A man named Rob was at the park today. As we spoke, I noticed he did not dress to impress. He had a face that was getting on in years…
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Evidence Examination – Eagle Bag after bag, the evidence is collected Released from the place of custody Carried to the place of examination Recorded, the numbers and the tags Now,…
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ConversationFeaturedLiteratureCataclysm’s Open Road and Burnt Rubber: a Conversation between Jamie Townsend and Ted Rees
Jamie Townsend: Hi Ted, thanks for taking the time to talk with me. I want to start off asking you about In Brazen Fontanelle Aflame‘s relationship to Oakland specifically, but…
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A Full Irish Breakfast On our first morning at the Charleville Lodge in Dublin, I awoke to the sound of maids in the corridor. They beat pillows with dull thunks…
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[Image Courtesy of Pinterest] I had been thinking about a re-draft, something I’d wanted to show you: loose strings for you to braid together or to rearrange. I had been…
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WOVEN is an Entropy series and dedicated safe space for essays by persons who engage with #MeToo, sexual assault and harassment, and #DomesticViolence, as well as their intersections with mental…
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Creative Nonfiction / EssayReviewWho is the real Nasreen? On Writing and Madness in a Time of Terror by Afarin Majidi
Writing and Madness in a Time of Terror by Afarin Majidi Independently published, 2017 326 pages / Amazon Afarin Majidi first gained recognition in the literary world under the pseudonym “Nasreen,”…
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Correctional. Federal. Once in California testing a bad boy’s new car, fast car, we’d found a stretch—oh it sailed— until a white van honked, waved us over. Printed on the…
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When they finished talking for the first time, Sara said, “Follow your bliss.” He narrowed his eyes. “Bliss?” “Yeah, it’s just something I say.” She was leaning against the door…
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House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata Vintage International, 2017 160 pages / Penguin Random House Like many of us, I’ve often pondered the elusive nature…
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Sonata In hills far from our town’s chatter— autumn birds remember what they had forgotten of their lives. Reflection Looking at me— a sparrow drinks of…
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True Story w/ Baltimore Oriole Outside of their mating season, Baltimore Orioles are mostly solitary creatures. Even in Chicago, they’re called Baltimore Orioles, even when they fly south to the…
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Joshua Clover: The thing that makes me anxious when people mention crystals is, beauty. The thing that makes me anxious when people mention poetry is, beauty. Can you tell me…
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The little girl who tromps down to the creek, after the season’s first rain, spring rain that comes after the crocuses, after the thaw, she wears black rubber boots trimmed…
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