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After dud floods, Paris pundits hesitate on floofy skirts, muscle shirts
Rue des Pyrénées – Rubbing their eyes more vigorously than usual, Parisians woke to hazy blue skies this morning. With temperatures topping nearly 60 F°, pundits are not yet predicting floofy skirts or muscle…
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Author Agonistes: The Struggle to Publish [by Jeffrey Meyers]
At a time when universities are cutting funds for the arts it has become extremely difficult to publish serious books on literature and letters. The tortuous attempt to get my latest book into…
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A HUNDRED REVISIONS OR A MAN WITH A SINGLE WHITE WING [by Nin Andrews]
1. Different Ways to Say Fuck I had five eye operations as a girl. After each one,…
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Women’s Voices Mentorship Program for Writers Needs Your Help! (by Laura Orem)
As the founder and director of Women's Voices Mentorship Program for Writers, I'd like to ask your help. Our program is a way for women writers of all expressions to find advanced writing instruction and…
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Paris news splash: a (relative) flood (of emotion) in the streets [by Paul Tracy Danison]
It was the third, fourth, fifth of June/also the first, second and end of May,/I was always workin’/ and the sky’s been a pissin' rain – “Ode to Tracy D.” Watching the greenish-brown waters…
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Fifty Years Ago Today in Mets History [by Greg Pattenaude]
As far as "on this date" goes, today is a big one. Fifty years ago today – June 5, 1966 – I attended my 1st New York Mets game. Just like today, it was…
