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Issue Fall '26

Short Story

The Things Our Parents Teach Us

by Olivia Samur

My mother always said, “No hagas papelón.” Don’t make a scene. Don’t embarrass yourself. Don’t give people something to talk about. She said it in the ...read the full piece

Flash Fiction

Slack Water

by Mileva Anastasiadou

My friend texts before she gets on the plane and says, how exciting, because she’s flying to see the love of her life, and I’m happy for her, but also ...read the full piece

Short Story

POTATO POTATO

by Jay C. Alexander

Nancy knew we’d been growing in her pantry for weeks. It was the perfect home for us: damp, warm, and full of strange bacteria that helped us thrive ...read the full piece

Skiing: my mother and I, 1963. © N. Lvovich

Essay

The Morozov Mansion

by Natasha Lvovich

Dyrka[1] We lived, all eight of us, together with the grandparents and my aunt Ilia’s family, in the apartment on Podsosensky Street in the former ...read the full piece

Flash Nonfiction

The Goldfish and the Boy

by Chun Yu 俞淳

It was July 4th. I was at a party in a California garden overlooking the Pacific. Boys, loud and strong, waved nets, chasing goldfish in a small pond. ...read the full piece

"I'm Flying Through the Daytime City in the Clouds" by Nasta Martyn

Flash Nonfiction

The Ballet Dancer

by Andie Z Chen

One of my aunties — her child had died of cerebrovascular disease. When her son was sick, blood kept coming out of his nose, and she would hold a ...read the full piece

Poetry

(new year as hunger, as hands, as a house with no doors)

by Thái Nguyễn Đăng Khoa

i. the elephant in the room at dinner, we eat in silence,on plates older than us, as father’s cigarette glowslike embers, its smoke pressing the ...read the full piece

Poetry

Domestic Scene with Victorian Ruins & a Daughter Listening to Matilda at 2 a.m.

by Paola Lee

Jane Austen, who understood that women could disappear elegantly without ever leaving the room, never wrote mothers like mine. At 2:17 a.m., Harry ...read the full piece

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In Conversation

Interview

A Reflection of the Past and a Collection of Love, Politics and Life - An Interview with Zama Madinana

by Yvonnie S. Kunkeyani

September 14th, 2026

Review

On the End of the World — A Review of “Under the Blue” by Oana Aristide

by Lisa Schantl

September 7th, 2026

Review

Chapter's Still Unwritten — A Review of “Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation” by Geena Rocero

by Sam Dapanas

August 17th, 2026

Other

Writing the Same Body Twice — Microfiction, Self-Translation, and Controlled Loss

by Azul Rivera

August 3rd, 2026

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News & Events

Tint Fall '26 Release Graphic © Vanesa Erjavec

Tint Journal writers’ locales:

Issue Fall '26

In Conversation

A Reflection of the Past and a Collection of Love, Politics and Life - An Interview with Zama Madinana

On the End of the World — A Review of “Under the Blue” by Oana Aristide

Chapter's Still Unwritten — A Review of “Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation” by Geena Rocero

Writing the Same Body Twice — Microfiction, Self-Translation, and Controlled Loss

News & Events

Fall '26: Out Now!

Tint goes NYC Poetry Festival 2026

Tint goes STERRRN Fest 2026

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