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Gracie's Gift, by Lindsey Morrison Grant
I did not have any kinship with plants of any kind growing up. My experience was all vicarious. I was envious of my grandmother's ability...
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Jun 9, 20212 min read


Congratulations Neil Kennedy!
805 contributor Neil Kennedy’s first book of poetry, A Jigsaw Puzzle, is due out this fall with Finishing Line Press, and we couldn’t be...
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Jun 7, 20211 min read


Pride Month Book Displays at the Library!
Manatee Libraries is excited to have Pride Month book displays at multiple branches to celebrate LGBTQIA+ authors and Pride Month...
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Jun 1, 20211 min read


Vampire Tales, by Chris Culp
This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that features writers and artists enjoying their home libraries during the pandemic...
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May 28, 20212 min read


Delta Means Change, by Lisa Lundeen
What is the landscape of my life these days? Mudflat sounds about right—the mud part and the flat part, messy, shoe-sucking,...
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May 26, 20211 min read


ESL Writers Needed for Local Anthology
We are seeking short stories and personal essays (150 to 2,000 words) from ESL writers in the Tampa Bay area. The theme is a sense of...
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May 24, 20212 min read


I Have Always Relied on the Kindness of Strangers, by Jillian Damiani
Between New York and Connecticut: March 11, 2020 With a CVS-manufactured cane covered in cheap florals and two bags worth of case folders...
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May 19, 20216 min read


805 Contributor Wins Literary Award
Congratulations to 805 contributor Laurette Folk for recently winning a literary award! Her novel, The End of Aphrodite (Bordighera...
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May 17, 20211 min read


Collisions, by Ben Kassoy
I spent so many days wandering the wreckage and possibility of the space between the buildings and reverberating from the shock of you,...
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May 12, 20213 min read


My Home Library, by Bobby Miller
This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that features writers and artists enjoying their home libraries during the pandemic...
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May 7, 20212 min read


Hibakujumoku, by Maxwell Suzuki
Hibakujumoku is a Japanese term for trees that have survived the blast of an atomic bomb. The same blast that vaporized men, women, and...
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Apr 28, 20217 min read


Drowning in Books, by Valerie Lute
This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that features writers and artists enjoying their home libraries during the pandemic...
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Apr 23, 20212 min read


Bruised Mother, by Ashley Kirkland
topless in the grey light of the master bath, accompanied by store-bought seashells and soaps, a painting of dune grass, remember how we...
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Apr 21, 20211 min read


Editors Speak: The Dos and Don'ts of Submitting to Literary Journals
Thank you to everyone who attended our "Editors Speak" event where we answered your burning questions about submitting your writing to...
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Apr 19, 20211 min read


Free, Virtual Writing Workshops!
Editor Julieanna Blackwell will present multiple writing workshop series throughout the spring and summer. All classes are free, virtual,...
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Apr 14, 20211 min read


Asian American Translations, by Molly Zhu
I only know Power from the other side of my mother’s eyes when she asks me, what does it mean, my only job is to dress the slur in...
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Apr 14, 20212 min read


Shells and Shelves, by Freesia McKee and Jade Kastel
This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that features writers and artists enjoying their home libraries during the pandemic...
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Apr 9, 20212 min read


Carousel, by Megan Hayes
Growing feels a lot more like incessantly turning, wondering which memory from your past will take a new form in the future. Feel the...
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Apr 7, 20214 min read


Bilingual Post by Sarah Van Arsdale
This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that features writers and artists enjoying their home libraries during the pandemic...
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Apr 5, 20212 min read


Dorothy Was Right, by Amy Nicholson
This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that features writers and artists enjoying their home libraries during the pandemic...
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Apr 2, 20212 min read
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