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Indie Lit Round-Up: What to Read This Weekend [Vol 27: May 16]

Indie Lit Round-Up: What to Read This Weekend [Vol 27: May 16]

Coil editor Leah Angstman rounds up the best literary pieces from the indie Internet for you to read this weekend.
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Family Dynamics: On Jenn Stroud Rossmann’s ‘The Place You’re Supposed to Laugh’

Family Dynamics: On Jenn Stroud Rossmann’s ‘The Place You’re Supposed to Laugh’

Book Review by Sean Faulk
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Sean F
Chapter One: An Excerpt from Kristen Holt-Browning’s ‘Ordinary Devotion’

Chapter One: An Excerpt from Kristen Holt-Browning’s ‘Ordinary Devotion’

Fiction by Kristen Holt-Browning
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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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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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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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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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Personal Essays, Narratives, & Memoir
Finding My Femme-inism: Riot Grrrl’s Influence on Identity

Finding My Femme-inism: Riot Grrrl’s Influence on Identity

Essay by Eleanor C. Whitney
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The Last Thing I Loved: A Dilapidated Theater

The Last Thing I Loved: A Dilapidated Theater

Essay by Elaina Erola
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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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An Apology

An Apology

Nonfiction by Annemarie Ralph
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