SixByEight Press Editors

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…

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,…

I’ve always found the best kind of rabbit holes to be the ones where you feel like every turn is a discovery rather than another mile in the journey, and…

I am getting deeply exhausted by the idea that we live in a “uniquely” political time; that we as an epoch are somehow worse at getting along or better at…

For most of my life, I’ve been an athlete. A not negligible portion of my high school and college years were spent inside a gym, the high-pitched squeaks of sneakers…

In a scene from the 1938 screwball comedy, Bringing Up Baby, Cary Grant is wearing a flamboyant (borrowed) negligée. When asked why he is wearing this, Grant leaps into the…

KELLEY KIDD When I began writing with SixByEight Press two and a half years ago, I knew that what I loved most was writing. I’ve always known this about myself.…

In this issue, we celebrate the many forms, styles, and themes that can be conveyed through creative writing — ranging from personal essays to short plays, and everything in between.…

CHRISTA PLUFF Pandas. Note to the editors: We could just link to the National Zoo panda cam and call it a day. Note to the readers: If you want to…