Open: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L) has issued an open call for what it terms Experimental Discourse as fiction. The journal defines this mode as writing that refuses the boundaries of traditional realistic literary fiction and nonfiction, as well as the conventions of standard genres such as thriller, mystery, science fiction, and romance. It is, by the editors' own description, non-escapist literature: discourse that does not seek to seduce the reader into dreamy forgetfulness or vicarious participation in a narrative, but rather unsettles, makes uncomfortable, or liberates by breaking rules and inventing new ones. The ideological dimension of this definition is noted in the call, signaling that the journal seeks work with a critical or disruptive intent, not merely formal novelty. The practical parameters are precise. Submissions must be a minimum of 2000 words and a maximum of 2100 words, excluding title, by-line, and any epigraph. There is no submission fee. The deadline is December 2, 2026. The journal does not specify a prize or payment in the provided information, so contributors should understand this as a publication opportunity rather than a contest with monetary award. O:JA&L's editorial team will consider work that fits their stated definition; the call does not indicate a preference for any particular subject matter beyond the requirement that the writing be experimental in nature. For the serious practitioner, this is a call that rewards a clear understanding of the journal's theoretical stance. The editors have articulated a specific aesthetic: writing that resists readerly comfort and generic categorization. The curatorial vision is thus one of disruption and invention, where the discourse itself—its structure, its address, its refusal of easy narrative pleasure—is the primary site of experimentation. Artists working in fiction who have felt constrained by conventional story forms, or who are engaged in hybrid or anti-narrative modes, may find this an appropriate venue. The absence of a fee and the open call structure suggest a meritocratic review, but the narrow word count demands exactness.