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Magazine Update 3/2021

This is an open letter on the progress of The Wire’s Dream Magazine. For many years, I’ve moved along the cyclical publication cadence working to uphold the journal’s mission. This magazine is a labor of love and it will always be. That’s why I’ve chosen to take a brief pause as I restructure what it is I want this magazine to do and stand for. I’ve struggled and debated for

The Wire’s Dream Magazine 8th Collection

The 8th Collection touches on themes of belonging and parenthood. We see fathers and mothers challenging the modes of love and belonging; we examine the wishfulness and disappointment felt when expectations and realities collide forcefully.

7th Collection Is Out Now — Featuring Contemporary Work By Paul David Adkins, Diane D. Gillette, Yuliia Vereta, Choya Randolph, & Many More

7th Collection Is Out Now — Featuring Contemporary Work By Paul David Adkins, Diane D. Gillette, Yuliia Vereta, Choya Randolph, & Many More

The 7th Collection, like all others, stems from meticulous work that includes vetting all submitted work to ensure authenticity and to minimize risk of plagiarism, finding stories that speak to a collective narrative of the “now”, and finding pieces that uplift the mission of The Black Lion Journal and of The Wire’s Dream Magazine. I thank all of you so much for your patience as I worked to comission pieces from some of the best contemporary creatives out there.