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The Ballad of Nothing
The Ballad of Nothing
Fiction by David Drury
The Coil
Jun 30
Dead Dad Letter Office
Dead Dad Letter Office
Creative Nonfiction by Lee Anne Gallaway-Mitchell
The Coil
Apr 18
The Double-Sink Bathroom
The Double-Sink Bathroom
Shannon Nakai talks about the separations of literary and graduate classes by bathroom sinks.
The Coil
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.
The Coil
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.’
The Coil
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.’
The Coil
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.
The Coil
Jan 27
Wings
Wings
Emily M. Smith writes about loss, grief, and letting go in order to find yourself again.
The Coil
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.
The Coil
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.
The Coil
Nov 8, 2021
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