@CountryLiterary

A magazine of literature and criticism centering America's heartland. Co-founding editors: @theoryjoe1 and @Meganneary2

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Joined December 2020
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We are open for submissions (Thread): While we will consider any works, we are primarily interested in those that grapple with life in flyover country states and regions. We love place-based, lyrical writing that captures life between the coasts.
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We are officially closing our doors. Thank you to all of our many amazing contributors over the years. Feel free to republish any work that was featured in Flyover Country.
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We have some incredible poems out for you today from @antonvowldead flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

Two Poems by Russell Thorburn

The Human Soul Is about the Weight of a Canoe splashing under an unforgiving moon,never able to find the right course,more underwater than above, bucking prow seeking Godbehind the bright blue lash…

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Metaphysical Town Square

a sonnet crown by Isaac Willis Metaphysical Town SquareThe hour is sweet, the season sweeter.The people eat corn dogs under neon signsand the air gushes lemons and batterand bells ringing. BB pelle…

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U Akron Press@uakronpress7 Jun 2023
EXCITING NEWS! Huge congrats to @johnkropf4 for winning this award from Bowling Green State University!! Order a copy of this must-read here: blogs.uakron.edu/uapress/pro…
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John W. Kropf won the Book Category Independent Division with his book Color Capital of the World: Growing Up with the Legacy of a Crayon Company. @uakronpress
Color Capital of the World: Growing Up with the Legacy of a Crayon Company by John W. Kropf

ALT Color Capital of the World: Growing Up with the Legacy of a Crayon Company by John W. Kropf

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"She ignores the pictures so furiously that when she closes her eyes, she sees neon-fringed negatives of ships cruising choppy orange seas and numinous ruminants munching red grass." Check out this awesome new flash piece by @silversatire flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

Closure

By Laura McPherson The widow Joline nods from her armchair as visitors file by, the old farmhouse floors creaking under their hurried steps. Those who were not already on their way here for the fam…

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EastOver Press@eastoverpress1 Jun 2023
The inaugural volume of THE EASTOVER ANTHOLOGY OF RURAL STORIES, released this year, featured stories from @Salamander_Mag, @NorthAmerReview, @AGNIMagazine, @Gagosian, @CountryLiterary, @museumofamerica, @pankmagazine, & more. Check it out @Bookshop_Org! bit.ly/3zearqC
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Check out Monica Monk's excellent review of Kathryn Nuernberger's, Rue--a collection whose poems, she argues, "work as a set of spells against the incoherence of life, aging, and public persona." flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

Dark Matter: Review of Rue, by Kathryn Nuernberger

Reviewed by Monica Monk “God, I found an explanation for why it always seems I have/walked into a library and been handed just the book I needed.” For a beginning poet learning to express authentic…

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Check out Monica Monk's excellent review of Kathryn Nuernberger's, Rue--a collection whose poems, she argues, "work as a set of spells against the incoherence of life, aging, and public persona." flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

Dark Matter: Review of Rue, by Kathryn Nuernberger

Reviewed by Monica Monk “God, I found an explanation for why it always seems I have/walked into a library and been handed just the book I needed.” For a beginning poet learning to express authentic…

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This story by Michael Anthony hooked us from its first lines: "Reflections can reveal truths or distort reality. For Charlie Hubner, they do both." We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

Reflections

By Michael Anthony Reflections can reveal truths or distort reality. For Charlie Hubner, they do both. This particular day the seventy-eight-year-old wanders Littleton’s Main Street. Like so many s…

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This story by Michael Anthony hooked us from its first lines: "Reflections can reveal truths or distort reality. For Charlie Hubner, they do both." We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

Reflections

By Michael Anthony Reflections can reveal truths or distort reality. For Charlie Hubner, they do both. This particular day the seventy-eight-year-old wanders Littleton’s Main Street. Like so many s…

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Happy to share a wonderful new poem by @matt_hohner with y'all today: flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

Landscape After Vacancy Inspections, 2015

By Matt Hohner Jasontown RoadWestminster, Maryland  Three-fifths of a mile of gravel cleaves a snow-covered field in two on a round hillcrest, curves past an island of trees  at stream bottom in a …

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Cutleaf@cutleafjournal29 Mar 2023
Other stories from THE EASTOVER ANTHOLOGY OF RURAL STORIES, 2023: WRITERS OF COLOR were first published in @Salamander_Mag, @NorthAmerReview, @AGNIMagazine, @Gagosian, @CountryLiterary, @museumofamerica, @pankmagazine, and elsewhere. Order a copy today: bit.ly/3zearqC!
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Michael Bettendorf@BeardedBetts1 Apr 2023
Heeeeey. The lovely folks @CountryLiterary published a story of mine tonight! Enjoy some lit fic.
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Decisiones

By Michael Bettendorf I break the seal on the bottle of Dasani in the mini-fridge, knowing damn well it just costme five bucks. Highway robbery for twelve ounces of water. But the tap water from th…

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Lindy Biller@lindymbiller25 Apr 2023
My chapbook has been out in the world for two months, and I realized I never shared this! Thank you to @Cheap_Pop, @nurtureliterary, @CountryLiterary, and @lumierereview for giving a beautiful home to the stories that eventually grew into this collection. So grateful for you! 💖
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Decisiones

By Michael Bettendorf I break the seal on the bottle of Dasani in the mini-fridge, knowing damn well it just costme five bucks. Highway robbery for twelve ounces of water. But the tap water from th…

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Excited to have another story by the always brilliant (and hilarious) @brotzel_fiction to share with y'all: flyovercountryliterarymagazi…
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It’s a beautiful day to share this beautiful poem! flyovercountryliterarymagazi…

October on the Prairie

By Margaret Rozga The purple asters still hold their color. A west wind urges, frees, shakes loose, sweeps gold maple leaves from their branches and rains them down to earth after taking them for a…

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