"Let's define the novella, this way, then: a narrative of middle length with nothing wrong with it, an ideal iteration of its own terms, that can be devoured within a single day of reading." - Joe Fassler theatlantic.com/entertainment/…

You need to eat that potato soon, it gives me the creeps. Looks like a man that's been slugged, a man that doesn't believe in forgiveness

"We're like the Paris Review if it was possessed by demons," says co-founding editor Dan MacRae

Nothing was music to her ears, so she filled her son's acoustic guitar chock full with flour. He turned it into a drum & she turned his cheek into a different sort of percussive.

The comeuppance of a rotting starfish on your porch involves an oddly shaped phantom seeping its stench into your carpet & curtains

The gaunt man forgot about the ace bandage for many years. Had only taken off his boots when exhausted. The tight wrap began to feel normal. The skin around his ankle would never look the way it did.

The chef called it bastard gravy. Made it from his own tears & a flour he'd grind up from rattlesnake skin.

Check out an overview of some of the inspirations behind God's Least Likely to Succeed, one of novellas in the latest issue of Zizobotchi Papers x.com/DWWPChicago/st…

There will be no sprinting across the room of discarded pickles. If you do so anyway, & slip & fall in its juices, you will never find the door unlocked for your reentry.

Here's an excerpt from Dan MacRae's The Dollmaker's Grin, one of the novellas in Zizobotchi Papers Vol. 2 x.com/DWWPChicago/st…

We have another excerpt for you. This one starts in on the day that changed a shuttle bus driver's life, for better, and for much much worse. Dan MacRae's Dollmaker's Grin for your sampling pleasure. x.com/DWWPChicago/st…

Shit going down at a Tastee Freez mucks up a secret agent's mission in this 2nd excerpt from God's Least Likely to Succeed, one of the novellas in the latest issue of Zizobotchi x.com/DWWPChicago/st…

Happy Birthday to fellow Zizobotchi contributor, Dan MacRae! He has gift for us on this day, a new piece, a spin-off of sorts to his latest novella The Dollmaker's Grin. What we have here is, The Smile-Maker. x.com/DWWPChicago/st…

Join us this Friday, March 2nd for selected readings from Zizobotchi Papers, Vol. 2! facebook.com/events/1479271…

If you missed our reading the other night, you can order your copy of Zizobotchi Papers, Vol. 2 real quick at the link below! amazon.com/dp/1976052238/… #paperbacksfromhell #indiepublishing #litmags

We're excited to host a table at echoes of chicago's Happy Birthday Chicago event featuring local art, artisans, & music! Mark your calendar for April 7th, be sure to say hi & grab a Zizobotchi copy! bit.ly/HBChicago18

We had a great time at echoes of chicago last nite! So much great art & music. Big thanks to all who picked up copies of our books! Means the world to us to have your support. If you see this, please let us know what you think once you crack into em!

New spin-off short story at DWWP by @TheIglooOven featuring the character Chubb Champo from the novella "Probiotic Hot Sauce" in Zizobotchi Papers Vol 1 x.com/DWWPChicago/st…

One of the characters in "God's Least Likely to Succeed" from Zizobotchi Papers Vol. 2 is an obsessive mycophagist. Our man Preston would be thrilled to listen to Hálek's music m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…