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August 23, 2023

Flash Nonfiction|Personal Essay, Memoir, Vignette||Karineh Arutyunova|“VOICES”|Translated by Lena Mandel


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Flash Nonfiction|Personal Essay, Memoir, Vignette||Lydia Gwyn|”The Highest Point/Emptiness, Standing Still/All Dreams Speak to Life”


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June 11, 2023

Flash Nonfiction|Personal Essay, Memoir, Vignette||Erica Kletkin|”THE DUCK”


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January 1, 2023

Prose Discourse: Nonfiction|Essay|Editorials on Issues of Contemporary Aesthetics||Contributing Editor Mick McGrath|”Perseus with the Head of Medusa”


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September 29, 2021

Studio Arts: Digital Imagery|Artist Portfolio||Edward Michael Supranowicz


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September 25, 2021

Featured Series|Art and Artists of Los Angeles: Interviews||Contributing Editor Toti O’Brien|”In And Out Of The Labyrinth: A Conversation With Artist Regine Verougstraete”


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January 25, 2021

Contributing Editor Hermione Laake|Editor’s Advice|”How to Prepare a Professional|Biographical Statement”


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January 12, 2021

Buttonhook Press|2020 Chapbook Series||”O:JA&L Pushcart Prize Nominees: 2019″


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