Needs: cutting edge, erotica, hardboiled, horror, literary, noir, psychological/horror.  No fanfiction, romance, or swords & sorcery.  Absolutely nothing glorifying Satanism!  Nothing so sick or perverted that even I can’t read it. Nothing racist or bigoted, or anti-religion.  Nothing either right-wing Conservative or so politically correct the ACLU would love it.  There’s a happy medium somewhere: Write straight from the heart; call it like you see it, but show some control.

 

Length: No more than 3,500 words.  Anything longer, please query first. Flash fiction (under 500 words) is cool.  Fiction: one story at a time and no simultaneous submissions, please.  Poetry: up to three poems.  Again, no simultaneous submissions, please. Artwork: up to three pieces.

 

How to contact:  Electronic submissions only. Send fiction and poetry as email attachments in MS Word or something compatible to crosmus@earthlink.net, with “Submission” as subject.  Please do not paste your work into the body of an email and expect me to reformat the thing. Send artwork as a file attachment to the same address. In any case, a brief cover letter would be nice.  Include a short bio and past publications (if any) and make sure your name, address, & email address is on the first page of the manuscript.  Also make sure you insert numbers on every page.

 

Payment: The thrill of having your story/poem/artwork seen by so many!  The joy of seeing your name in print! I could go on, and on. But sorry, no bucks, and since we’re not a print mag, no copies, either!