What literary magazines publish subversive writing?
Subversive, eh? Sedaris, eh? ….. There’s a ton. What mags have you been looking at? A lot of niche publishing magazines exist. The Idiot, The American Drivel Review just to name two that I know very well. They aren’t widely distributed, but people do read them. Believe it or not, looking for short story markets is actually one of the times I think the Writer’s Market is really useful. They have a huge listing of Lit Mags. (I prefer Herman’s for agents.) The key with niche mags is to read at least ten back issues from the current editor. They have particular tastes that are easy to identify and play to. (In truth this is the secret to all short story markets. You write to the editor, not the audience. But what do I know?