Dear ,March is here! Did you get anything done in February? I refuse to measure my February as I fear I would end up with a bitter taste in my mouth. I spent February in an almost lethargic vs panic state. No one told me caring for a sick parent is a...
Issue 2.1HomeDear ,Listen, strawberry has a language.Nowhere Near Home: An extractThe Language of Strawberries By Maja MilanovicA single hair follicle, sticks out from the smoothly cut hair, of a nine–year–old boy’s head, while he balances on his toe...
Dear ,Today, I watched my dad reach for a cup of water and his hands failed. The water spilled on the table, floor, everywhere. He looked up at me with eyes that said, there goes my pride.I became a creative because of my dad. Many poems that I...
HomeSupportSubmission is open!!Submission for Issue 6.1 opened on the 26th of January 2026.Theme: PlacesWhat to send us? Poetry, Art and Photography.We always love to see work that dares the ordinary.For this issue, we want the poems to transport us...
Hey ,Welcome to 2026! This is Abasiama Udom welcoming you for the year.I thought long and hard about how to begin the letter for the year. I did. I started writing this letter and gave up. Then, I settled for a line from a poem I gave up on in 2...
Hey ,2025 is over! At least for us it is. We are planning for 2026.Why? We are bringing;1. Issue 6 Volumes (1&2)2. The first ever Stripes Literary Magazine Chapbook print prize (Please, support us financially if you can, we do not want to attach...
Digging a TreeChristopher ClaussOther familiessaw to trunk,cut their own treeare happy to takeand haul it home to diein their living room.This is a thingto someone else.with a shovel not a saw.This is why we bring the shovel,My familyreplanted in the...
Hey ,We tweeted about ourselves on X the other day and it caused a buzz.So, here we are. Stripes Literary Magazine is a platform for beginners and emerging creatives.We want work that is raw, different and divergent.You? What do you always hope to re...
NAKEDAlobu Emmanuelthis afternoon, i can easily tell the footsteps of the birds & lizardsscrambling for insects in the yard. all because of the shrump, shrump, soundof shrivelled, old leaves that had fallen off & made the trees almost naked.y...
Dear ,Blank Spaces is here now!First, we thank all the contributors:‎Sonia Nicholson/Jill Eloise Vance/Faith-Anne Bell/Ace Boggess/Linda Crate/Tukur Loba Ridwan/Susanne Wolf/Bart Edelman/Sharisa Aidukaitis/Ayiyi Joel/Sharon Hoffman/Judith Rosner/Mary...