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Home in a Backpack

Home in a Backpack

Sarah Johnson talks about displacement, borrowed time, and carrying a sense of home with her wherever she goes.
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DaguerreoTyped #26: Ekphrastic Response by Juno DuFour

DaguerreoTyped #26: Ekphrastic Response by Juno DuFour

Juno DuFour responds to our monthly historical photo prompt with the flash story ‘Revolting Livery.’
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Act I, Scene 4: An Excerpt from Jesi Bender’s ‘Kinderkrankenhaus’

Act I, Scene 4: An Excerpt from Jesi Bender’s ‘Kinderkrankenhaus’

Play by Jesi Bender
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DaguerreoTyped Ekphrastic Photos & Responses
DaguerreoTyped #28: December 2021 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

DaguerreoTyped #28: December 2021 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

The Coil presents a monthly ekphrastic challenge (photo prompt) for writers and lovers of history.
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DaguerreoTyped #21: Ekphrastic Response by Ken Gosse

DaguerreoTyped #21: Ekphrastic Response by Ken Gosse

Ken Gosse responds to our monthly historical photo prompt with the poem ‘Windows to the Next World.’
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DaguerreoTyped #20: Ekphrastic Response by Trent True

DaguerreoTyped #20: Ekphrastic Response by Trent True

Trent True responds to our monthly historical photo prompt with the poem ‘A Carousel of Temptation, 1887.’
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DaguerreoTyped #20: Ekphrastic Response by Hannah Huff

DaguerreoTyped #20: Ekphrastic Response by Hannah Huff

Hannah Huff responds to our monthly historical photo prompt with the poem ‘A Routine Groundbreaking.’
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Personal Essays, Narratives, & Memoir
Wings

Wings

Emily M. Smith writes about loss, grief, and letting go in order to find yourself again.
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Not Even the Worst Hurt

Not Even the Worst Hurt

David Ari Allan relives the trauma and survival instincts of a life-or-death teenage experience on the streets of New York City.
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Channel Surfing

Channel Surfing

Joan Schweighardt talks about the Amazon rainforest & shares photos on the one-year anniversary of her Rivers Trilogy books.
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An Adventure into 26

An Adventure into 26

Sara Rayfield talks about dating a younger man and how life doesn’t always bend to your changing plans.
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Sara Rayfield
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