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““i’m soft-skinned but my bones have hardened calcium deposited cartilage, the fat around my heart lithified with the carnage of constrictors around tiny mice ribs, squeezed till it removes the soft mealy insides. sucked out by standards i will never reach. by these industry snakes.”
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Literary events taking place virtually this week!
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Elizabeth Ellen discusses her new story collection, HER LESSER WORK.
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Elle Nash discusses her new short story collection, NUDES.
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Greg Mania discusses his debut memoir, BORN TO BE PUBLIC.
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Katie Jean Shinkle discusses her new novel, RUINATION.
...moreAustin Gilkeson writes at Catapult about holding on to and savoring that which is easily taken for granted as he loses hearing in one ear and waits for the other to go. For West Magazine, Laine Bruzek describes how living under constant threat potential takes it toll on many women, even when what happens seems small.
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