Yellow Mama E zine

Editor’s Page – Yellow Mama Issue #116 (June 15, 2026)

 

        Hi all!

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        Happy Summer—almost. What a year this has been, weather-wise. It felt like winter would never end. Then that fake spring that’s still teasing us. Hopefully soon we’ll have consistently—dare I say it?—warm temps.

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        At Yellow Mama, the heat’s always on. Issue #116 has plenty of sizzlers.

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          First, and hottest, is Sophia Wiseman-Rose’s “Zebra.” Inspired by my “Groupie,” this time rock god Jimmy leaks his side of the story. In Ryan Hight’s story, it’s “All Good on the Homefront” till shots are fired at a neighborhood yard sale. Jesse Binger’s “Starfish” is an escort with the worst kind of luck. In G Garnet’s tale, “The Collector” teams up with the gorgeous “collect-ee.” And “The Knight” in Devin O’Leary’s story wears no shiny armor. 

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          Among the flash and micro gems are Jon Park’s “Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?,” about a “budding authors” event; Kenneth James Crist’s “’Scuse Me, This Is My Stop,” with subway vigilante justice at its best; Jeffrey Greene’s hilarious “The Grill Thief,” with a naked, scripture-spouting hero; and J.R. Lindermuth’s “The Choice,” in which one bestie is stuck making a difficult decision about the other.

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           Our poetry lineup features powerful works by Bradford Middleton, James Croal Jackson, Damon Hubbs, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, and others.

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         Full-length and flash fiction stories (and some poems) are individually illustrated by our gifted artists: Bernice Holtzman, Jack Garrett, Kevin Duncan, Hillary Lyon, J. Elliott, Sophia Wiseman-Rose, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, Steve Cartwright, Michael D. Davis, Darren Blanch, KJ Hannah Greenberg, Luke Lester, Zachary Wilhide, and John C. Mannone.

 

         Also, check out our “electric beach chair” cover by Luke Lester!

 

          If you want to submit full-length fiction, flash fiction, or poetry, check out our guidelines page.

 

          And thanks for reading!