Charlottesville’s White Supremacy Rally

Violence was not the right response. It only fueled the hatred. Yet the alt-right were chanting for the end of Jews and the beginning of ethnic cleansing. I am trying to think of a good analogy. The best I can think of is what if OJ's children went to the Goldman's house and began chanting … Continue reading Charlottesville’s White Supremacy Rally

A Great Read about Autism

Wonderful. Challenging. Beautiful. Frustrating. But so worth it. My boyfriend, Kyle, and I have been dating for around a year and a half now, and he has been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. I’m often asked if that makes a relationship difficult, and my honest answer is always yes. Of course it does. So […] … Continue reading A Great Read about Autism

62 NO FEE poetry book publishers important tips on submitting your manuscript — Trish Hopkinson

If you write poems, they are a great way to get started in getting published in journals. It’s so important to do your homework before sending your manuscript to a publisher. Make sure to take notes for each publisher you research. You will most likely want to compare them to each other before deciding where … Continue reading 62 NO FEE poetry book publishers important tips on submitting your manuscript — Trish Hopkinson

NO FEE submission call for full length manuscripts–Four Chambers Press, DEADLINE: July 31, 2017

This blog always has great places to submit!

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To read more about Four Chambers Press or for more about their editors, read their Staff page hereFour chambers is a fairly new press and print literary magazine that published their first issue in 2013 as “an independent community literary magazine based in Phoenix, AZ whose mission is to give greater visibility to the literary arts and encourage their larger participation in the cultural scene. Basically, we like to think of ourselves as a heart: something centralized, organic, and part of a larger body; that connects, supports, and circulates life. While most literary magazines publish literary work, and some community literary magazines may get that work from the community, we are publishing work to build community.”

You can read samples of each issue on their order page to get a feel for what they are looking for. You can also check out authors they have published and…

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Drunk In the Warm Glow

I definitely heard echoes of Holden Caulfield as I read this book. Tyler is a modern young person with some issues trying to make sense of the world. He tries portray himself as normal by mimicking the characters in movies and TV shows that he is obsessed with. He also uses chemicals to help him … Continue reading Drunk In the Warm Glow