Andrew Maynard

Thanks for reading and sharing!

A fascinating way to think of numbers (and people by extension).

In particular, what it says about the those who like 1 because it means they mirror what they encounter.

XNESS ESSAYS IN A BOOK???????

Number Games by Andrew Maynard Five is my favorite number, she says, because no matter how many times you multiply it by an odd number, you can always find it at the end of the product. 25. 35. 1975. Always in plain sight. I add…

oh, wow, everything about today's Andrew Maynard short is wonderful, and then that ending!!

"She continues: I like five because you never lose it when it multiplies with something odd. And I think about saying, What if I’m even?"

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Thanks to @havehashad.com for publishing my new short! Give it a read!

Happy 5th Birthday/Anniversary to us! To celebrate, we're doing a submissions call and leaving it open for... five (5!) hours. Which is all to say... Submissions will be open Thursday, August 24, 7am – 12pm (aka noon) ET. A few specifics: Theme: "5" (What does that mean exactly? Surprise me!) 500 words max Any/all genre ok For poems and reeeeal short stuff, you can send two, but make 'em short! NOTE: This is a timed call rather than limiting the quantity so I have no idea how many I'll get. A TON, I bet! Also, I really should be doing class prep. Which is all to say, even though our "thing" is generally to get back to everyone ASAP, and I'm still going to read as fast as possible (when I have time!), making kneejerk decisions, these are probably going to take me a while. A week or two wouldn't surprise me. We'll see! Thanks! 💀💀💀 Aaron & Crow

5 year anniversary sub call on Thursday!

Five (5!!) hour submission window, 8/21, 7am - noon ET

Theme: "5"
(What does that mean? Up to you!)

Thx. We (heart) (and (skull)) you.
-Aaron & Crow

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This "thought experiment" from George Saunders has been on my mind often of late: "Is it possible that we have come to feel responsible for too much, for everything, even things outside of our control, and that this makes us feel like gods who have been unfairly disempowered?"

Love this piece!

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Belly Bumps by Andrew Maynard Between shower and bedtime, my toddler, Clyde, and I take off our shirts and bump bellies to help us wind down. I never told him — didn’t think I had to — that belly bumping is steeped in a sacred…

An amazing, beautiful, moving, perfect shortie today from Andrew Maynard

Not everyone understands the ceremonial value in high-fiving bare bellies while chanting, “Belly bump, belly bump, Clyde and Dada belly bump.”
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