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Issue #15 ~ Spring 2024

Release Date: April 12, 2024

Featuring:

Three poems by Jim Peterson: Bend, Faraway, The Hammock

Plus…
More in Poetry:

(Non)detrimental Reliance by Esther Ra
Incoagulable by Lucy Walker
After the Bombing by Eneida P. Alcalde
Biotic by Adesiyan Oluwapelumi

Flash Fiction:

Razia, Razia by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Rainbow Mittens by Lea Pounds
Shades of Jade by Marlana Botnick Fireman
Smoke Break by Cat Casey

FLASH NONFICTION:

Odore di Neve by Jacqueline Goyette
Lineage by Gail Hosking

FICTION:

Funny by L. L. Babb
Grasshopper Gut Punch by Jacob Orlando
Blue Light by Cortez

TGLR Spotlight…

Author Q&A with Teri Youmans

“My thoughts on intention rise from that divide that often occurs between our vision for a piece of work and what ends up on the page. It’s something every writer I know wrestles with. It seems to me our intention for something is innately tied with who we are, how we see the world, and what brought us to writing in the first place.”

Read on to learn what shared with us about her memoir,…

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by Christine Nessler

Micro Monday

Features brief fiction, cnf, and poetry. It’s like a shot of literary adrenaline to jump start your week.

This week’s Feature…

For all the news, interviews, book reviews, and Micro Monday features visit The Buzz

TGLR News

2024 New Year’s Revelations
2023 Honeybee Prize Finalists and Winners
TGLR is officially a nonprofit

The Good Life Review nominates for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net

2023 Pushcart nominations
2023 Best of the Net nominations
2022 Pushcart nominations
2022 Best of the Net nominations
2021 Pushcart nominations
2021 Best of the Net nominations

from the archives:

“Guten Tag, Baby!” by Scott C. Sickles

“Guten Tag, Baby!” | Scott C. Sickles Cast of Characters  ELEANOR: 75-years-old, in early stages of dementia. Given to flights of nostalgia.   VIVIENNE: 42-years-old. ELEANOR’s daughter. Tired from the long…

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Limerence by Levi Cain

Limerence | Levi Cain   ok now i am beholding u / yes i am bewitched bythe stubby curl of yr ponytail the wide open arcof shoulders the single black…

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submissions:

We are currently open for all genres plus artwork! We nominate for Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and… YES we are a paying market! ($75 per piece published in the seasonal issue, $25 per piece published in Micro Monday)

The Good Life Review is seeking previously unpublished work by writers from all walks of life. Please read submission guidelines and when you’re ready, head over to Submittable to submit your work.

Cover Art: “Focus” by K.A. Wesly

The Good Life Review is a 501C3 nonprofit literary journal made with ♥ from Omaha, Nebraska. We are committed to exploring the overlooked and are taking active steps toward a more diverse and equitable publishing platform.
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