THEMA literary journal was born in a Chinese restaurant in 1988 as the result of a conversation over how different writers would respond to a single quirky theme—specifically, stories involving the fortune cookies received that day. According to their guidelines, they pay $25 for short story, $25 for nonfiction/essay, $10 for short-short piece under 1000 words, and $10 for poem. To learn more, refer to this page.