Free State Review is a literary journal that positions itself as a ferry between Earth and the underworld, seeking nonfiction that navigates the liminal. The editors call for work that is hybrid, personal, off-road, and engaged with music or art criticism, invoking the archetype of the tragedy queen. This is not a call for conventional essays; it is an invitation to cross thresholds, to tell stories that unsettle and transport. The journal asks for submissions between 1,000 and 4,000 words—or, in their phrasing, 'oar strokes'—suggesting a measured, deliberate journey. Upon acceptance, Free State Review acquires First North American Serial Rights and the right to publish the work on their website for up to six months after print publication. Rights revert to the author after printing, though the journal requests that if the work is published elsewhere, Free State Review be noted as the first publisher. Simultaneous submissions are permitted with notification. There is a reading fee of $3.50. The journal does not specify a prize or payment, but the focus is on publication and the curatorial vision of ferrying readers across the river between Earth and the underworld. This is a venue for writing that is unafraid of the dark, the personal, and the critical—work that risks hybridity and speaks from the edge.