“Brevity is the soul of wit.” And of other things, too.

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    “Brevity is the soul of wit.” And of other things, too.

    HOOT is a magazine on a postcard. Authors from around the world submit their microfiction (very short stories), nonfiction, and poetry to us. Every month, we select one piece to be published on the front of a 4″ x 6″ postcard. We then design a visual element to match the writing, and mail the issue [...]

  • hoot-issue-3-crop-for-website

    “Brevity is the soul of wit.” And of other things, too.

    HOOT Print Issue 3 – December 2011 “Circus Life” – nonfiction by William Henderson. To buy copies of this issue, click here.    Read our current online issue, too, here! Will Henderson can be found in Boston, tooling around with his children, updating his blog (hendersonhouseofcards.wordpress.com), tweeting (@avesdad), practicing yoga, and looking for a fortuneteller [...]

  • HOOT issue 2 November 2011 John Steen

    “Brevity is the soul of wit.” And of other things too.

    HOOT Print Issue 2 – November 2011 “Poem” – poetry by John Steen. John Steen returned to Atlanta last year to complete a PhD in Comparative Literature at Emory University. He rides a teal Peugeot bike and always wears a helmet. BUY COPIES OF THIS ISSUE Postcard backs are blank, and may be used as [...]

  • HOOT literary review issue 1 Are We the Dining Dead J. Bradley

    “Brevity is the soul of wit.” And of other things too.

    HOOT Print Issue 1 – October 2011 “Are We the Dining Dead?” – fiction by J. Bradley. J. Bradley is a contributing writer to Specter Magazine and the Interviews Editor of PANK Magazine. He lives at iheartfailure.net. Welcome to our first issue of HOOT!  To buy single copies of this issue (which can be used [...]

HOOT is a monthly literary magazine. On a postcard!

-We publish current fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and book reviews (of independent/small press books).

-It's small and cool looking, so you can also stick it on your fridge, or in your husband/wife's briefcase, or leave it on a restaurant table for some random person to enjoy. Imagine, literature that you can pass around!

-At fewer than 150 words an issue (that's shorter than two Twitter tweets!) there's no excuse for you not to read it.

For just $2, we'll mail the current HOOT today to anyone in the United States. With a hand-written, personalized message from you!

Print Issues

hoot-issue-3-crop-for-website

“Brevity is the soul of wit.” And of other things, too.

HOOT Print Issue 3 – December 2011 “Circus Life” – nonfiction by William Henderson. To buy copies of this issue, click here.    Read our current online issue, too, here! Will Henderson can be found in Boston, tooling around with his children, updating his blog (hendersonhouseofcards.wordpress.com), tweeting (@avesdad), practicing yoga, and looking for a fortuneteller [...]