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Promotional graphic for Midnight Mind Issue Ten with the theme ‘Connected to Water,’ featuring a coastal landscape, a parked car near the shoreline, and colorful horizontal stripes overlaid with a smaller magazine cover.

Midnight Mind is Going to the Ocean. Get In!

Deadline: May 10, 2026

Midnight Mind is going to the pool! Or ocean. Or hot tub. Get in with us! Americans contemplate life choices while staring at the ocean. Annnnnnd we use it as an opportunity to drink beer and surf and get sunburned. Issue #10 will explore our connection to water: from pool parties to powerboats to quiet rivers to late night illegal fountain swimming. Let’s hear stories of failure, fear, redemption and as we negotiate the pool, ponds, lakes and rivers of our lives. We are also looking for essays on authors or books/films/music that fit the theme. The water is nice! Get in at MidnightMind.com.