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Mystification Demystified

11.06.12 Posted in today's words by

Ali Znaidi lives in Redeyef, Tunisia. He graduated with a BA in Anglo-American studies in 2002. He teaches English at Tunisian public secondary schools. He writes poetry and has an interest in literature, language, and literary translations. His work has appeared atThe Bamboo Forest, The Camel Saloon, phantom kangaroo, BoySlut, fortunates.org, Otoliths, Dead Snakes, Speech […]


Pondering Owl

11.05.12 Posted in today's words by

Burgess Needle’s work has appeared in fine journals including but not limited toBlack Market Review, Connotation Press, Raving Dove, Boston Literary Magazine, Prick of the Spindle, The Camel Saloon, Eunoia Review, DeComp, and Red Fez. His poetry collection Every Crow in the Blue Sky was published by Diminuendo Press in 2009. Burgess taught English for the Peace Corps […]


Twinkle Song

11.05.12 Posted in words to linger on by

Joshua Brewer recently won a poetry contest which published his poem on a bus where advertisements usually appear. He was book review editor for Yemassee for 2 years, co-edited a number of Sargasso issues, and also edited something called Scivias, though he does not specialize in publications with aberrant names. After 10 years of teaching […]


The End

11.04.12 Posted in today's words by

Clyde Borg’s most recent poem to appear here was Contemplation (April 2010). The EndBy Clyde Borg Darkness seems anear.Shadows brush my shouldersQuickly, almost invisibly.When I look back they disappear.I fear that if they pauseIt will be the end.


Foundation of an Imaginary Separation

11.03.12 Posted in today's words by

While it can be said that author David Paquiot was born and raised in New York City (where he still lives and works), it might be more appropriate to say that he is the type of person who enjoys the quiet whisperings of the night and then, for reasons unknown, transcribes what he thinks he […]


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