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Reconstruct & Reform: On N/A Oparah’s ‘Thick Skin’

Reconstruct & Reform: On N/A Oparah’s ‘Thick Skin’

Alexander Carrigan talks about toxic relationships, self-discovery, and surrealist prose in N/A Oparah’s new novella.
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Eggs & Sagebrush: An Excerpt from Dani Putney’s ‘Salamat sa Intersectionality’

Eggs & Sagebrush: An Excerpt from Dani Putney’s ‘Salamat sa Intersectionality’

Poetry by Dani Putney
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Cover Reveal for ‘Out Front the Following Sea’: A Novel by Leah Angstman

Cover Reveal for ‘Out Front the Following Sea’: A Novel by Leah Angstman

Cover Reveal for Leah Angstman’s debut novel, OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA, coming January 2022 from Regal House Publishing.
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DaguerreoTyped Ekphrastic Photos & Responses
DaguerreoTyped #24: October 2019 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

DaguerreoTyped #24: October 2019 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

Each month, Alternating Current Press presents an ekphrastic challenge for writers and lovers of history.
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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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DaguerreoTyped #16: Ekphrastic Response by Rommel Chrisden Rollan Samarita

DaguerreoTyped #16: Ekphrastic Response by Rommel Chrisden Rollan Samarita

Rommel Chrisden Rollan Samarita responds to our monthly historical photo prompt with “What Can a Woman Do.”
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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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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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