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We are proud to offer our latest issue to you, containing 340 pages, 29 short stories, 96 poems, and 8 works of original art/humor.
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Michael Brimbau
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Editor & Publisher
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Michael Thomas Brimbau
The Literary Hatchet contains provocative short stories, brief fiction, uncommon poetry and prose that surprises and delights.
—MICHAEL THOMAS BRIMBAU
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Ernest Hemingway
There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.
—ERNEST HEMINGWAY
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E.L. Doctorow
Good Writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that is it raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
—E.L. DOCTOROW
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
—F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
LH Blog
08
Jan
The Literary Hatchet is pleased to announce the following nominations for the Pushcart Prize: Poetry: “Recurring Cyclones,” by Fabiyas MV. Issue #29 “Leaves in December,” by Michael Lee Johnson. Issue #28 “Emily Hunting,” by Lee Clark Zumpe. Issue…
31
Jul
Our latest issue of The Literary Hatchet, #29, is now on sale on Amazon and available here for digital download. The print version is $14. Here is the link. The digital edition is $.99 and is available exclusively through our…
07
Mar
Our latest issue of The Literary Hatchet, #28, is now on sale on Amazon and available here for digital download. The print version is $14. Here is the link. The digital edition is $.99 and is available exclusively through our…
22
Oct
Our latest issue of The Literary Hatchet, #27, is now on sale on Amazon and available here for digital download. The print version is $14. Here is the link. The digital edition is $.99 and is available exclusively through our…
03
Jul
Our latest issue of The Literary Hatchet, #26, is now on sale on Amazon and available here for digital download. The print version is $14. Here is the link. The digital edition is $.99 and is available exclusively through our…
10
Mar
The Literary Hatchet is pleased to announce the following nominations for the Pushcart Prize: Poetry: “A Kiss Can Be” by Gary Priest. Published in Issue #24 on page 70 “Bleeding Bane” by Shawn Chang. Published in Issue #23, page 20….
09
Mar
A lot has happened since the last issue of The Literary Hatchet! We have updated out website to reflect a new streamlined look and feel. In addition, we are instituting several changes to the way in which authors and artists…