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Albatross: An Excerpt from David Carlin’s & Nicole Walker’s ‘The After-Normal’

Albatross: An Excerpt from David Carlin’s & Nicole Walker’s ‘The After-Normal’

Nonfiction by David Carlin & Nicole Walker
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Coil Excerpts
Parlor Tricks

Parlor Tricks

Fiction by Brook McClurg
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The Coil
A Conversation with Authors Russell, Goldberg, & Newman

A Conversation with Authors Russell, Goldberg, & Newman

Ben Tanzer talks with Russell, Goldberg, & Newman about their new YA novels, belonging, & writing about young women during the #MeToo era.
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DaguerreoTyped Ekphrastic Photos & Responses
DaguerreoTyped #26: October 2021 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

DaguerreoTyped #26: October 2021 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

October’s spooky 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 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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DaguerreoTyped #18: Ekphrastic Response by R. J. Keeler

DaguerreoTyped #18: Ekphrastic Response by R. J. Keeler

R. J. Keeler responds to our monthly historical photo prompt with the poem “Trade (Among the Equilibrists).”
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Personal Essays, Narratives, & Memoir
Poetry & Entanglement: On ‘Waiting for Word’ & My Writing Life

Poetry & Entanglement: On ‘Waiting for Word’ & My Writing Life

A. Jay Adler talks about humanity, entanglement, the craft of writing, & inspiration behind his new poetry book.
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How to Survive the 20th Anniversary of a Mass Shooting

How to Survive the 20th Anniversary of a Mass Shooting

Krista Hanley, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine mass shooting, lists how she prepares for the trauma and scars 20 years later.
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Krista Hanley
Fika; or, The Enjoyment of Coffee

Fika; or, The Enjoyment of Coffee

Nicholas Powell writes an ode to coffee, quality time, and the gender-assigning of objects, and it all might just be a metaphor.
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Yourwolfsdengaming
Kawasaki Is Not a Motorcycle: A Father’s Struggle with His Son’s Rare Illness

Kawasaki Is Not a Motorcycle: A Father’s Struggle with His Son’s Rare Illness

Jake Camp relives the trauma and uncertainty of his son’s battle with the rare vascular disorder Kawasaki Disease.
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Jake Camp
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