A collection of literary magazine’s I’ve invented in my head…. Curio Algorithm The Hidalgo Review Yonderlandia Stopped Clock Medusa’s Mirror The Local Body of Water Press White People Problems
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The final fleeting days, of the dying year, most long for sweatpants. Preserve comfort. Hide side fat. Fashion. At the mall, in this agonizing transition, wear leather ones. They have them now. They foster tranquility and couture. They show you haven’t given up on it all. Not yet.
I’m drawing blank. I’m not motivated or excited to do this. I’m tired. I should be doing other work. The work that pays the bills. I’m thinking of other things. I’m not focused. I’m out of fresh ideas. All the good ideas have been taken. I sometimes have no faith in myself, my writing. I’m
We’ve all been there: staring at a blank canvas, that perfect first line taunting you. Sometimes the entire story spills into your head. You see it all play out before you. It’s going to be marvelous. Then the words come. And this is what you get. False starts. Doomed beginnings. ========================= Traces of fat
Baby name trend expert Nameberry* and the efficient record-keeping, lovable government office the U.S. Census* have released a rare preview of the top baby girl names for 2015. Names based on nouns, adjectives, or poorly crafted adverbs: 1. Birmingham 2. Talbot 3. Roget 4. Coriander 5. Story 6. Peril 7. Bevel 8. South 9.
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-witch / wizard school -vampire romance -vampire school – witch / wizard romance – zombie apocalypse -nuclear apocalypse -asteroid apocalypse -star-crossed lovers -feuding family -alien invasion -elf kingdom -mythical animals -time travel -lonely cowboy -traveling girl -cowboys vs. aliens -unlikely romance -talking animals -talking fruit and vegetables -freak weather -weather involving food -toys come
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You might be at a writer’s conference if: 1. You see tremendous metaphor opportunity in the old swing set with no swings on the beach outside your hotel room. 2. At lunch, everyone at the table says, at least once, something about, “my novel.” 3. You brought your own books to read of which you
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Remy hangs his slacks up on his one hanger with the two clips he stole from his employer Macy’s, so the pants dangle ready for tomorrow’s round six in seven days of the holiday shift. Tomorrow’s the big day—the last grab for whatever people can get. He knows he has to press his pants in
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Through a sliver of unshielded window, the midnight sun seared a line on Rebecca’s face that she had tried to avoid the minute she, her boyfriend Gil, and the fifteen-member marathon team tucked themselves into that corner of Chilkoot Charlie’s. They were still buzzing from the 26.2 miles they ran eight hours ago and
It’s long been argued that prostitution is the world’s oldest profession. Long before there were online reputation agencies, mobile wireless stores, and froyo shops, there were hookers. And hookers have been making a lot of money back then and now. It’s a lucrative job, prostitution, depending on what you get in return. But while prostitution
Before the Hookers Read More »