Hisham Bustani One Moment Before the End Your head, hit by a brick hurled bitterly by a professional murderer, will not stop bleeding before my eyes. The white matter of the brain will not stop seeping out of the cracks and winding around my neck. Come sleep beside me, I will heal the fiery marks […]
Interview with World in Pain Contributor: Matheus Borges
About the Interviewer: Logan Ralph is a full-time student at San Diego State University and aspiring writer. When he isn’t studying, you can usually find him toiling away on his work in progress YA novel. He further distracts himself by curating a writing blog, Writers Unblocked, and binge watching all the good stuff on Netflix. […]
Interview with World in Pain Contributor: Margaret Hermes
About our interviewer: Krystal Galvis, born and raised in San Diego, California, is a writer fascinated with magic, fantasy, and darkness. She is an MFA graduate student at San Diego State University studying creative writing. Outside from writing short stories and poems, she researches any Latinx fables or mythology and goes on long walks at […]
Feature Friday: Associate Editor Angela
For our next Feature Friday we’re happy to introduce Angela Pankosky, our final associate editor. Angela helps make the final decisions on submissions with the rest of our editorial staff, along with handling some of our administrative duties. Angela Pankosky is a Polish writer, mother, and dancer. She earned B.A. in Comparative Literature from SDSU […]
Feature Friday: Associate Editor William Lambert
Welcome back for another one of our Feature Friday posts! Today FI is happy to introduce William Lambert, one of our associate editors. William participates in line by line editing of final submissions alongside the other editors, and he heads our prison correspondence program. William Lambert is an MFA grad student at San Diego State […]
Feature Friday: Associate Editor Adrian Belmes
This week on the blog we have another feature Friday post. Today we have Adrian Belmes. Adrian helps keep the journal running smoothly in a lot of ways. He helps with selection of final pieces along with the other editors, and he helps make sure the journal appears as it should by working with our […]
Feature Friday: Associate Editor
For this week’s Feature Friday post we’re getting to know Valorie K. Ruiz! Valorie oversees social media for Fiction International, along with organizing reading assignments for interns and volunteers. Valorie K. Ruiz is a Xicana writer fascinated by language and the magic it evokes. In addition to being an editor for Fiction International, she is […]
Feature Friday: Associate Editor Kurt Kroeber
This week as part of our Feature Friday get to know Kurt Kroeber! Kurt is one of our associate editors who oversees the administrative aspect of our journal including managing orders, getting issues out to contributors and readers, and handling much of our finances. Like all of our editors, he also gets to help narrow down […]
Feature Friday: Associate Editor
For this week’s Feature Friday we have our first associate editor: Thomas M. Gresham. Thomas is lead editor for this upcoming issue. His position involves overseeing all aspects of production from interacting with contributors, to proof reading, to guiding new interns and readers. Thomas Gresham is a fiction writer, filmmaker, and screenwriter. He has work […]
Next Issue’s Theme: Body
The time has finally arrived! The theme for our next issue has been decided on, and we can’t wait to see what everyone submits. For our next issue, writers are welcome to send submissions with the theme of (insert drumroll): Body As usual, we have flexibility with what the word “body” means to […]