Category Archives: Guest contributors

In the fall of 1994 I didn’t have a TV, so I bought used paperbacks and read them for the evening’s entertainment. It was Amherst, Massachusetts, and downtown had 6 or 7 bookstores, most of them with … Continue reading→

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Poem by Meggie Royer

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July 20, 2015 by author

Victor D. Infante

Daughter the Warrior
By Meggie Royer

The father from Yemen who lives on the upper floor of our apartment building
reveals that when he was first teaching his three-year-old daughter English
he named every object in their … Continue reading→

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‘Dear Nat,’ by Anastacia Tolbert

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July 17, 2015 by author

Victor D. Infante

‘Dear Nat’
by Anastacia Tolbert

nat,

everyone should have 5 multicolored washcloths. a white one for the face, one for the body, one for your front private area, one for your back private area and one for the … Continue reading→

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Poem by Татьяна Мурадова

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July 13, 2015 by author

Victor D. Infante

The Fall
By Татьяна Мурадова

Welcome to Russia circa 1985.
Ask but do not answer. Survive.
Positions are fickle. Open lies.
Wolf eyes. Uniform responses.
Family fuck ups and generations of militants.
Socialist foxes … Continue reading→

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