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Plans for the Pandemic, by Suzanne Austin-Hill
This post by 805 contributor Suzanne S. Austin-Hill is part of our“My Home Library” series that features writers and artists enjoying...
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- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
Silence, by Ellie Benesch
As we sit on the couch, I look out at the gray sky. It’s almost charcoal, with lighter strokes here and there. I hear the thunder growl,...
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- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
On the Other Side, Ann Liska
Ann Liska's personal book collection becomes a sort of community library for her friends and family as she helps them connect with books...
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- Feb 10, 2021
- 6 min
She Sets the Sun, by Benjamin Kling
There’s a clearing by the waterfall where the trees don’t stand because they’re afraid to be alone. They huddle together like freshmen on...
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- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Boy Lazarus, by Taylor Leigh Harper
Tell me who raised you again, dusted dirt off your saffron-soured bones? After your resurrection, you smelled of peat moss, dirty socks,...
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- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
1877 to COVID-19, by Kate MacDonald
Kate MacDonald's poem traces her books with publications spanning centuries. This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that...
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- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
This Library Contains Multitudes, by Jacqueline Parker
Jacqueline Parker cherishes her eclectic collection of books and literary magazines. This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series...
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- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Najah Webb's piece chosen for Best Microfiction
The earth was shaking and the picture frames were falling and the car horns were honking and my breath caught. The short piece "Ne Plus...
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- Jan 21, 2021
- 1 min
Vivian McInerny's Debut Children's Book Published!
We're proud to announce that 805 writer Vivian McInerny's first picture book, The Whole Hole Story, was published January 12, 2021 by an...
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- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Books Before Furniture, by Vivian McInerny
Former 805 contributor Vivian McInerny reminiscences about filling her new home with books before anything else. This post is part of...
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- Jan 20, 2021
- 5 min
Man Eater, by Melissa Kerman
Umberto’s cooks the juiciest veal cutlet in the entire city. You know this because you’ve eaten veal cutlet at every Italian restaurant...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Identity Thief, by Ronna Whitehead
You ripped us from Mother’s arms, and Father tried to fight you. He didn’t have a gun, and your team had many. Uniformed men forced us...
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- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Best Small Fictions Nominations for 2021
Good luck to the five writers we nominated to the Sonder Press' Best Small Fictions 2021 Anthology. The anthology was founded by Tara L....
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- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Laurette Folk's Novel Featured on NewPages
NewPages, a popular resource for writers, featured 805 contributor Laurette Folk's second novel on their book review site. Folk's book,...
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- Jan 6, 2021
- 9 min
Crossroad, by Helena Rho
Joseon, August 1961. She stood at the crossroad, crying. Not weeping, just a constant stream of tears. Dust from a passing car covered...
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- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Attention LGBTQ+ writers and artists!
Submit Your Work To celebrate Pride Month in June 2021, 805 Lit + Art will publish a special issue of writing and art by LGBTQ+ creators....
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 1 min
We Shredded Books on the Library Floor, by Neil Kennedy
We shredded books on the library floor. I felt like committing an awful sin. I wanted something I couldn’t ask for and tore the...
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- Dec 23, 2020
- 5 min
Graduation Photographs, by Caitlin Upshall
On the morning of May 23rd, I dwindle down my outfits to two; neither one overly flashy, and both terrifically practical for a photo...
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- Dec 22, 2020
- 6 min
From World Traveler to Wary Recluse, by Hailey Neal
How one exhausting year has planted me back in America and in the necessary company of English literature. The hardest thing about living...
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- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
These Shelves, This Life, by Natalie Hernandez
Junot tells me how to lose her. He skins a mango I light with Chile. You won't like this. Otravida. Otravez. Those "you" keep me awake....
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