FICTION: Gardens by David Meiklejohn [excerpt]
We stopped going to school after our parents died. Grieving would distract us from our lessons, we reasoned. Who could be expected to learn cursive while under such duress? And because evading the...
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Etel Adnan was born in 1925 in Beirut, Lebanon. Her father was a Syrian Muslim and her mother was a Greek Christian. She was raised speaking French, English, and her father taught her written Arabic....
View ArticlePOETRY MONTH 30/30/30: Inspiration, Community, Tradition: DAY 25 :: Ana...
disclaimer, from Ana: “if you need a word about why I am featuring a novelist as a poetic influence; her work is poetic to the point of absurdity.” et alors… — I, YOUrcenar. None of my friends seem to...
View ArticleWORD: In Search of the NYC Fiction Scene
Bernard the Typewriter Let me begin with a confession… I am a fiction writer. I’ve been addicted to fiction since I was a kid. Lloyd Alexander, C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, John Bellairs, Brian Jacques…...
View ArticleWORD: Get Your Lit Crawl On (NYC Style)!
It’s that time of year again. Fall is here, the weather is breezy, and the cooling summer heat has released the sweaty citizens of New York from their air-conditioned, rat-trap apartments. It’s high...
View ArticleWORD / TECH :: ERIC MEYER’s BEAUTIFUL, SURPRISING CULTURE BATTLE FIELD NOTES...
A funny thing happened on the way to Naropa. And on the way back from Naropa. And in the utopian internet space we chose to turn into a rhizomatic, collaborative community after this summer’s writing...
View ArticleANNOUNCING :: Exit Strata: PRINT! Vol. 2 :: Launch & Party!
We are excited to announce the publication of Exit Strata: Print! Vol. 2, coming soon to a bookstore near you. Our second print issue of Exit Strata includes an incredible collection of poetry,...
View ArticleNYC Readings Roundup :: May 13-19
CA Conrad @ Kenny’s Castaways (photo credit Stacy Szymaszek) Editor’s note: welcome to the 11th iteration of our new weekly series, the Readings Roundup…which you might notice is growing steadily!...
View Article[RE:CON]VERSATIONS :: JENNIFER SERTL’S #RESOURCES FOR #RESILIENCE :: PT 8 ::...
In this weekly [RE:CON]VERSATION series-within-a-series, thought leader and strategist Jennifer Sertl brings us #REFLECTIONS : a curated list of links mined from her substantive, expansive social...
View ArticleNYC READINGS ROUNDUP :: JULY 15 – 21 :: HOT TOWN, SUMMER IN THE CITY
This is you at the Moth Story Slam Thursday 7/18 at 7, at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe]. Look what a good time you’re having! You’re not just laughing deliriously because you’re so hot. Double feel...
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