Sequestrum positions desire not as a decorative motif but as a structural force—the engine that generates narrative tension and drives characters past the boundaries of etiquette and possibility. The journal's editorial statement frames desire as something that complicates, evolves, and produces both triumphs and tragedies, which suggests a curatorial preference for work that treats longing as an active, destabilizing presence rather than a static emotional state. The call is for complex, ambitious writing with tension and innovation to spare, indicating that the editors are less interested in conventional love stories than in the ways desire distorts, propels, and transforms. The journal accepts both fiction and nonfiction, with a general word limit of 12,000 words, though the editors explicitly invite longer work if it is a strong fit. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, and previously published material is not. The submission fee is $7.15. Manuscripts must be anonymized—the author's name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript—and a brief bio should be included in the cover letter for potential use as a contributor bio. The deadline is October 16, 2026. What the journal offers is publication in a venue that takes the craft of tension seriously, alongside a readership attuned to writing that moves forward rather than circles. The thematic frame is deliberately broad enough to accommodate desire in its many forms—erotic, intellectual, political, spiritual—but the editorial language makes clear that the work must earn its place through ambition and innovation, not merely through subject matter.