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Art by Rowan Hodges
No Mirror Image to Reflect Me From the Artist: "A book is a mirror. I can see myself. Books teach me about self-governance, free will,...
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Jul 19, 20221 min read


Poem by Keira Armstrong
are you the critic? every morning, we do nothing every morning, a page turns and i roll down a hill into an open mouth and blank palm...
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Jul 12, 20223 min read


Two Poems by Avery Yoder-Wells
ways to write Queer on our school computers qu/eer studies qu33r history what does it mean if i am que?r you ask did you mean gay do i...
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Jul 4, 20223 min read


Personal Essay by Cameron Samuels
Our darkest moments of history are 'pervasively vulgar' and must be taught While at a recent school board meeting, I felt the mood in the...
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Jun 29, 20223 min read

Time Is a Mother Book Review
Title: Time Is A Mother by Ocean Vuong Pub Date: Available Now Written By: Elliot Eatinger Summary: Ocean Vuong’s sophomore poetry...
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May 30, 20224 min read


Confessing in verse: Escaping the Body, by Chloe N. Clark
Title: Escaping the Body, by Chloe N. Clark Pub date: March 7, 2022 Written By: Bruno Ríos So much has been written about the body that...
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Apr 25, 20223 min read


In Karasik’s Program for the Revolution, Gender is First to Go
Plenitude: Poems. by Daniel Sarah Karasik. Book*hug Press, 96 pp., $20, April 7, 2022, 9781771667357 Written by: Cy Pacht First of all,...
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Apr 18, 20226 min read


Spaz
By Alex McAnarney Castro There is pain. Then there is P.A.I.N. Then there are rivulets of blood dripping into my field of vision from...
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Apr 17, 202223 min read


Please Come Back to Mississippi (Emily's Song)
By Keith Morris From the artist, on “Please Come Back to Mississippi (Emily's Song)” The song's character, loosely based on my friend's...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Axiomatic: Music for the People
By Rafael Rosa From the artist, on “Axiomatic: Music for the People” “Axiomatic: Music For The People” is a composition that came about a...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


O Passado
By Felipe Chagas From the artist, on “O Passado” The song "O Passado" was composed for the album Selva Oscura, released in 2018 by Felipe...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Cabin Fever
By Ashley Gilland From the artist, on “Cabin Fever” I wrote this song about my cabin fever during a low period of my summer depression,...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Looking Through Another
By William Michael Day ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Michael Day is a...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


No. 302
By Kenneth Ricci ____________________________________________________________________________________________ K.G. Ricci is a ...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Spring Cycle
James W. Wyman ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Jim is the last full-time...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read

Twilight at the Tattoo Shop
By Barbara Candiotti ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Barbara Candiotti is a...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Plus One
By Danielle Klebes ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Danielle Klebes lives and...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


IN CEMENTO VERITAS
By Mario Loprete ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Mario Loprete, born 1968...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Metamorphosis
By Quinn Valentine ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Quinn Valentine is a...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Hand Jive
By Howie Good ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Howie Good is the author most...
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Apr 13, 20221 min read
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