Okay Donkey Magazine

“I know you miss me a little—pink locket with a perfect / fitting key. Moonlight juicing the harbor. I know you try to feign nonchalance, / but when you feel constellation, ocean foam, midnight shimmer, who do you call?” “Renaming Sex” by Susan Rich, new poetry out today at OKD: buff.ly/wFgZlCv

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‘With Rainbow Rocket Head in the mix, we felt like there might always be some batshit wrinkle in our day. The page could always be turned.’ Heck, yeah! These micros by Scott Garson in @okaydonkeymag.com

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“She drew her palms through larkspur and brome. And if someone texted, it was a pulse on the breeze that wrote its brightly vanishing lines all through the russet spikelets.” Four Micros by Scott Garson, new flash fiction out today at OKD: buff.ly/A472w6S

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Introducing… OKD’s first curated reading list, Uncanny Anthologies: Spellbinding Collections to Read at Midnight 🎃✨ Whether you like speculative stories, twisted fables, or poetic reflections on grief and the gothic, we've got you! Check out the list at buff.ly/A7dotJI

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This month’s newsletter features OKD Lead Fiction Reader Rina Palumbo on “Open Mic Nights.” Plus, another interview with Poetry Editor Erin Malone, but this time it’s all about her upcoming project as Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate! Read the full newsletter at buff.ly/6gw32ZJ

Dear OKD Reader- We’ve been trying to reach you regarding your lack of work submitted to us. Our free submissions run out fast, so please send us your writing at your earliest convenience using this link: buff.ly/chQ4jpz. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Corporate Sad Jack 💼🫏

Personally I (Dani) just say the third one: Okay Donkey. Like as an entity. But considering we’re to doubt the literacy of the donkey, I think the first or second one would be the most accurate. 🤓

“She was beautiful in an intimidating sort of way, and though only a few years older than me, she had the confidence of a grown woman, something I kept forgetting I was as well.” “For a Limited Time Only” by Meghan Proulx, new flash fiction out today at OKD: buff.ly/qz75twQ

PSA: Be like Kristin. If you’re already up past midnight, might as well take advantage of it! 🤷🫏

OKD is open for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.

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“I’m up on the water / mat now, chest up— / a siren on a rock, luring— / what?” “Swimming” by Kieron Walquist, new poetry out today at OKD: buff.ly/efXDpt5

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“She must return to the very beginning of things. [...] Before migraines. Before she felt the need to cut her finger open on a jagged leaf. She decided that some lies were small enough not to kill her.” “Oranges” by Laura Jane Lee, new flash fiction out today at OKD: buff.ly/1JdLsqF

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Please welcome new Associate Fiction Editor, Eleanor Ball (@eleanorball.bsky.social)! When it comes to her new role, Eleanor says she’s drawn to “stories with a speculative premise” and is looking forward to “spreading the Sad Jack Agenda…” Read Eleanor’s full interview at buff.ly/feKlWQ9.

“[...] I have a trick. Like when the crazy / girlfriend shows up & throws all your records / into the street. The logic of the nonsequitur / lies in its disobedience.” “Girls to the Front” by Heather Derr-Smith, new poetry out today at OKD: buff.ly/QYTXGCZ

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This month’s newsletter features OKD Poetry Reader Liz Kingsley on “Poetry As Unserious Business.” Plus, an interview with one of our new Associate Fiction Editors– Eleanor Ball! Read the full newsletter at buff.ly/ORkQKok

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“She had nightmares in which everyone but her knew the secret of who to be. In these dreams she’d walk from person to person, often familiar faces from school, begging them to tell her [...]” “Chrysalis” by Santiago Wilson Heredia, new flash fiction out today at OKD: buff.ly/SI0iDwk

OKD is open for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.

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“My boss killed a lamb for me. Or did I kill a lamb for the boss? So long ago, these risks to bloom in the waste of creation. Decades in which one’s title was contingent.” “Bildungsroman” by Kathleen Winter, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/08/28/b...

"The truth is, I’ve had time to think about my past, to stare it in the face. The truth is, I’ve set it adrift." My lord, a brilliant piece of writing by @belindarowe.bsky.social in @okaydonkeymag.com 💙💙💙

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We are proud to say our Poetry Editor, Erin Malone @erinmalonepoet.bsky.social, is a 2026 Poet Laureate Fellow! With a local school district, she will create and lead workshops for fourth grade students using a bilingual illustrated edition of Pablo Neruda’s "Book of Questions." Congrats, Erin! 🫏🎉