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  • The Ballad of Nothing

    The Ballad of Nothing

    Fiction by David Drury
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    Jun 30
    Dead Dad Letter Office

    Dead Dad Letter Office

    Creative Nonfiction by Lee Anne Gallaway-Mitchell
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    Apr 18
    The Double-Sink Bathroom

    The Double-Sink Bathroom

    Shannon Nakai talks about the separations of literary and graduate classes by bathroom sinks.
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    Apr 11
    DaguerreoTyped Ekphrastic Photos & Responses
    DaguerreoTyped #28: April 2022 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

    DaguerreoTyped #28: April 2022 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

    The Coil presents a monthly ekphrastic challenge (photo prompt) for writers and lovers of history.
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    Dec 9, 2021
    DaguerreoTyped #24: Ekphrastic Response by Melissa D. Sullivan

    DaguerreoTyped #24: Ekphrastic Response by Melissa D. Sullivan

    Melissa D. Sullivan responds to our monthly historical photo prompt with the story “The Lion’s Bride.”
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    Apr 8
    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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    Jan 25
    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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    Jul 15, 2021
    Personal Essays, Narratives, & Memoir
    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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    Jan 27
    Wings

    Wings

    Emily M. Smith writes about loss, grief, and letting go in order to find yourself again.
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    Nov 23, 2021
    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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    Nov 23, 2021
    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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    Nov 8, 2021
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