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OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters

RECENT COMMENTS

  • Maximiliano Torres on Flash Discourse: Fiction||Jan Karlo Lopez|”Heartbreak Heist”
  • Richard Holeton on Prose Discourse: Nonfiction|CNF/Personal Essay/Memoir||Richard Holeton|”March Madness, 1974″
  • Erin Castaldi on Artist Portfolio Spotlight: Alex Sobolta|Painting & drawing|Abstract Expressionism|With remarks by O:JA&L Art Director JL Jacobs
  • Quirky: Strange but Cool | Alice Lowe — still writing on Prose Discourse: Nonfiction|Personal Essay||Alice Lowe|”Quirky: Strange but Cool”

RECOMMENDED POSTS

  • Buttonhook Press|2022 Pamphlet Series: Writer’s Portfolio|Poetry: All forms & styles||Kirby Olson|"Poems for Families"
  • Poetry: All forms & styles||Ace Boggess|"I heard a CNN Commentator Say Generation-Xers Are the Adults Now"
  • Prose Discourse: Nonfiction|CNF/Personal Essay/Memoir||Richard Holeton|"March Madness, 1974"
  • Poetry: All forms & styles|Diane G. Martin|"Execution Bridge"
  • Poetry: All forms & styles|Prose Poetry||Alexis Rhone Fancher|"Portrait of a Woman As An Aerial Photograph"
  • Theater Arts|Screen Writing: Feature Film||Gary Van Haas|"The Chrysanthemum Throne"
  • Prose Discourse: Fiction|Short Story||Tim Waldron|"Some Other Kind of Apocalypse"

LATEST NEWS

  • Poetry: all forms & styles||Jason M. Thornberry|”Surrender” March 23, 2023
  • Poetry: All forms & styles||Lee Varon|”Eclipse” March 23, 2023
  • HOT BUTTON PRESS|2023 Pamphlet Series|Editorials on Contemporary Issues||Contributing Editor Mick McGrath|”Democrats be Trippin'” March 13, 2023

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