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  • Tales of the Fifties: Late Night Radio [by Alan Ziegler)

    July 9, 2015

        Out my bedroom window is a large empty lot. At the far edge, just off Sunrise Highway, is the back of the Long Island Water Company. Occasionally—with no pattern I can figure out—a light shines…

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  • “The Definition of Gardening” [poem by James Tate, 1943-2015]

    July 9, 2015

    Jim just loves to garden, yes he does. He likes nothing better than to put on his little overalls and his straw hat. He says, "Let's go get those tools, Jim." But then doubt…

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  • Persona and Confession by Kate Angus

    July 9, 2015

    Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the inherent tension between confession and aesthetics and how easily creative work can lend itself to the illusion of some kind of journalistic truth. Part of what…

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  • Persona and Confession by Kate Angus

    July 9, 2015

    Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the inherent tension between confession and aesthetics and how easily creative work can lend itself to the illusion of some kind of journalistic truth. Part of what…

    Continue reading…

  • Notes on Starting Your Own Press & a Call for Submissions by Kate Angus

    July 8, 2015

    Yesterday I wrote about editorial curation and publication. Today I want to talk more about what it’s like to start a press, as well mention our current call for submissions. I started Augury Books five…

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  • Notes on Starting Your Own Press & a Call for Submissions by Kate Angus

    July 8, 2015

    Yesterday I wrote about editorial curation and publication. Today I want to talk more about what it’s like to start a press, as well mention our current call for submissions. I started Augury Books five…

    Continue reading…

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