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October 1, 2026

Buttonhook Press Broadside Series|2026|Poetry: All forms & styles||Larry D. Thomas|”Duel”

ArtsLITERARY ARTSProse poetryPoetry

September 30, 2026

HAL: Heuristic Algorithmic Library|O:JA&L Guides & Rubrics||O:JA&L’s Analytical Rubric for Prose Poetry

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September 29, 2026

O:JA&L’s FREE PRESSES||DALLY POST PRESS|Cowboy Poetry

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Prose Discourse|Fiction|Short Story to 10,000 Words||Mark Farrell|”It Grows in Darkness”

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September 16, 2026

HAL: Heuristic Algorithmic Library|O:JA&L Guides & Rubrics||O:JA&L’s Analytical Rubric|for Poetry-in-Performance

September 15, 2026

Buttonhook Press|Pamphlet Series|Poetry: All forms & styles|Americana|A Writer’s Portfolio||JIANQING ZHENG|”Mama’s Song”

September 14, 2026

Flash Nonfiction|CNF/Memoir/Vignette||August Edwards|”HEARING ‘DRIFT AWAY’ BY DOBIE GRAY FOR THE FIRST TIME”

September 13, 2026

HAL: Heuristic Algorithmic Library|O:JA&L Guides & Rubrics||O:JA&L Best Practices Guide||”How to Market Poetry”

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