WHERE BONDS BEGIN
About Bonds & Verses
We’re all about those deep, soulful connections—the kind that happen when words spill out of you and accidentally make people feel seen, understood, and a little bit warmer inside. Our mission is simple: to celebrate the bonds that make us human, the friendships that save us, and the words that carry us through it all.
We’re not your average literary magazine. We like our words a little messy, our connections a lot deep, and our coffee… well, we like our coffee like we like our poems—strong, inspiring, and bold. Bonds & Verses is a space for writers who are ready to get real, pour their hearts out, and leave us all a little bit changed. From those awkward first love letters to the letters that are left unsent, we want to see it all.
Have a poem that’s stuck in your head at 3 a.m.? We’re here for it. A short story that’s more complicated than your last relationship? Send it. We’re looking for pieces that make us feel—whether it’s laughter, tears, or that feeling of oh yes, I’ve been there too.
No pretension, just pure, unfiltered creativity. If you’ve got words that bring us closer to the human experience, we want to read them. And if you’re not sure your work fits, we say—give it a shot.
You miss 100% of the words you don’t submit! (:
We are a space for stories that heal.
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Share words.
Your voice matters. Whether it’s a late-night poem, a journal entry that turned into a story, or the truth you’ve been carrying softly — this is your space to speak it. Share the words that make us feel seen, that linger, that remind us we’re not alone.
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Build worlds.
With every verse, every sentence, you craft something new. A world we’ve never entered. A feeling we forgot. A story that holds someone together. Through your words, you build more than a piece — you build connection.
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Write bravely.
Say the thing you’ve been afraid to write. Let your honesty bleed through the lines. Whether it’s messy or quiet or wild with feeling — there’s courage in every keystroke. Here, your truth has a place to land.
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Read deeply.
These are stories meant to be felt — not skimmed. Lean into the lines. Reread the sentence that made you pause. Let someone else’s truth echo inside your own. Come read the pieces that linger long after the last word.
