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  • Hunger for Closure: On Julie Babcock’s ‘Autoplay’

    Hunger for Closure: On Julie Babcock’s ‘Autoplay’

    Book Review by Julia Hy
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    Nov 10
    Moving On Up: On Daniel Falatko’s ‘Condominium’

    Moving On Up: On Daniel Falatko’s ‘Condominium’

    Book Review by Al Kratz
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    Nov 9
    Exploration of Modern Fatherhood: On ‘Four Fathers’

    Exploration of Modern Fatherhood: On ‘Four Fathers’

    Book Review by Al Kratz
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    Nov 8
    DaguerreoTyped Ekphrastic Photos & Responses
    DaguerreoTyped #30: August 2023 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

    DaguerreoTyped #30: August 2023 Photo Prompt Writing Challenge

    Each month, The Coil presents an ekphrastic challenge (photo prompt) for writers and lovers of history!
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    Jul 1
    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, 2022
    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, 2022
    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
    The Last Thing I Loved: A Dilapidated Theater

    The Last Thing I Loved: A Dilapidated Theater

    Essay by Elaina Erola
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    Oct 9
    Another Cup of Tea: A Personal Survival Guide to England

    Another Cup of Tea: A Personal Survival Guide to England

    Nonfiction by Jonathon Engels
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    Jul 19
    An Apology

    An Apology

    Nonfiction by Annemarie Ralph
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    Jun 6
    The Poets Tangled in My Sheets

    The Poets Tangled in My Sheets

    Nonfiction by Casey Francis
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    May 30
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