrow by Cathy Ulrich Heaven is Where Al Pacino Doesn’t Exist by Emily Voigt Dedication, Easter Sunday by Kimberly O’Connor Teacups and…
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So many MoonPark Review stories and prose poems were honored this year as selections in Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, and the Wigleaf Top 50!! Congratulations and much gratitude to our awesome contributors for sharing your words with us.
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Woo Hoo!.
O M G an unexpected thrill to find out I'm in the @Wigleaf Top 50! Sincerely honoured to appear on this list, with my writing heroes & a story so dear to my heart. Thanks @laughingyeti @MauriceRuffin9 for selecting it from so many stories around the world & to @MoonParkReview ❤️.
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One of the MoonPark Review editors has a reading today; the other editor will also be in attendance (smiling proudly). If you’re in the area, come say hi!!.
If you’re in Rochester looking for a queer book reading this afternoon (with delightful Greek pastries), you’re in luck!! 🍀
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"Whatever the reason, it’s important to remember that breaking up with an AI companion isn’t the same as breaking up with a person made of flesh and blood.". "How to Break Up With Your AI Companion" by Chad Gayle
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By Chad Gayle There are plenty of good reasons to break up with your AI companion. Infidelity; trust issues; increased annual subscription costs. Whatever the reason, it’s important to remember tha…
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"It was a lone door key. I wasn’t going to try to see if it fitted the doors of our apartment, because I knew that it didn’t.". "Istanbul" by Catherine McNamara (@catinitaly)
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By Catherine McNamara As best as we could, we both cleared our calendars for the three days before we left for Istanbul. I had a batch of singing lessons that most of my students were happy to shuf…
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"How many all-nighters does it take to turn a girl into a bird?". "Stochastic Gradient Descent" by Sofia Eun-Young Guerra
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By Sofia Eun-Young Guerra How many all-nighters does it take to turn a girl into a bird? She’s doing sit-ups on the floor of her bedroom. The lights are off. Outside, the wind whistles through the …
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