After the Pause is an online literary journal, based in the Midwest and published quarterly, that features poetry and flash fiction. The magazine is named thus because we feel that art and writing are things that are born from life experience: the terrible, the traumatic, the happy, the wondrous. From the worst tragedy to the most blissful joy, we think art is an incredible byproduct of everything
that happens. Art is what follows the pause. For true life to begin, pauses must occur: shifts in the balance, happenings that throw kinks into the cogs. We believe that everyone has a voice worthy of being heard and everyone has something worth saying. We welcome diversity of every variety from all cultures, backgrounds, ages, beliefs, opinions, etc. Our mission is truth and beauty and the way those concepts develop each other as they intertwine. We want freshness, engagement, vitality. We want words and stories that are real, gritty, outlandish, linguistically beautiful, meaningful, etc. Above all we want things that provoke thought. Honestly, we just welcome words because we think there are voices yet to be discovered and old voices already discovered who we have yet to learn more about. We want work from brand new writers to long time veterans and anyone in between. We love ideas and invention, taking risks with form, being experimental. We especially love short, punchy poems. We are excited to read your work in all its raw zest and enchantment. Hit us up with any questions, comments, concerns, and submissions here: [email protected]
