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THIS LIT MAG IS CALLED PULP BECAUSE IT'S BASED OFF OF PULP NOVELS. PULP NOVELS WERE LOW BROW LITERATURE IN THE LATE 1800'S AND EARLY 1900S. PRINTED ON CHEAP PULP PAPER, THEY WERE THE WORKING PERSON’S BOOK COMPARED TO THE "HIGH CLASS" LIT OF THE DAY.

E BITES HARD AND AMBITIONS ARE RIDES HIGH BUT EMOTIONS WON'T G NG OUR WAYS, TAKING DIFFERENT RO WILL TEAR US APART AGAIN/ LOVE, T AGAIN/ WHY IS THE BEDROOM SO CO ON YOUR SIDE/ IS MY TIMING THAT FLA S SO DRY/ YET THERE'S STILL THIS AP HROUGH OUR LIVES/ BUT LOVE, LOVE AIN/ LOVE, LOVE WILL TEAR US APART T IN YOUR SLEEP, ALL MY FAILINGS STE IN MY MOUTH AS DESPERATION TA OMETHING SO GOOD, JUST CAN'T FU OVE, LOVE WILL TEAR US APART A EAR US APART AGAIN/ THEN LOVE, T AGAIN/ LOVE, LOVE WILL TEAR US AP WHEN ROUTINE BITES HARD AND AMB SENTMENT RIDES HIGH BUT EMOTIO WE'RE CHANGING OUR WAYS, TAKING LOVE, LOVE WILL TEAR US APART AG EAR US APART AGAIN/ WHY IS THE BE TURNED AWAY ON YOUR SIDE/ IS MY T RESPECT RUNS SO DRY/ YET THERE'S WE'VE KEPT THROUGH OUR LIVES/ AR US APART AGAIN/ LOVE, LOVE WIL DO YOU CRY OUT IN YOUR SLEE

THEY WERE THE SUCCESSORS OF PENNY DREADFULS AND DIME NOVELS AND PREDECESSORS OF CHEAP PAPERBACKS, BUT THEY POPULARIZED MANY GENRES WE STILL READ TODAY. WESTERNS, SCI-FI, NOIRE, HARD BOILED DETECTIVE, MYSTERY, HORROR, ROMANCE, AND QUEER NOVELLAS WERE ALL POPULAR PULP GENRES OF THE DAY.

AY/ LOVE JUST DON T COME EASY/ NO, IT SELDOM DOES/ W E/ LET IT FILL YOU UP/ HEY, BABY/ DIM ALL THE LIGHT SW S YOU AND ME/ NO NEED TO WORRY DARLIN'/ 'CAUSE IT'S FO COME EASY/ AT LEAST YOU KNOW I UNDERSTAND/ WANT T E MY MAN/ LET YOURSELF GO FREELY AND I'LL/ SHOW YOU DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE DREAMING/ WE'VE FOUND THE P ERFECT LOVE)/ AND I'M LIKE A CUP/ COME FILL ME UP, OH ( E LIGHTS SWEET DARLIN'/ 'CAUSE TONIGHT IT'S ALL THE W TS)/ TURN UP THE OLD VICTROLA/ GONNA DANCE THE NIGH OU CAN USE ME ALL UP/ TAKE ME BOTTOM TO TOP/ DON'T O, NO, NO, NO, DO IT TONIGHT/ YOU KNOW THE MOMENT'S SO TE/ COME ON, DIM ALL THE LIGHTS/ DIM ALL THE LIGHTS S 'S ALL THE WAY, HEY BABY (DIM ALL THE LIGHTS)/ TURN U EAL YOUR HEART AWAY, HEY BABY/ (DIM ALL THE LIGHTS) LIN'/ DIM ALL, DIM ALL (DIM ALL THE LIGHTS)/ AND DANCE LIGHTS) DIM ALL THE LIGHTS SWEET HONEY/ GONNA STEA LIGHTS)/ KEEP ON DANCING (DIM ALL THE LIGHTS)/ DIM AL DEEP, LET ME STEAL YOUR HEART AWAY (DIM ALL THE LIG E LIGHTS SWEET DARLING/ 'CAUSE TONIGHT IT'S ALL THE W / GONNA DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY/ LOVE JUST DON'T COME YOU FIND THE PERFECT LOVE/ LET IT FILL YOU UP/ DIM AL SE TONIGHT IT'S ALL THE WAY, HEY BABY/ TURN UP THE O IGHT AWAY/ LOVE JUST DON'T COME EASY/ NO, IT SELDOM ECT LOVE/ LET IT FILL YOU UP/ HEY, BABY/ DIM ALL THE L NIGHT IT'S YOU AND ME/ NO NEED TO WORRY DARLIN'/ 'CAU T DON'T COME EASY/ AT LEAST YOU KNOW I UNDERSTAND/ U'LL BE MY MAN/ LET YOURSELF GO FREELY AND I'LL/ SHOW D OF/ DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE DREAMING/ WE'VE FOUND THE PERFECT LOVE)/ AND I'M LIKE A CUP/ COME FILL ME U ALL THE LIGHTS SWEET DARLIN'/ 'CAUSE TONIGHT IT'S ALL GHTS)/ TURN UP THE OLD VICTROLA/ GONNA DANCE THE NI OU CAN USE ME ALL UP/ TAKE ME BOTTOM TO TOP/ DON'T O, NO, NO, NO, DO IT TONIGHT/ YOU KNOW THE MOMENT'S SO TE/ COME ON, DIM ALL THE LIGHTS/ DIM ALL THE LIGHTS S 'S ALL THE WAY, HEY BABY (DIM ALL THE LIGHTS)/ TURN U EAL YOUR HEART AWAY, HEY BABY/ (DIM ALL THE LIGHTS) LIN'/ DIM ALL, DIM ALL (DIM ALL THE LIGHTS)/ AND DANCE

WHILE THEY FELL OUT OF STYLE IN THE 50'S, THEIR LEGACY LIVES ON IN THE GENRES AND STORIES AUTHORS CONTINUE TO TELL TODAY. THE DECADES OF TOILING IN OBSCURITY IS THE REASON WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION IN ROMANCE, HORROR, AND QUEER LITERATURE.

NSFW art is real art

WHILE THE WORK WAS TASTELESS AT BEST AND DOWNRIGHT SOFT CORE PORN AT WORST, IT STILL PROVIDED AN ESCAPE FROM THE HIGH FLATULENT, BUTTONED UP, NOSE STUCK IN A CONSERVATIVE'S ASS LITERARY PUBLISHER'S WORLD.

WE CELEBRATE THE STRIVES THAT PULP MADE TO BAD WORKS OF WRITING, TO CHEAP SELLING PAPERBACKS, AND TO SHOVING IT TO THE MAN.

THAT IS WHAT THIS LIT MAG IS. IT'S NOT THE NEW YORKER. IT'S NOT THE PARIS REVIEW. HELL, THIS SHIT ISN'T FANCY AT ALL. IT'S PULP.

METHING BOUT MY LIFE/ MAYBE GIVE ME INSIGHT BETWEEN ONE FOR ME/ IS TO HELP ME TAKE MY LIFE LESS SERIOUSL S HAS A HUNGER THAT'S INSATIABLE/ AND LIGHTNESS HAS AR AROUND ME LIKE A BLANKET/ I SAILED MY SHIP OF SAFE RES/ AND I WENT TO THE DOCTOR, I WENT TO THE MOUNTA FOUNTAINS/ THERE'S MORE THAN ONE ANSWER TO THESE E LESS I SEEK MY SOURCE FOR SOME DEFINITIVE/ (THE LE LOSER I AM TO FINE, YEAH/ AND I WENT TO SEE THE DOCT D A BEARD DOWN TO HIS KNEE/ HE NEVER DID MARRY OR SE , HE SAID HE COULD SEE THROUGH ME/ I SPENT FOUR YEAR ER AND I WAS FREE/ AND I WENT TO THE DOCTOR, I WENT N, I DRANK FROM THE FOUNTAINS/ THERE'S MORE THAN ON N A CROOKED LINE/ AND THE LESS I SEEK MY SOURCE FOR OSER I AM TO FINE, YEAH/ CLOSER I AM TO FINE, YEAH/ I ST BOTTLE OR POSSIBLY A FRIEND/ AND I WOKE UP WITH A H CLOUDY AS I'D BEEN THE NIGHT BEFORE/ AND I WENT IN S THE MOUNTAINS/ I LOOKED TO THE CHILDREN, I DRANK FROM HE MOUNTAINS/ WE LOOK TO THE CHILDREN, /WE DRINK FR GO THROUGH THE WORKOUT/ WE READ UP ON REVIVAL,/ W AN ONE ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS/ POINTING ME IN A R SOME DEFINITIVE/ (THE LESS I SEEK MY SOURCE)/ CLOSE TO FINE, YEAH - INDIGO GIRLSI'M TRYING TO TELL YOU SOM WEEN BLACK AND WHITE/ AND THE BEST THING YOU EVER D IOUSLY/ IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL, YEAH/ WELL, DARKNESS ESS HAS A CALL THAT'S HARD TO HEAR/ AND I WRAP MY FE P OF SAFETY TILL I SANK IT/ I'M CRAWLING ON YOUR SHORE UNTAINS LOOKED TO THE CHILDREN, I DRANK FROM THE FO SE QUESTIONS/ POINTING ME IN A CROOKED LINE/ AND THE LESS I SEEK MY SOURCE)/ CLOSER I AM TO FINE, YEAH/ CLO OCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY/ WITH A POSTER OF RASPUTIN AND OR SEE A B-GRADE MOVIE/ HE GRADED MY PERFORMANCE, R YEARS PROSTRATE TO THE HIGHER MIND/ GOT MY PAPER NT TO THE MOUNTAINS/ I LOOKED TO THE CHILDREN, I DRAN WER TO THESE QUESTIONS/ POINTING ME IN A CROOKED LI TIVE/ (THE LESS I SEEK MY SOURCE)/ CLOSER I AM TO FIN E BAR AT 3 A.M./ TO SEEK SOLACE IN A BOTTLE OR POSSIB Y HEAD AGAINST A BOARD/ TWICE AS CLOUDY AS I'D BEEN T

O BE ME/ OH DADDY

WITH YOUR SMILE/ YOU'RE LETTING ME K FE/ OH DADDY/ IF I COULD MAKE YOU SE GOT TO BE ME/ YES, IT'S GOT TO ME/W / I'M SO WEAK BUT YOU'RE SO STRONG/ D I CAN'T WALK AWAY FROM YOU/ BABY, N I'M SO WRONG/ I'M SO WEAK BUT YOU IS JUST ALRIGHT/ AND I CAN'T WALK AW Y/ YOU SOOTHE ME WITH YOUR SMILE/ BEST THING IN MY LIFE/ OH DADDY/ IF N A FOOL AROUND/ IT'S GOT TO BE ME/ E/ YES, IT'S GOT TO ME - FLEETWOOD M CRY/ HOW CAN YOU LOVE ME/ I DON'T U KE YOU SEE/ IF THERE'S BEEN A FOOL A E ME/ YES, IT'S GOT TO BE ME/ OH DADD ITH YOUR SMILE/ YOU'RE LETTING ME LIFE/ OH DADDY/ IF I COULD MAKE YO UND/ IT'S GOT TO BE ME/ YES, IT'S GO N I'M SO WRONG/ I'M SO WEAK BUT YOU O IS JUST ALRIGHT/ AND I CAN'T WALK HY ARE YOU RIGHT WHEN I'M SO WRON EVERYTHING YOU DO IS JUST ALRIGHT BABY, IF I TRIED/ OH DADDY/ YOU SOOT TTING ME KNOW/ YOU'RE THE BEST TH AKE YOU SEE/ IF THERE'S BEEN A FOO

WE LOVE THE WEIRD, THE WORKING PERSON'S PLIGHT. YOU GOT SEX. LOVE IT. GAY AND TRANS CHARACTERS? THE MORE THE MERRIER. VIOLENCE? SOUNDS FUCKING FANTASTIC. LANGUAGE? HELL YEAH, DUDE. DO WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT.

There’s no bad genre, just bad publishers

GENRE IS MADE UP. JUST GET FUNKY WITH IT. LOVE IS REAL AND GOD IS DEAD. LETS ALL WRITE UNTIL THEY TELL US WE CAN'T.

The literary world is a classist nightmare.

Start your own lit mag.

PULP ‘24

FOR PRESIDENT

MAKE THE LIT WORLD TRASHY

Finnialla EIC Finnialla (finn-all-uh) is a screenwriter, poet, and artist whose work is currently on fire. You should probably put it out.

They went and graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a bachelor’s in fine art in Screenwriting with a minor in Film and Television. Their academic achievements include earning the titles of Magna Cum Laude and Deans List all four years. Extracurricular achievements include acting as president of the school's slam poetry club for two years and being cast as a writer/punchup artist on a multi-major original sitcom filmed in the Fall of 2022.

They have been published in multiple indie magazines and have won accolades for their original television pilots. They are also staff members at both The Incognito Press and Outlander Zine. They started Pulp in 2024.

When they aren’t writing, you can usually find them making zines, screaming in the woods, collecting pins, hanging out in local trash cans, and attending protests.

If you want to reach out, you can check out their totally killer website, (finnall-uh.org), or hop on Twitter to see what random crap they’ve decided to write out into the ether, (@finn.all.uh)

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