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"We Prefer Pieces With A Stronger Energy": A Chat With Jobeth Mcdaniel, Editor Of The Rush, Jobeth Mcdaniel, Laura Moretz Sep 2020

"We Prefer Pieces With A Stronger Energy": A Chat With Jobeth Mcdaniel, Editor Of The Rush, Jobeth Mcdaniel, Laura Moretz

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The Rush attracted submissions from all over the world for its first issue and paid each writer. Based in Los Angeles, the title and aesthetic are based on the idea of the Gold Rush and the fast pace of life in L.A. JoBeth McDaniel, a member of the magazine’s editorial team, took The Review Review’s questions.

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Pain Cannot Destroy Us, Annie Neugebauer Sep 2020

Pain Cannot Destroy Us, Annie Neugebauer

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I haven’t written any fiction or poetry in almost three months. There, I said it. That’s a hard confession to make, for someone who considers herself a full-time writer. I haven’t been doing my job (or at least the most important part of it) in a quarter of a year. Oh, I’ve been blogging, editing, reading, submitting, networking, etc. But we all know that the most important part of being a writer is writing. The rest is just playing dress-up without it. I haven’t told this to anyone until now. I am ashamed. And the worst part? It’s not writer’s …

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The Risk-Taking Writer Is The Successful Writer, Susan Tepper Sep 2020

The Risk-Taking Writer Is The Successful Writer, Susan Tepper

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Years ago, maybe fifteen, or more, at a writing workshop in NYC, a guest editor from The New Yorker made the following statement. She said: I read the first line. If I like it, I read the second line. And, so on. Her statement shook my world.

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"Where Language Breaks Down": A Chat With Jason Thayer And Aaron Reeder, Editors Of Blue Mesa Review, Jason Thayer, Aaron Reeder, Matt Broderick Sep 2020

"Where Language Breaks Down": A Chat With Jason Thayer And Aaron Reeder, Editors Of Blue Mesa Review, Jason Thayer, Aaron Reeder, Matt Broderick

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Jason Thayer is an MFA student at the University of New Mexico and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Blue Mesa Review. This year, his fiction and non-fiction pieces were published in Hobart and the Rumpus. In the past, his stories have won contests judged by Antonya Nelson and Bret Lott, respectively. He is currently knee-deep in writing a memoir. When he isn't writing, he is recording and performing bleak and unusual hip hop. Twitter: @jasoncthayer Aaron Reeder writes from Albuquerque and is an MFA student of poetry at The University of New Mexico. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming …

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The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual Of Main Characters, Chris Abouzeid Sep 2020

The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual Of Main Characters, Chris Abouzeid

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You put your heart and soul into your main character. You present him/her to your workshop or agent or editor, and you get: “He just isn’t likeable,” “I couldn’t picture her,” “Didn’t seem very believable.” Aaaah! That character was you, or some version of you, or just a character you happen to really, really like. How could people think he’s a jerk? How could they think she was vague, inconsistent, unbelievable? Yes, you could put bricks in your pockets and walk into the nearest river. But before you go all Quentin (Compson, not Tarantino) on us, consider this. Your character …

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Politically Oriented Lit Mags: A Resource List, Lauren Rheaume Sep 2020

Politically Oriented Lit Mags: A Resource List, Lauren Rheaume

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In honor of the Occupy movements that have sprung up in past months, in honor of anyone who has ever been angry, skeptical, or scared, in honor of writers who dare to express their views...here are some politically oriented literary magazines.

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"Literary Journals Have Always Been The Place Where Editors Can Take Chances": A Chat With John Mcnally, John Mcnally, Chuck Augello Sep 2020

"Literary Journals Have Always Been The Place Where Editors Can Take Chances": A Chat With John Mcnally, John Mcnally, Chuck Augello

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In an ideal world, everyone would be reading John McNally. In novels like The Book of Ralph, After the Workshop, and America’s Report Card, McNally mixes vivid characterization with closely-observed settings to create sparkling comic narratives that linger in the reader’s mind. In McNally’s latest work, The Boy Who Really, Really Wanted to Have Sex – The Memoir of a Fat Kid (Elephant Rocks Books), he steps away from fiction for his first memoir—an engaging collection of essays about growing up in the 1970s.

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What Editors Want; A Must-Read For Writers Submitting To Literary Magazines, Lynne Barrett Sep 2020

What Editors Want; A Must-Read For Writers Submitting To Literary Magazines, Lynne Barrett

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A magazine editor is a person who enjoys bringing new writing to the world in a publication that will be seen, read, appreciated, and talked about. This is the first fact anyone submitting to a magazine should understand. There may be two editors, or five, or a rotating group of a dozen student-editors on a board, but for purposes of this essay, let’s consider one who, if not totally in charge, has a large say in what goes on. This editor is committed to the magazine, to it reaching a readership, to its identity and survival. The editor wants nothing …

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Lit Mags For The Ladies, Becky Tuch Sep 2020

Lit Mags For The Ladies, Becky Tuch

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Some people are opposed to the idea of special interest literary magazines. Perhaps this is for good reason: Why should women or minorities need their own space to publish? For crying out loud it's 2011. Can't we all publish together by now? Still others see nothing wrong with these types of journals. Why not have a space where one particular group knows they will have their voices heard? It's nice for readers too who want to feel part of a certain kind of community. Hate them or love them, special interest journals do exist. So for all you literary ladies …

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Go On And Strut Your Short Shorts: The Greatness Of Flash Fiction, Becky Tuch Sep 2020

Go On And Strut Your Short Shorts: The Greatness Of Flash Fiction, Becky Tuch

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It's summer here in Boston, and I can think of no better time to talk about short shorts. That's right. Micro-minis. Stories so short they'll make your mother drag you back into the house until you promise to write something decent, like a novel!

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“I Don’T See A Journal Promoting South Asian Poets As A Narrow Boundary": A Chat With Sreshtha Sen, Editor Of The Shoreline Review, Sreshtha Sen, Sanjeev Sethi Sep 2020

“I Don’T See A Journal Promoting South Asian Poets As A Narrow Boundary": A Chat With Sreshtha Sen, Editor Of The Shoreline Review, Sreshtha Sen, Sanjeev Sethi

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In its mission statement, the editors of The Shoreline Review, which debuted in 2018, write: “TSR has its eye on the shoreline. We’re dedicated to publishing writers who are commonly excluded from mainstream literary communities. If your writing explores issues of feminism, casteism, nationalism, self-determinism, racism or you identify as queer, trans, differently abled or otherwise marginalized, thanks to the higher authority of powerful publishing houses, we encourage you to submit." Note: The Shoreline Review currently only accepts submissions from poets who identify as South Asian.

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"There’S A Place For You, Too": A Chat With Tony Foley, Editor Of Callosum, Tony Foley, Robert Fromberg Sep 2020

"There’S A Place For You, Too": A Chat With Tony Foley, Editor Of Callosum, Tony Foley, Robert Fromberg

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Several years ago, a group of high school students was crossing the street in front of my stopped car. I recognized one, whom I knew to be an incredibly talented visual artist. I wondered how many other gifted and passionate young artists were in the group, or among clusters of students at this moment in communities around the world; I wondered whether their talent was encouraged or even known. The artist I recognized is now visual editor of Callosum Magazine, whose mission is to create a community for emerging artists in all genres. The publication is second to none …

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"Don’T Diffuse The Light; Shine It All": A Chat With William Slaughter, Editor Of Mudlark, William Slaughter, Annie Kim Sep 2020

"Don’T Diffuse The Light; Shine It All": A Chat With William Slaughter, Editor Of Mudlark, William Slaughter, Annie Kim

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William Slaughter is editor of Mudlark, an electronic journal of poetry and poetics, and author of The Politics of My Heart and Untold Stories, books of poems and essays, and Older Men, an e-chapbook. His work has been published in magazines ranging from Poetry (Chicago) to Exquisite Corpse in the United States; Malahat Review, Prism International, and Fiddlehead in Canada; Critical Quarterly (England), Poetry Australia, Frank (France), and People’s Daily in China, for example. He is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of North Florida, has had Senior Fulbright Lectureships to China and …

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Veteran Journal Showcases "Craft" Through Standout Prose And Poetry: Review Of Ecotone, Fall/Winter 2017, Jill Twist Sep 2020

Veteran Journal Showcases "Craft" Through Standout Prose And Poetry: Review Of Ecotone, Fall/Winter 2017, Jill Twist

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If there ever was a single way to pay homage to the many different types of handmade art, Ecotone does it with Issue 24: Craft. Opening the issue with a comforting message on writers’ need for resilience from the editor-in-chief, and ending with a thought on craft from each contributor, Issue 24 shows just how crafty, how chameleon-like, craft can be.

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Towards The Whimsical, Weird, And Edgy: An Interview With Anna Sandy-Elrod, Editor Of New South, Anna Sandy-Elrod, Chuck Augello Sep 2020

Towards The Whimsical, Weird, And Edgy: An Interview With Anna Sandy-Elrod, Editor Of New South, Anna Sandy-Elrod, Chuck Augello

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We all know that you can't judge a book by its cover, yet the cover of the current edition of New South offers readers a strong hint toward the inventive, beautiful, and sometimes strange work found within the journal. Previously known as The GSU Review, New South has been publishing fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art since 1975. Works first appearing in New South have been anthologized in Best American Poetry, New Stories from the South, Best Small Fictions, New Poetry from the Midwest, and noted in Best American Short Stories and Best of the Net …

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Strong Start For New Online Journal: Review Of Scribble, Fall 2018, Kim Jacobs-Beck Sep 2020

Strong Start For New Online Journal: Review Of Scribble, Fall 2018, Kim Jacobs-Beck

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Scribble, an online journal devoted to short fiction, began in September 2018, with a focus on new and emerging writers. With just three existing issues, Scribble is an ideal place to send work if you are beginning to publish your work. A refreshingly simple, attractive, and easy-to-navigate website and straightforward submission instructions makes Scribble an inviting journal for new writers. Editor-in-Chief Jade McGowan, a short fiction writer herself, requests "literary and all fiction genres with a literary approach." In keeping with the preference for short and flash fiction, submissions are limited to a maximum of 2000 words. Scribble publishes …

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Writing Residency 101: What The Heck Is A Writing Residency And How Can I Get One?, Windy Lynn Harris Sep 2020

Writing Residency 101: What The Heck Is A Writing Residency And How Can I Get One?, Windy Lynn Harris

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Do you ever dream of a magical place, away from your house and job, where you can write for weeks at a time without being interrupted? A place of solitude where you can finish that long tangled novel draft or revise those poems you've been meaning to finish? If so, a writing residency might be right for you.

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"I Publish Things I Like": A Chat With Gabriel Blackwell, Editor Of The Collagist, Gabriel Blackwell, Annie Kim Sep 2020

"I Publish Things I Like": A Chat With Gabriel Blackwell, Editor Of The Collagist, Gabriel Blackwell, Annie Kim

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The Collagist published its first issue in August 2009 under the editorship of Matt Bell. New issues are published once every two months on the 15th. Work first published in The Collagist has been featured in the Pushcart Prize anthology, Best New Poets, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, the Wigleaf top 50, and by Longform and other publications. It is an imprint of Dzanc Books.

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Publishing Advice: The Best And The Worst, Becky Tuch Sep 2020

Publishing Advice: The Best And The Worst, Becky Tuch

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There is a lot of advice out there for writers trying to perfect their material and send it out into the world. But how much of the advice we receive is in our best interest? What should we heed, and what should we discard? I asked some writers and editors for the best and worst of publishing advice.

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Forget Publishing. Just Write!, Dell Smith Sep 2020

Forget Publishing. Just Write!, Dell Smith

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I recently looked at some of my old manuscript printouts. I still keep them tucked away in an old cardboard R-Kive banker’s box, hoping I have some worthy stories I can dust off and polish into gems. Well, there may be a few good ideas kicking around that banker’s box, but I can’t get past the horrid writing. I forgot what a bad writer I was. It’s all there in this tomb of fictive sorrows, embalmed in yellowed paper.The contents of that box represents the years of frustrating, difficult, and at times hopeless work it took to be the writer …

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"Stories Shouldn't Be Easy To Tell": A Chat With Author Kerry Neville, Kerry Neville, Jennifer Stern Sep 2020

"Stories Shouldn't Be Easy To Tell": A Chat With Author Kerry Neville, Kerry Neville, Jennifer Stern

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Kerry Neville’s just-released collection of short stories, Remember to Forget Me, is described as filled with “enormous compassion.” She lives in Georgia where she teaches at Georgia College and State University. Her first collection of stories, Necessary Lies, received the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize in Fiction and was named a ForeWord Magazine Short Story Book of the Year. Her work has appeared in The Gettysburg Review, Epoch, and Triquarterly, and online in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and The Fix. She has twice been the recipient of the Dallas Museum of …

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"We Are Making Birds, Not Birdcages": An Interview With Michael Dumanis, Editor Of Bennington Review, Michael Dumanis, Jennifer Stern Sep 2020

"We Are Making Birds, Not Birdcages": An Interview With Michael Dumanis, Editor Of Bennington Review, Michael Dumanis, Jennifer Stern

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Bennington Review was originally founded in 1966 by Laurence J. Hyman, the son of Stanley Edgar Hyman and Shirley Jackson. The first iteration of the magazine focused on publishing work by distinguished faculty and alumni — Bernard Malamud, Helen Frankenthaler, and Kenneth Burke, but gradually more and more work came from outside the college community, and the magazine increasingly received national attention. In 1978, Bennington Review was relaunched as a highly visible national journal. Under editors Robert Boyers and later Nicholas Delbanco, Bennington Review became a testing ground for contemporary arts and letters, publishing work by such established figures as …

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"We Are A Magazine Of Africa And The Diaspora...Interested In Roots, And Routes": A Chat With Alejandro De La Fuente, Editor Of Transition, Alejandro De La Fuente, Catherine Fahey Sep 2020

"We Are A Magazine Of Africa And The Diaspora...Interested In Roots, And Routes": A Chat With Alejandro De La Fuente, Editor Of Transition, Alejandro De La Fuente, Catherine Fahey

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Transition defines its goal to be "a pivotal medium for discussion of the global predicament of the African Diaspora in an age that demands ceaseless improvisation." Publishing short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reviews, and interviews with these concerns in mind, the magazine is an intellectual forum for reflection on identity. Alejandro de la Fuente writes in the magazine's submission guidelines, "in an age that demands ceaseless improvisation, we aim to be both an anchor of deep reflection on black life and a map charting new routes through the globalized world." Professor de la Fuente is the founding Director of the Afro-Latin …

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Foundation+Innovation: Interview With Chad Harbach Of N+1, Chad Harbach, Justin Mcneil Sep 2020

Foundation+Innovation: Interview With Chad Harbach Of N+1, Chad Harbach, Justin Mcneil

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A quick glance at the first bookshelf in n+1's office yields Goncharov's novel Oblomov; esoteric, humorous, and askew from the canonical norm, this sighting tells me I'm at the right office better than a sign on the door. A biannual journal of cultural criticism, fiction, and literary trends, n+1 has in the five years since its inception become a literary golden boy on the same sparing level as the staid and long running journals - picture The New Yorker's famous cartoon of Eustace Tilley looking through his monocle pensively at n+1 instead of a butterfly. Situated in …

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"We Just Want To Encourage And Support More And More Poets Every Year": A Chat With Tim Green, Editor Of Rattle, Tim Green, Connie Post Sep 2020

"We Just Want To Encourage And Support More And More Poets Every Year": A Chat With Tim Green, Editor Of Rattle, Tim Green, Connie Post

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All literary magazines have their own path, their own genesis. Each strives to find its place and the way to reach many readers. Rattle magazine has achieved great success in the literary world in part because it publishes poems that cause “a rattle in the heart.” This interview will take you through this journal’s beginnings and more!

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"We Strive For Very High Quality": A Chat With Gerald Trites, Editor Of The Antigonish Review, Gerald Trites, Chuck Augello Sep 2020

"We Strive For Very High Quality": A Chat With Gerald Trites, Editor Of The Antigonish Review, Gerald Trites, Chuck Augello

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Founded in 1970, The Antigonish Review prides itself on offering an eclectic array of poetry and prose by emerging as well as established writers. One of the oldest continuing literary magazines in Canada, the Review has an international reach, with readers in Germany, Korea, France, and Saudi Arabia, and submissions coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Brazil. Annie Dillard, Marshall McLuhan, and Margaret Atwood are among the award-winning writers whose work has been featured in the journal. Gerald Trites, Managing Editor, shared his thoughts with The Review Review.

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Canadian Journal Anchored By Excellence: Review Of Antigonish Review, Fall 2018, Lindsay Gerano Sep 2020

Canadian Journal Anchored By Excellence: Review Of Antigonish Review, Fall 2018, Lindsay Gerano

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The Antigonish Review reveals excellent poetry, fiction, book reviews and a single nonfiction essay in its Fall 2018 issue. Topics wide in range covered seemingly everything from health concerns to marital strife and more. Nearly half a century of publishing some of the best in Canadian prose, including Margaret Atwood, The Antigonish Review (TAR) carries vocabulary thick with glaciers and moraine, morass and Halifax, Adirondacks. More than half of the writers in its pages are Canadian or have close ties to Canada.

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"Sharing The Desire To Open U.S. Literary Culture To Outside Perspectives": An Interview With Geoffrey Brock, Anna Vilner, And J. Bailey Hutchinson, Editors Of The Arkansas International, Geoffrey Brock, Anna Vilner, J. Bailey Hutchinson, Ruby Hansen Murray Sep 2020

"Sharing The Desire To Open U.S. Literary Culture To Outside Perspectives": An Interview With Geoffrey Brock, Anna Vilner, And J. Bailey Hutchinson, Editors Of The Arkansas International, Geoffrey Brock, Anna Vilner, J. Bailey Hutchinson, Ruby Hansen Murray

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The Arkansas International is a vibrant space, evident in the recent publications of Anneli Furmark’s comic “Horses” (translated by Hanna Strömberg) and Ladee Hubbard’s essay “Mafolie Hill,” which describes the author's time in the Virgin Islands. The journal, published by students of the University of Arkansas Program in Creative Writing and Translation with Geoffrey Brock as editor-in-chief, seeks to place “US writing in conversation with writing from around the world.” The editors seek more creative nonfiction in translation from underrepresented countries as well as writing in English from underrepresented voices. The enthusiasm of its staff is evident as they describe …

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Journal Falls A Bit Short Of Satisfying: Review Of Your Impossible Voice, Fall 2018, Petur Hk Sep 2020

Journal Falls A Bit Short Of Satisfying: Review Of Your Impossible Voice, Fall 2018, Petur Hk

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Overall Your Impossible Voice is far from bad, but at the same time, not much comes to mind when I try to think of the pieces in this issue. There is a general over-arching theme of feeling out of place, of trying to find a, as Joanna Ruocco puts it in her excerpt from The Runner, “better solution to the problem of existence.” And this theme is strong throughout, for better and for worse. The majority of narrators and characters feel far away, from each other as well as from the reader, telling their stories at a distance. This …

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Fearless Journal Delivers Another Knockout: Review Of Redivider, Fall 2018, Louisa Parzyk Sep 2020

Fearless Journal Delivers Another Knockout: Review Of Redivider, Fall 2018, Louisa Parzyk

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Volume 15.2 of Redivider packs some serious heat with free-verse poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and graphic narratives addressing topics like death, war, racism, and more in its 141 pages. More often than not, the subject matter has a dark bent that gives way to grave themes.

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