PUBLICATION UPDATES
Updates From Introspection, Exposition — February Makes Way for March
New writers, stories, and prompts
Introspection, Exposition family,
February was a fantastic month for us Introspection, Exposition!
We gained even more very talented writers, and both they and some of our consistent contributors have generously shared with us their difficult, funny, and compelling stories.
You all are incredible.
The publication grew by over a third(!) in this last month alone and is up to 211 followers. This is, of course, entirely thanks to our tremendous writers.
We have a new category!
It’s called Curiosity, and it’s a place for our writers to talk about their unique obsessions. So far, we have articles covering ancient history, paranormal theory, and true crime.
If you want to tell us why Pokemon is fascinating AF, you can do so here. Just tag your story with ‘curiosity’.
Our most-read story this month was one such article written by George Randall:
Prompts!
In February, we put out our first couple of prompts. They were Today I F*cked Up and Kids Are F*cking Stupid, inspired the respective subreddits r/TIFU and r/KidsAreFuckingStupid.
Shout out to David Sales, who somehow managed to nail both prompts in one story!
This story also happens to be the second most-read this month. 👏
February prompt honorary mentions:
My Recurring Nightmare by H. L. Warren
First & Last Kisses, First Date, Final Regrets by Hawkeye Pete Egan B.
March prompts
As always, you’re welcome to submit any story that fits the publication’s intentions. But if you want to, you can consider submitting a story inspired by one of the prompts below.
- “I still don’t know”
- “I treasure”
Use a prompt
To submit a story based on one of this month’s prompts, just tag the story with your chosen prompt. (Don’t worry — we’ll swap that tag out for you before publishing.)
At the end of the month, we’ll pick and highlight our favorite prompt-based story on the publication’s home page and shout it out in the newsletter!
If you have any questions, please feel free to drop us a comment.
About Me Stories
You may know this already, but I’m also an editor for the publication About Me Stories. If you haven’t yet written an ‘about me’ story for their publication, you should!
It’s perhaps the best way to introduce yourself on your profile (pinned at the top) and it’s a great way to pick up new readers.
February stories
What a fantastic month of stories, and what an honor it’s been to take on and publish the work of some very talented writers. ❤
Our most-read story this month is the following article published in Curiosity and written by George Randall:
Here’s the full list of this month’s stories by writer
If you’ve missed any of the following stories by these excellent writers, check them out! 😊
New this month, Kasey Sparks
How I Learned FWB Won’t Work For Me
The Three Words I Wanted To Hear
New this month, Nina de Beurs
Body Shaming In Dance: It Needs To Stop
New this month, Pam Suchman
The Worst Astrology Reading Ever — Here’s Hoping it Comes True
‘Doing You’ While Doing No Harm (Writing)
New this month, Hawkeye Pete Egan B.
First & Last Kisses, First Date, Final Regrets (February Prompt)
New this month, Candice Lynne Fox
Exercising Your Confidence Muscle
New this month, Susan Sassi
New this month, Sandi Parsons
The Things You Think About When You Are Dying
New this month, Damon Ferrara
This Is Not Just a Picture of a Car
New this month, Doreen Barker
Learning To Turn Failures Into Successes (February Prompt)
New this month, Eva Rotolo
Starry Night: A tender love poem (Poetry)
New this month, Chris Goodman
On Imposter Syndrome, and Realising How Far I’ve Already Come
New this month, Alessia Autumn
I Couldn’t Be Perfect, So I Tried Being Authentic
Most published rockin’ repeat writer, George Randall
Markers of Ancient Advanced Civilizations (Curiosity)
Signs of Ancient Advanced Civilizations (Curiosity)
Structures of Ancient Advanced Civilizations (Curiosity)
Seven Reasons for the Chicken Little Phenomenon (Curiosity)
Epigenetics (Curiosity)
Rockin’ repeat writer, David Sales
Don’t Get in the Canoe If It’s Tied to a Speed Boat (February Prompt)
I’m Sorry for My Toxic Valentine’s Day Resentments
Losing My Eye at 15 Altered How I Saw Myself
Rockin’ repeat writer, Brett CB
I Loved You So Much I Could Never Tell You
Roth IRAs, Pina Coladas, & Jail: My Valentine’s Day Massacres
Rockin’ repeat writer, Kayla Vokolek
Please Don’t Say These Things to a Skinny Person
Rockin’ repeat writer, Joe DeRouen
Raised by a Narcissistic Mother
Rockin’ repeat writer, Nina Paneque
Editor, Elan Cassandra
When Something Needs to Be Written (Writing)
I Didn’t Believe They Were Really That Into Me (February Prompt)
Ohhh, I Think Differently About Valentine’s Day Than Other People Do
What Makes Writing Good? (Writing)
To the rest of our writers
BraveLittleTaylor, Quy Ma, Heather Neill, Psy.D., Ugly Coyote, Cameron Craig, Armando Almase, JM Miana, Scott Levitt, Julia Appa, Katlyn Gallo, Akhila Nagar, Megan Benson, Emily Jennings, Ryan DeJonghe, Christopher Kokoski, Kirsten Porter, Efron Koen, MFA, MA, Francesca Lembregts, Yve Laran, Jessie London, Timothy O'Neill, Teresa Douglas, Synthia S., and Fernanda Laertez
Thank you for being with us, and we look forward to reading more from you!
And to the rest of our community
Thank you for your continued support!
If you’d like to write for us and haven’t yet been added as a writer, check out our submission guide here!
