MockingHeart friends! Thanks for keeping up with our side of the literary world, and for your time and care in reading and submitting to MHR. A reminder that the Fall 2025 issue is now open to submissions.

As you think of writing and of the folks who engage in it, please keep in your thoughts MockingHeart Review‘s Founding Editor, Clare L. Martin, who is currently fighting the good fight against gallbladder cancer. If you can contribute to her battle during this difficult time, you would be helping a generous writer and caring person who has touched many lives. Of course, Clare would also appreciate some words of encouragement if you have the time to reach out.

Thanks for all you do, friends, and for your continuing good work in the world.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

MockingHeart Friends! Happy August!

Here we are, smack in the middle of 2025–and it’s been a tumultuous, busy year so far! Somehow, we’ve made it to the dog days of summer, and in the midst of the Louisiana heat I get to write to you again with some cool news: submissions are now open for MHR 10.3, the Fall 2025 issue of MockingHeart Review! And we’re already getting in the spirit. Halloween decor now graces the shelves of many stores, and that one pumpkin drink will be back this month at that one big coffee chain. For the Fall issue, you can submit from today until August 31st. As we move gradually toward the the cooler part of the year, following one’s compass can help us make it all the way through. With movement on the mind, the theme for this issue is Mobility.

We hope you’re staying healthy, happy, and inspired. Keep on keepin’ on, friends–and as always, thank you for the excellent work you do in the world.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

Our Spring/Summer 2025 issue is now published, and you can take a look at it here! We hope you find the work of the writers and artists included in MockingHeart Review 10.2 to be musical and contemplative, stirring and earnest–and as MockingHeart Review’s tenth year moves toward summer, may this issue help you find some meditation of your own.

Enjoy your Sunday, MockingHeart friends! Thanks again for the excellent work you do in the world.

Cheers,

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

Hi, MockingHeart Review Friends,

I hope you’re doing well today, laughing often, and creating art! Today is the last day to submit to the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of MHR. The issue will be published on June 1st.

Until 11:59 PM Central Time today, feel free to send us your work–we’ll be glad to view it! As you’ll remember, this issue has no theme.

If you’ve already sent your artwork or poetry our way, thanks very much! We’re looking forward to experiencing your creations, and we’ll get back to you before long.

Be well, and as always, thank you for your excellent work in the world.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

MockingHeart Friends! Happy National Poetry Month!

No foolin’–it’s already April! I hope you’re feeling inspired, happy, and stress-free.

A great way to kick off this celebratory month is by submitting your poetry or artwork to MockingHeart Review! Submissions are now open for MHR 10.2, the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of MHR! You can submit from today until April 30th.

Remember, our Spring/Summer issues have no dedicated theme, so you can send away without worry. When you’re ready, meditate and create around whatever ideas seem right, and then send your poetry and/or artwork our way! We look forward to experiencing it.

We hope you’re staying healthy, happy, and inspired. Keep on keepin’ on, friends–and as always, thank you for the excellent work you do in the world.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

Our Winter 2025 issue is now published, and you can take a look at it here! We hope you find the work of the writers and artists included in MockingHeart Review 10.1 to be enlightening and galvanizing. As we move fully into the new year, may this issue help you find some warmth and help you into a brisk new-year spirit.

Enjoy your weekend, MockingHeart friends! Thanks again for the excellent work you do in the world.

Cheers,

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

Hi, MockingHeart Review Friends,

Happy New Year’s Eve! I hope you’re faring well today, laughing often, and creating art. Today is the last day to submit to the Winter 2025 issue of MHR.

The issue will be published on February 1st, 2025. If you’ve submitted, you can expect to hear about the status of your work by January 31st, 2025.

Until 11:59 PM Central Time today, feel free to send us your work–we’ll be glad to view it! As you’ll remember, this issue’s theme is Justice, however you conceptualize it.

If you’ve already sent your artwork or poetry our way, thanks very much! We’re looking forward to experiencing your creations, and we’ll get back to you before long.

Be well, and as always, thank you for your excellent work in the world.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

MockingHeart Friends! Happy December!

Here we are, almost at the end of 2024–and what a year it’s been. Somehow, we’ve made it through both the tough parts and the happy moments of this most tumultuous turning of the calendar, and I get to write to you again with bracing news: submissions are now open for MHR 10.1, the Winter 2025 issue of MockingHeart Review! You can submit from today until December 31st. And here toward the end of the year, following one’s compass can help us make it all the way through.

In that spirit, our Winter 2025 theme is Justice, that ideal of moral rectitude, rightness, and righteousness that we all envision and hold high. Your poems and artwork for this issue might deal with these ideas directly, or represent them abstractly–or even grapple with their counterpart, injustice, which (just like justice) can take on many meanings. When you’re ready, meditate and create around this concept, and then send your poetry and/or artwork our way! We look forward to experiencing it.

We hope you’re staying healthy, happy, and inspired. Keep on keepin’ on, friends–and as always, thank you for the excellent work you do in the world.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

Hi, MockingHeart friends,

We at MockingHeart Review are proud to announce this year’s nominations for the Pushcart Prize:

“Finding New Ways,” by Amanda Rosas

“Galveston Island at Dusk,” by Boston Davis Bostian

“Pain is a Shark,” by Christa Fairbrother

“Things that Fall,” by Eric Christopher Uphoff

“That Soft Click,” by Shaun R. Pankoski

“Horses,” by Robert Okaji

Congratulations to these poets, and many thanks to ALL of our MHR contributors for your excellent work in the world! It’s a privilege to read and publish your creations. Here’s to another great MockingHeart Review year!

P.S. – More information about the Prize and Pushcart Press can be found here.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

Our Fall 2024 issue is now published, and you can take a look at it here! We hope you find the work of the writers included in MockingHeart Review 9.3 to be enlightening and enjoyable. As we move fully into Autumn, may this issue help you find respite from the unseasonable recent heat and help you into a cheerful autumnal spirit!

Enjoy your week, MockingHeart friends! Thanks again for the excellent work you do in the world.

Cheers,

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief