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She felt tired after walking so long, so she knelt down to rest by a pond. Then through the limpid water, she saw the reflection of her face and body. When she smiled, the reflection smiled back, and when she scowled, the reflection scowled back. Enlightened by the reflections, sheContinue Reading

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God put His hand into the earth and pulled out the sea. God put His birds in the trees and his cows in the fields. God put Lacy into a small blue house and a tall green tree, and across from it all He put THE KNIFE.  THE KNIFE crouchedContinue Reading

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A. This is the suicide note of Cinderella of Phantásien. Imprisoned within this note, like the unopenable rebenok in a matryoshka doll, is a true story—with a true title: Therapeutic Fantasy Epic. I toyed with different titles, such as Visions of Hyperborea—and throwaways: Too Bitter and Impatient to Write, AnotherContinue Reading

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Life begins, When one decides to live, After stumbling around, Day-lit paths, As a drone, In motion, Speaking only survival. That conscious choice, To wrest control, Of dwelling places, Reframe the time canvas, Start one’s heart, With a catalystic spark, Uncapping skin vessels, To the pouring of passions. The emergenceContinue Reading

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Roger Camp is the author of three photography books including the award-winning Butterflies in Flight (Thames & Hudson, 2002) and Heat (Charta, Milano, 2008). His work has appeared in numerous journals including The New England Review, New York Quarterly, and the Vassar Review. He previously worked as a reference librarianContinue Reading

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Translated by author Coleman Stevenson Bibliomancy is divination by means of a book, opened at random or by intuitive impulse to a page or specific passage without reading beforehand, which is then interpreted in the context of the question asked. For this interview, questions were posed to the pages ofContinue Reading

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Once upon a time… Such a derivative phrase. And overused, in my opinion. But, it serves as well as any for my purposes, so here it goes. Once upon a time, there was a small village clinging to the rocky edge of the smallest island at the northernmost tip ofContinue Reading

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ENDA’s BOOKTIQUE is an independent bookstore for women, about women, started by a woman. This family-owned booktique is a cornerstone for education, literacy and community engagement. Enda’s Booktique is so active they even have a STEM program, coined the phrase “Shelf Motivation,” run a book club, and exhibit community activists.Continue Reading

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Deep Overstock is excited to announce the theme for our tenth issue: Origin of Life. Did life begin from volcanic vents on the ocean floor? Were we hurtled toward Earth on a rock from the stars? Is there an all-powerful Creator?People have been wondering how we got here since weContinue Reading