Introducing Spring 2025 Issue 45.1 of the Pinch. Get your copy to enjoy excellent fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art. Swipe to see a couple of the artwork from the issue. The issue is available for purchase on our website

"Hover" by Robert Frankel is our newest fiction piece. Read the full story on PJO now. #pinchjournal #litmag #fiction

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To start August, a new poem. "Rainbow Coat" by Caitlin Cowan is a piece looking back on childhood through the misty and multicolored lens of memory. Read it on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Looking for something new to read? Check out our latest poem, "Say This" by Lynne Ellis. The full piece is out on PJO. Read it on our site now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Our newest poem, "Some Baleen Whales Have Learned to Sing at Frequencies Too Low for Predators to Hear" by Abby E. Murray, contemplates the coexistence of violence with peace in the context of marine life. Read the full piece on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

"Of Wait" by Elisabeth Preston-Hsu is our latest poem. Read the full piece on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Read the rest of our newest fiction piece, "Girls Just Wanna Have" by @leaveitobeavers, out now on PJO. #fiction #pinchjournal #litmag

To close out the month of June, "On Coming Out" by Emma Thomas Jones uses natural imagery to reflect upon the feeling of such a singular and distinctive process. Read it on PJO now. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

A new poem has been published on PJO! Read "I Used to Have Green Thumbs" by Seth Wade on our website now!.#poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Here is a preview of our latest piece, "Employment History (Partial)" by Sera Gamble. Read the full poem on our site now!.#poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

Read our latest nonfiction piece, “Middle-aged Lesbian Born Late Emerges Enthusiastically to Oblivious World” by Isaman Cann, out now on PJO!

We're thrilled to announce the winners of the Pinch Literary Award in Poetry selected by Raye Hendrix. A big THANK YOU to everyone who sent us their work, and congratulations to the winner McKenzie Teter @kenz_teter and the runners-up Sandra Gómez and Carlina Duan.

It's PJO Monday!! Our newest publication, "Dictionary of Trans Horror Tropes" is a nonfiction piece by Darby Powers. Find this thrilling story at to immerse yourself in these tropes!!. #pinchjournalonline #pinchjournal #onlinejournal #litmag #nonfiction

Are you looking to read a poignant, heart-warming piece about man's best friend? Check out Carrie Shipers' new poem, "Meditation on Lost Dogs" up on PJO today.

"If I was a corvid—likely a pied raven or a disillusioned jackdaw—I too would pick the highest branch in the tallest redwood farthest from you fuck ass primates . " read the brilliant new poem by Sydney Mayes up on PJO!

"Or especially: a woman onstage, karaoke night, her friends have pushed her up here to "finally have some fun, for chrissakes!" And now the song is playing, something '80s and peppy . " Check out "Falcon Storm Song" by A.C. Koch, now on

We’re excited to announce the winners of the Page Prize in Nonfiction judged by the author Annabelle Tometich. Thanks to everyone who sent in their work, and congratulations to the winner and the runners-up.

After a lengthy review process of all the poets who were eligible for Best New Poets, the staff chose to nominate Havilah Barnett for 'Mute Girl as Whale Fall' from our Spring 2024 and Allison Field Bell for 'O'Keefe Country' from Spring 2025. Congratulations to our nominees!!

Once again it is time for our new PJO publication!! This week it is a series of poems by Claire Scott! Go to to read Greek Myths are Overrated, Murderer ad Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Dementia! . #litmag #poetry #pinchjournalonline #litpublication

We are just three days away from our release party for the Spring Issue 45.1! Hope to see you at the Theatre Cafe at Playhouse on the Square this Friday the 11th from 6pm-8pm.