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Head's Up: All 5 submission calls for the Winter 2026 issue close on October 31. Get your work in now if you're aiming for the upcoming issue! moocat.net/pages/submit...

Set up a biweekly (at the frequentest) email update (newsletter), for anyone who wants to keep up with the latest developments with the lit mag: buttondown.com/moocat

Looking for Personal Essays (on any topic). Current call to action puts forth a theme, but any topic is still fair game, whether or not it matches the theme. More detail here: moocat.net/essays/submit/

We've shortened the length range for essays to 900-2100 words (from 1000 - 2500), because attention spans have shortened.

Every day at this, I learn something new. Today's new knowledge: publishing quantity ≠ writing quality.

Gods, but I ❤️ early morning rain!

“Southpaw” (left-handed). I can think of at least TWO things wrong with that word!

Prettying up the upcoming issue’s theme: “My BEING THERE Moment”—true stories about a time when you were mistaken for someone even more extraordinary than yourself. www.imdb.com/title/tt0078...

Eager for Travelog submissions! moocat.net/travelogs/su...

We now have an RSS feed moocat.net/rss.xml

"THANKS, But...." Looking for true tales of someone assuming it was you who did something wonderful & how you handled it. Did you immediately correct them? Take credit? Sort of take credit? Enjoy the glow for a few days before correcting em? Write! Submit! duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

Now accepting submissions of Travelogs, Personal Essays, Art, Comedy, and Poetry for the Winter 2026 issue! duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

For the Fall 2026 issue (with a two-month reading period), we received about 80 total submissions. It's now the 10th day of the current call for submissions, and we've already received 30! I think the Winter issue is going to have excellent content!

Man, Fiverr will not even let you post a project brief unless you use their AI bot to craft it. It crafts words and phrases that I do not intend and would never use. Creeepy!

Never understood why some people are named “Niles.” Cuz there’s only one such river.

I'm preparing for our first quarterly print edition, to coincide w/ the release of the Winter 2026 issue on December 1. Definitely need a HUMAN illustrator for the cover (*not* AI-generated--too taboo right now). Tried Dribble, Fiverr, Behance, etc., but no luck so far. Any ideas? [budget is v. low]

Gemini thinks this is what moocat.net is; it's not, but ya gotta appreciate the effort!

The open reading period for the Winter issue started two days ago, and starting to receive some very nice stuff. I can't say what, but y'all are gonna like the Winter Moocat!

Yes, as Duosuma posted, the calls for submissions for Essays, Poetry, Travelogs, Comedy, and Art for the Winter 2026 issue have just opened. If you have any work you’d like to have published in the magazine, please submit!

ORCO, since 1886!

Hallo. THE RELAUNCH HAS HAPPENED! Happy Second Twenty-Five YEars!! Check it out!

Twenty-Five Years in the Making. No lie. The NEW moocat.net relaunches tonight at midnight EDT. If you want something more IRL, you can also buy the new print anthology containing (almost) everything that has ever appeared in the online literary magazine, here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...

A good friend (and frequent moocat contributor) just had his scifi story published in Cetera magazine. www.ceteramagazine.com/berm-people/

Very excited: confirmed that the print anthology will be available in time for the relaunch. I've ordered a single proof copy and will make a few revisions based on that. After that, I'll turn on distribution, and anyone can buy a copy. (AND, I'll start sending out the free copies to those promised)

I've just started doing a local "Indie Bookstore Crawl" set for the month of August in the DFW area. I've left batches of cards advertising this site at the two I've been to so far. Quite a few left to visit!

Incontrovertible proof that tiny cows exist. And apparently they can also fly.

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

Updated the home page with a nifty Countdown Thingie!

Just submitted the interior pages and cover wrap for the 25-year anthology, "Gentle Moos from Round the Globe: The first 25 years of moocat.net" . I should have the eProofs in 3-5 days. When printed, that pinkish color will look like a rich burgundy.

Just got permissions to print the 2 Li-Young Lee poems—that’s 3 for 3 of the O.G. “already famous” poets. Foreword is being written, so should be able to go to print soon with the anthology: Gentle Moos from Round the Globe: The First 25 Years of moocat.net. It will be avail. to buy on the site.

The New "Moocat Sustainer" donation tier is all set up, for any generous supporters of the humanities out there. Donors can also donate individual, non-recurring tips. Link: ko-fi.com/moocatlemeaux

We solemnly propose that this new, atmosphere-bearing rocky planet be renamed “Elizabeth-Montgomery,” because to date no atmosphere-bearing rocky planets in the temperate zone in which liquid water can exist have been named after the talented star of Bewitched. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/s...

Calls for submission for Fall 2026 relaunch are closed. We received 89 submissions total, 79 from Duosuma, 8 via the moocat site, and 2 direct. Accepted at least 17 for publication (& hopefully, 1 or 2 more). Can't wait to announce the final contents! Plus, for the first time, a print anthology!

Welcome to Deadline Day! After a long wait, starting sometime in April, the calls for submission for the 25-year-anniversary relaunch issue (Fall 2026, to be launched on Aug. 30) close today. Any piece that gets accepted in the relaunch issue is eligible to be included in the print anthology!