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Almond, Steve
- Serpent
Is it okay to feel sorry for the snake, if he believes his intentions are good?
- Serpent
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Alsop, Maureen
- The Bethany Poems
The Bethany Poems: resting, reluctant, children of water and commonplaces...
- The Bethany Poems
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Baker, Sybil
- Agamemnon’s Wife Speaks From Hades
Every story has two sides, even if the gods don't like it.
- Agamemnon’s Wife Speaks From Hades
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Barker, Wendy
- Wang Wei in the Workshop
Priceless things are lost on the ground when we only reach for the sky.
- Wang Wei in the Workshop
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Burch, Aaron
- The Forest
Time may move on, but the story never changes.
- The Forest
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Chinquee, Kim
- Justice
It's the big, loud memories that protect us from all the other ones.
- Justice
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Colen, Elizabeth
- GENESIS
Pearl Harbor
Are we really alive only as long as we can remember?
- GENESIS
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Collins, Myfanwy
- Cockfight
Others can leave, but you can never escape yourself.
- Cockfight
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Connaughton, Sue Ann
- The Faithful
Boston, 1959: smack, crack / the whip of education in corridors
- Myopia
Who decides when something is art, the present or the future?
- The Faithful
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Conner, Emily
- Creative Nonfiction: Diggers
A childhood memory of confined spaces.
- Creative Nonfiction: Diggers
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Cook, Christina
- Dory
Say something smooth.
- Dory
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Copeland, Lydia
- Muslin
A girl's-eye-view of the closeness of family life.
- Muslin
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Crane-Post, Nannette
- Coming Clean
I go mad about eight.
- Coming Clean
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Davis, Nicelle
- Bone Letters
What have you always wanted to tell your femur?
- Bone Letters
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Deibel, Jeanine
- Synthetic Smell
First, a little girl; then, something else.
- Synthetic Smell
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Ebenbach, David
- This Is This Story
All we can ever be certain about is that there will always be junk mail.
- This Is This Story
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Edwards, Theresa Senato
- Juncture
Reach beyond the ribs...
- Juncture
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Elizabeth, Nicolle
- That dreadful woman and her horrendous winter coat
There's a subtext to even the most casual of conversations.
- That dreadful woman and her horrendous winter coat
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Etter, Sarah Rose
- I Am Doing Everything I Can To Leave You Alone, Including
It feels so good to hurt so bad.
- I Am Doing Everything I Can To Leave You Alone, Including
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Fish, Kathy
- Two Stories
Even if you're in the same room, you can be miles apart.
- Two Stories
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Flick, Sherrie
- Little Dog
Satisfying the most basic desires can bring the greatest fulfillment.
- Little Dog
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Freele, Stefanie
- Blown
Recognition of growing love can come when it's least expected.
- Blown
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Gabbert, Elisa
- The One About Ambivalence
This is an allusion to Nabokov.
- The One About Ambivalence
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Gad-Cykman, Avital
- The String Theory
Would we care if we were all puppets, if all our needs were met?
- The String Theory
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Garson, Scott
- Six Fictions
Six captured moments.
- Six Fictions
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Gaudry, Molly
- Marge Next Door
"And I mean but hell if I just didn’t want to be normal anymore..."
- Marge Next Door
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Gay, Roxane
- We’re Going To Vacation On A Yacht In The Middle Of A Deep Blue Ocean
Sometimes it is more important what other people think of us.
- We’re Going To Vacation On A Yacht In The Middle Of A Deep Blue Ocean
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Grandbois, Peter
- Summer Vacation
Some things are out of reach.
- The Room
If we don't look directly at a memory, maybe it didn’t really happen.
- Summer Vacation
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Guess, Carol
- I ♥ My Wife
I can't let you go, but I won't chase you either.
- I ♥ My Wife
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Holland, Tiff
- A Pool in February
"What is it that makes a man want to poke what’s dead?"
- A Pool in February
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Iredell, Jamie
- Writing Sample
Jamie Iredell brings compressed fiction pieces inspired by randomly selected writing prompts from Georgia University System's Regent' Exam.
- Writing Sample
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Jackson, Beverly
- Mother — Port of Spain
A sense-filled moment of childhood memory.
- Mother — Port of Spain
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Joy, Len
- The Bump
The "bump" is an image that isn't there.
- The Bump
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Kapitan, Joe
- Important Tips on Designing Your Dream House
Every house is filled with its own stories.
- Important Tips on Designing Your Dream House
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Kaschock, Kirsten
- In Another Beginning
The details may change, but the ending is always the same.
- In Another Beginning
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Kennedy, Christopher
- Sandy
Compressed work from Christopher Kennedy.
- Sandy
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Kimball, Michael
- Translation #1
When it's time to let go.
- Translation #1
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Kochman, Laura
- Terms of Lease
Compressed work from Laura Kochman.
- Terms of Lease
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Krotzer, Minter
- Creative Nonfiction: Jimmy Cee and the First Hickey
The awkwardness of rites of passage.
- Creative Nonfiction: Jimmy Cee and the First Hickey
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Kuntz, Len
- The Day the Universe Learned How to Lean
What would you like the universe to learn how to do?
- The Day the Universe Learned How to Lean
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Laskowski, Tara
- We're Gonna Be Here Awhile
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
- We're Gonna Be Here Awhile
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Lee, Sueyeun Juliette
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Liederbach, Nate
- Creative Nonfiction: Accident
A late model Mercury, a wife, a specific incident.
- Creative Nonfiction: Accident
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Light, Kate
- More Quiet Than This
What does the muse require?
- More Quiet Than This
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Litz, Cynthia
- Telling
Stilled moments in the lives of women.
- Telling
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Long, Nathan
- That Long Evening on Our Balcony
A playful and sentimental celebration of the power of words.
- That Long Evening on Our Balcony
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Lovelace, Sean
- Hammock
Leisure interrupted.
- Hammock
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Martone, Michael
- Three Memos
Your tax dollars at work.
- Three Memos
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McMeekin, Ross
- Lap Lane
Tragedy is best kept at arm's length.
- Lap Lane
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Miller, Mary
- Boats
The bar in our parking lot had karaoke every night of the week.
- Boats
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Neal, Darlin
- Two Stories
Waiting for the right time.
- Two Stories
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Nellen, Stefani
- Thoughts During Running 2
“It’s a Rolex, babe. Not some fucking Barbie outfit.”
- Thoughts During Running 2
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Painter, Pamela
- In My Head
New Compressed Fiction from Pamela Painter!
- In My Head
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Parker, Ellen
- Mobility
Compressed fiction from Ellen Parker.
- Mobility
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Pieroni, Jennifer
- A Remarkable Ability
Compressed fiction from Jennifer Pieroni.
- The Definition Of Magic
Compressed fiction from Jennifer Pieroni.
- A Remarkable Ability
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Powell, Lori
- In The Museum
Quick: before dust decides.
- In The Museum
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Prevost, Chad
- A Walking Cliché Moves Back And Forth In Time And Becomes Self-Actualized
Compressed Fiction from Chad Prevost
- A Walking Cliché Moves Back And Forth In Time And Becomes Self-Actualized
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Ramey, Stephen
- Leaving the Garden
Compressed fiction from Stephen Ramey.
- Leaving the Garden
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Rogers, Bruce Holland
- The Other Word for Thesaurus
He graduated three months ago and has so far managed to use the bad economy as an excuse for why he hasn't been able to find a suitable job.
- The Other Word for Thesaurus
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Rohan, Ethel
- The Move
New Compressed Fiction from Ethel Rohan
- The Move
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Rombes, Nicholas
- The Happiness Engine, 7 of 7
The compressed narrative of THE HAPPINESS ENGINE sketches the story of a character named Ephraim in the labyrinth of underground USA tunnels as he searches for his disappeared sister. Piece 7 of 7.
- The Happiness Engine, 6 of 7
The compressed narrative of THE HAPPINESS ENGINE sketches the story of a character named Ephraim in the labyrinth of underground USA tunnels as he searches for his disappeared sister. Piece 6 of 7.
- The Happiness Engine, 5 of 7
The compressed narrative of THE HAPPINESS ENGINE sketches the story of a character named Ephraim in the labyrinth of underground USA tunnels as he searches for his disappeared sister. Piece 5 of 7.
- The Happiness Engine, 4 of 7
The compressed narrative of THE HAPPINESS ENGINE sketches the story of a character named Ephraim in the labyrinth of underground USA tunnels as he searches for his disappeared sister. Piece 4 of 7.
- The Happiness Engine, 3 of 7
The compressed narrative of THE HAPPINESS ENGINE sketches the story of a character named Ephraim in the labyrinth of underground USA tunnels as he searches for his disappeared sister. Piece 3 of 7.
- The Happiness Engine, 2 of 7
The compressed narrative of THE HAPPINESS ENGINE sketches the story of a character named Ephraim in the labyrinth of underground USA tunnels as he searches for his disappeared sister. Piece 2 of 7.
- The Happiness Engine, 1 of 7
The compressed narrative of THE HAPPINESS ENGINE sketches the story of a character named Ephraim in the labyrinth of underground USA tunnels as he searches for his disappeared sister. Piece 1 of 7.
- The Happiness Engine, 7 of 7
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Rooney, Kathleen
- The One About Ambivalence
This is an allusion to Nabokov.
- The One About Ambivalence
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Ruland, Jim
- Creative Nonfiction: Bump in the Road
Compressed creative nonfiction from Jim Ruland.
- Creative Nonfiction: Bump in the Road
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Rutkowski, Thaddeus
- Altered Persona
Compressed fiction from Thaddeus Rutkowski.
- Altered Persona
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Schwartz, Peter
- Bone Letters
What have you always wanted to tell your femur?
- Bone Letters
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Seymour, Betsy
- Creative Nonfiction: Oxbow
Compressed creative nonfiction from Betsy Seymour.
- Creative Nonfiction: Oxbow
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Shemkovitz, Greg
- Tiny Hand Man
As the car sped up, his fingers hopped over shrubs, skittered along a stone wall, and leaped over approaching obstacles like some primitive video game
- Tiny Hand Man
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Simpson, Mark
- Cadmus
The seeds this spring / sprout heads / that will devour me.
- Cadmus
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Sirowitz, Hal
- Misplaced Rug
Poetry from Hal Sirowitz!
- Misplaced Rug
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Slick, Robin
- The Timepiece
“It’s a Rolex, babe. Not some fucking Barbie outfit.”
- The Timepiece
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Smith, Curtis
- Creative Nonfiction: River of Ghosts
A shoebox, snapshots, and that step aside...
- The Dogs
Compressed fiction from Curtis Smith.
- Creative Nonfiction: River of Ghosts
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Stabin, Victor
- DAEDAL DOODLE, Z
The letter Z is brought to you today by Victor Stabin & the Daedal Doodle series!
- DAEDAL DOODLE, Y
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, X
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, W
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, V
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, U
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, T
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, S
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, B
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, A
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- DAEDAL DOODLE, Z
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Stridick, Janice Wilson
- UNFIN DOT: Photogene
In successive weeks, we will be offering six poems and eight paintings from Janice Wilson Stridick's UNFIN DOT, a glimpse from a manuscript titled Unfinished Daughter. This is piece 6 of 6.
- UNFIN DOT: Evidence
In successive weeks, we will be offering six poems and eight paintings from Janice Wilson Stridick's UNFIN DOT, a glimpse from a manuscript titled Unfinished Daughter. This is piece 5 of 6.
- UNFIN DOT: Daughter in Blue
In successive weeks, we will be offering six poems and eight paintings from Janice Wilson Stridick's UNFIN DOT, a glimpse from a manuscript titled Unfinished Daughter. This is piece 4 of 6.
- UNFIN DOT: Newlywed II
In successive weeks, we will be offering six poems and eight paintings from Janice Wilson Stridick's UNFIN DOT, a glimpse from a manuscript titled Unfinished Daughter. This is piece 3 of 6.
- UNFIN DOT: Newlywed I
In successive weeks, we will be offering six poems and eight paintings from Janice Wilson Stridick's UNFIN DOT, a glimpse from a manuscript titled Unfinished Daughter. This is piece 2 of 6.
- UNFIN DOT: Works on Paper
In successive weeks, we will be offering six poems and eight paintings from Janice Wilson Stridick's UNFIN DOT, a glimpse from a manuscript titled Unfinished Daughter. This is piece 1 of 6.
- UNFIN DOT: Photogene
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Taylor, Art
- With Marshmallows, Of Course
"Eleonora,” she told people, in her Virginia Tidewater accent, “with an ‘o’ in the middle and an ‘a’ at the end – à la the late great Duse."
- With Marshmallows, Of Course
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Teel, Aaron
- Halle Berry
Clinton put the rag over his nose and mouth and inhaled deeply.
- Halle Berry
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Thatcher, Christina
- They Lived Again
xxx.
- They Lived Again
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Tropp, Girija
- Theatre
I'd got into bed, and was thinking that I should have had some magnesium to sleep better...
- Theatre
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Van Winckel, Nance
- My Husband's Medals
Where? What? When?
- Frosted Lucretius
Where? What? When?
- My Husband's Medals
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Vukcevich, Ray
- Out On The Ice
Compressed Fiction from Ray Vukcevich!
- Out On The Ice
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Wallace, Daniel
- How to Pass among Mortals
If a mortal expresses dissatisfaction with the weather, do not alter it to please them.
- How to Pass among Mortals
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Wang, Lin
- seeking
sometimes there is an itch for poetry
- dear abby
Compressed Fiction from Lin Wang.
- seeking
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Wolf, Louisa
- Abstention
She collects ideas on snippets of paper, in audio notes, emails, voice recognition memos.
- Abstention
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Yolen, Jane
- Light Show
Hollywood blockbusters cannot duplicate this show.
- Light Show
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Young, Joseph
- Abundance, image 27
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 27 of 27.
- Abundance, image 26
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 26 of 27.
- Abundance, image 25
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 25 of 27.
- Abundance, image 24
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 24 of 27.
- Abundance, image 23
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 23 of 27.
- Abundance, image 22
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 22 of 27.
- Abundance, image 21
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 21 of 27.
- Abundance, image 20
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 20 of 27.
- Abundance, image 19
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 19 of 27.
- Abundance, image 18
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 18 of 27.
- Abundance, image 17
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 17 of 27.
- Abundance, image 16
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 16 of 27.
- Abundance, image 15
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 15 of 27.
- Abundance, image 14
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 14 of 27.
- Abundance, image 13
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 13 of 27.
- Abundance, image 12
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 12 of 27.
- Abundance, image 11
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 11 of 27.
- Abundance, image 10
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 10 of 27.
- Abundance, image 9
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 9 of 27.
- Abundance, image 8
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 8 of 27.
- Abundance, image 7
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 7 of 27.
- Abundance, image 6
From the author: "Over about a week, I wrote the various pieces of text based on my memories and applied them to the cards with Letraset." Image 6 of 27.
- Abundance, image 5
From the author: "The figure is a rough stencil I made from a photo of myself, spray painted on cardstock." Image 5 of 27.
- Abundance, image 4
From the author: "I wanted to do something I'd not done before, material and process wise, so I came up with the idea of using a stencil and Letraset letters." Image 4 of 27.
- Abundance, image 3
From the author: "I wanted to do something I'd not done before, material and process wise, so I came up with the idea of using a stencil and Letraset letters." Image 3 of 27.
- Abundance, image 2
From the author: "I wanted to do something I'd not done before, material and process wise, so I came up with the idea of using a stencil and Letraset letters." Image 2 of 27.
- Abundance, image 1
From the author, " I was looking to do a project that would remind me of the abundance of my life, the many cool experiences I've had, people I've met, and I was looking to do something in text and image."
- Abundance, image 27
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Zacharia, Shellie
- Fairy Tale, Perhaps
Compressed fiction from Shellie Zacharia.
- Fairy Tale, Perhaps




