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ODE Vanderhoof Girls "sometimes you think of her and her shotgun wedding / her dad dancing barefoot till his footsteps bled." —Gillian Wigmore |
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FLOWER CHILD MEMOIR Life After Virginity Connie Kuhns looks back on frat boy panty raids, first acid trips and the lost art of making out. |
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CIRCUS TALES Show Business "Gypsy Rose Lee applied makeup and adjusted the wig. She handed me a mirror and I gasped. More Sleazy Slut than Sleeping Beauty, but she assured me I was perfect." —Angela Mairead Coid | |
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BUTCH LIFE If I Was a Girl "Just once, I would like to be in the closet, just for the novelty of it. I wonder what my life would have been like if I’d had a girly bone in my body." —Ivan Coyote |
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Can't Lit Without It CanLit Short Story ContestDeadline fast approaching! The rules are simple:
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AFTERLIFE OF CULTURE Treason of the Librarians "On the screen, only the image—not the word—can become the world." —Stephen Henighan |
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BIG QUESTIONS Ethical Juices "Great literature teaches us how to face an imperfect world and live bravely in it." —Annabel Lyon |
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3-Day Novel Contest: Registration BundleRegister today for the 3-Day Novel Contest—the gruelling literary marathon that takes place September 3-5, 2016—and take advantage of the Registration Bundle!
For a limited time, get the Registration Bundle: a copy of the 2015 contest winner, Chalk by Doug Diaczuk, plus entry to the 2016 3-Day Novel Contest, for only $50!
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THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
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