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PUBLICATION DATE: 2/24/26

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AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER // PUBLICATION DATE: 2/24/26 //

Winner of the The Slice’s 2026 Short Story Collection Contest

We Are All Having Fun Here

by Meg Mullins

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We Are All Having Fun Here startles and soothes, inviting secrets and shadows out into the light and dazzling us with their complexity, humor, and tenderness. In beautifully crystallized prose, Meg Mullins dares her characters to the edges, asking us to stare right into the face of taboo. Without fear or judgement, each story unlocks a door to something hidden, toeing the line between discomfort and relatability. Explorations of kink, girlhood, grief, and intimacy find space on the page to push against assumptions and break boundaries. This collection brings clarity to what is so often obscured, inviting us to empathize with the unfathomable.

The Core Review

Poetry, Prose, and Visual Narrative

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Fork Apple Press is a small, independent press dedicated to serving the literary community. Our literary journal, The Core Review, biannually publishes works of poetry, prose, and visual narrative. Our poetry chapbook and short story collection contest, The Slice Contest, annually selects one winning chapbook and collection for publication. For craft essays, book reviews, and further engagement with the literary world, check out our blog, The Juice Blog!

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The Core Review Issue 2 (Spring 2025) is the second issue of Fork Apple Press' biannual literary journal.

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Fork Apple Press is honored to publish Alex Baskin's I wake up tangled in pillows and sheets as the winner of The Slice Poetry Chapbook Contest (2025).

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The Core Review Issue 1 (Fall 2024) is the inaugural issue of Fork Apple Press' biannual literary journal.

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Read Maggie Slater’s story, “Gluten Breath,” in The Core Review Issue 2! Read the piece online: http://tinyurl.com/gluten-breath Buy the issue in print: https://tinyurl.com/thecore2 #fiction #shortstory #thecorereview #forkapplep
This month on The Juice, Kilo untangles the perpetuation of colonialism within Cherokee and other indigenous communities, and explores how the Cherokee language acts as a continual resistance to colonization. In “The Obedient Traitor,” Ki
Read Liam Strong’s poem, “a doctor conducts an interrogation with my spinal column” in The Core Review Issue 2! Read their piece online: http://tinyurl.com/liam-strong Buy the issue in print: https://tinyurl.com/thecore2 #poetry
Read Colette Love Hilliard’s visual narrative pieces, “Brain,” “Heart,” and “Technicolor” in the Core Review Issue 2! Read the pieces online: http://tinyurl.com/colette-2 Buy the issue in print: https://tin
Read Lia Sina’s prose piece, “Starlight” in The Core Review Issue 2! Read her piece online: http://tinyurl.com/lia-sina Buy the issue in print: https://tinyurl.com/thecore2 #prose #thecorereview #forkapplepress #litjournal #
We are now open for submissions for The Core Review Issue 3! We can’t wait to read your prose, poetry, and visual narrative— send us your best work via Submittable. Publication of the issue will be in November 2025! #openforsubmissions #
Read Bradley Samore’s poem, “Pimping for Flowers” in The Core Review Issue 2! Learn more about Bradley and his work at bradleysamore.com Read his piece online: https://tinyurl.com/bradleysamore Buy the issue in print: https://tiny
Read Rivka Clifton’s poem, “Off Menu” in the Core Review Issue Two! Read her piece Online: https://tinyurl.com/rivkaclifton Buy the Issue in Print: https://tinyurl.com/thecore2 #poetry #thecorereview #forkapplepress #litjournal #
It’s author feature time! Read Marion Cline’s poem, “Virgin Mojito” in the Core Review Issue Two. Read her piece Online: https://tinyurl.com/marioncline Buy the Issue in Print: https://tinyurl.com/thecore2 #poetry #thecorer
Only ONE week left to send us your short story collections to be considered for Fork Apple Press' The Slice Short Story Collection Contest! We're looking forward to reading your writing~ You can learn more on our website at forkapplepress.org/submit
The Core Review Issue 2 is officially live! Congratz to all of our amazing contributors who breathed life into this issue. We are SO proud to publish each of these pieces, and can't wait to share them with you! Read online or purchase a copy on our w
We're looking for short story collections! Send us your book of short fiction to be considered for The Slice Short Story Collection Contest. Winners will be published by Fork Apple Press and receive $500 in prize money! Send us your work at 🔗 tiny