Sunday Focus: Say their names
Photo by Meg Boscov
[Editor’s Note: This ongoing Sunday feature pairs photographs from Meg Boscov with a thought (or two) from the managing editor.]
George Floyd. Say his name.
Breonna Taylor. Say her name.
Ahmaud Arbery. Say his name.
Botham Jean. Say his name.
Tamir Rice. Say his name.
Trayvon Martin. Say his name.
Eric Garner. Say his name.
Philando Castile. Say his name.
Samuel Dubose. Say his name.
Sandra Bland. Say her name.
Walter Scott. Say his name.
Jordan Davis. Say his name.
Ezell Ford. Say his name.
Michelle Cusseaux. Say her name.
Tanisha Anderson. Say her name.
“Why are all the angels white? Why ain’t there no black angels?” — Muhammad Ali
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Meg Boscov is a photographer who lives and works outside of Philadelphia where she continues to pursue her careers in animal-assisted education and dog training. She can be reached at her website or on instagram at megboscov. Check out her photo-essay coffee-table book HAND IN HAND here.
Check out the write-up of the journal in The Writer.
Matter Press recently released titles from Meg Boscov, Abby Frucht, Robert McBrearty, Tori Bond, Kathy Fish, and Christopher Allen. Click here.
Matter Press is now offering private flash fiction workshops and critiques of flash fiction collections here.
Submissions
Poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction/prose poetry submissions are now closed. The reading period for standard submissions opens again September 15, 2025. Submit here.
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