We had an idea that started as a joke. We had an affinity for that minimalist look and feel of early online journals. We had a couple drinks.
https://www.havehashad.com
HAD
"...and now I’m remembering that time you cried in the middle of the Giant Supermarket because there was, in fact, no giant there, and I pushed you past my then-therapist, who was interested in meeting you..."
amazing long sentence from Chloe Yelena Miller!!
https://www.havehashad.com/5a2v4
we've pubbed at least a couple of pieces about The Sopranos, and a handful of really great pieces about horsegirls. still waiting for the seminal "Tony Soprano, Horsegirl" piece
Guys I did it: @havehashad.com accepted one of my poems! Wearing my skull with the utmost pride. 💀
GETTING there!!
Aaaaaand.... DONE!
It killed me, but I've been resurrected.
We were open for 80 minutes or so; email went out last Wednesday at ~12:42pm ET and call closed at 2pm.
Received 926 submissions.
Took... just barely over a week to reply to everyone. ~170 hours?
Accepted 51.
I have perhaps bad news for you...
"One thing we like to do is play the dead game. I don’t know why we call it a game, there’s no game to it at all, it’s just me on the floor in Marta’s closet in the dark. And then she opens the door and I’m dead."
🔥 today from Mary Guterson
https://www.havehashad.com/b0c91
I was being naive and didn't really think that many of you paid attention to mass emails. Was expecting maybe like 300 submissions? Ah, what an innocent baby I still was then...
I wrote something and it has earned me my first skull. So excited!
P.s. - This is also my first acceptance ever (started submitting last year) !!! 🥳
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
as evidenced by the last few days, got some incredible bangers from the last call. today, Crystal Cox:
"I wasn’t beautiful enough for the title, until, one year, instead of curling my hair, I stole half a cigarette and the abandoned bottom of a beer..."
https://www.havehashad.com/azogf
