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Suffice to say, 2019 has been, as the Queen would say, a “bumpy” year for humankind. For every feel-good story, there seems to be many not-so-feel-good ones. Yet in this…

As the designer in the editorial team and, therefore, the last person in the SixByEight editorial process, I am often the very last person to read a piece internally —…

SixByeIght Press began including fiction pieces in the last few years; the issue for which this piece was the introduction was only our second all-fiction piece. This addition seems to…

When I was first put in touch with Nick Popkey over the Summer, I had no idea that we’d be collaborating on his material for the next four to five…

In this second annual Editors’ Choice issue, we look back on the past year’s issues of SixByEight Press and reflect on our favorite pieces as editors. Each of these pieces…

SWEDIAN LIE In this issue, we talk to Rizal Iwan, an Indonesian freelance writer and actor who has acted in short films, various web series, and on stage, including making…

In a year when we’ve gone through significant changes internally as we continue to grow and develop SixByEight Press — in particular, the departure of Kelley Kidd, who was an…

More than a few reasons come to mind when I consider why I love this piece, but chief among them is the timing. Kelley Kidd’s story, Ursula’s Lament, a fictional,…

In this issue, we look back on over 30 issues of SixByEight Press and reflect on our favorite pieces as editors. While some works are recent and some are older,…

ALEXANDRA REALE Translation is one of the great human arts. A piece of text is stretched, sifted, and strained, and when it emerges on the other side, it is meaningful…