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    Ralph Ellison and the Floating Self

    MARCH 6, 2013 10:17AM

    By David Biddle


    Topics: race, identity, books, ralph ellison, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 2597 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Are you living life as if it was a romantic comedy?

    OCTOBER 9, 2012 3:09PM

    By Oryoki Bowl


    Topics: midlife, sexuality, sex, dating, relationships, health, fiction, feminism, family, belief/religion, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 1882 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    Problems?..... No Problem!

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 1:44PM

    By skypixie0


    Topics: well there's some fiction in it, well almost fiction, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 3448 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    iHowl- With Apologies to Allen Ginsberg

    JULY 25, 2012 12:53PM

    By fernsy


    Topics: holy crap editors pick?? omg, environment, belief/religion, poetry, comedy, animals, food/drink, fiction, news, technology

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 2717 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Life, Not Like the Movies...Again

    JULY 15, 2012 6:07PM

    By Beth Mann


    Topics: fiction, reality, fame, success, stardom, creativity, voice, singing, relatives, dancing with the stars, american idol

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 985 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Traveling Sisterhood

    JUNE 23, 2012 6:47PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: esther freud, hideous kinky, novel, books, fiction, lucien freud, sigmund freud, morocco, missionaries, papua new guinea, beliefs, sisterhood, lauren j. barnhart, sibling rivalry open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 3319 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    The beautiful agony that is Game of Thrones

    JUNE 13, 2012 1:38PM

    By Jodi McIsaac


    Topics: hbo, george r.r. martin, fiction, song of ice and fire, game of thrones

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 4044 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Our Real Great American Novelist

    MAY 16, 2012 10:41AM

    By David Biddle


    Topics: fiction, toni morrison, great american novel, medal of freedom

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1189 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Are We Ever Too Old to Be Called “Promising?”

    MAY 7, 2012 3:57PM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: publishing, harpercollins, ecco, billy lynn's long halftime walk, brief encounters with che guevara, steven tyler, american idol, fiction, innovations, novels, inventors, technology review, poets and writers, success, writing, ben fountain

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 1934 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Rent Boy

    MARCH 21, 2012 4:00AM

    By icyhighs


    Topics: boomerang generation, babyboomers, career choices, opting out, gen y, gay/lesbian, fiction, comedy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1939 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Blame It on the Alcohol

    MARCH 8, 2012 9:13AM

    By Sarah Khan


    Topics: islam, alcohol, new delhi, india, belief/religion, comedy, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 5137 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    When Genres Collide: J.K. Rowling to Write Adult Fiction

    FEBRUARY 28, 2012 10:18AM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: writing, fiction, literary criticism, literature, horror, dark fantasy, young adult fiction, ya fiction, genre fiction, stephen roxburgh, r.l. stine, j.k. rowling

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 5181 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    The Little Death

    JANUARY 26, 2012 7:05PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: s&m, the paris review, religion, relationships, sex, literature, fiction, books, platform, michel houellebecq

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1606 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Layers of Time and Existence

    JANUARY 9, 2012 6:41PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: books, belief/religion, environment, fiction, jeanette winterson, sexing the cherry, puritans, england, seattle, the view from my window

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 3798 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Norman Mailer's Combustible Ego

    DECEMBER 21, 2011 8:20PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: norman mailer, an american dream, books, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2701 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    The Body's Attainable Limits

    DECEMBER 12, 2011 8:54AM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: technology, science, politics, poetry, health, fiction, environment, design, analog robotics, cyborg, enhancing functionality, conceptual amputation, puns, visual gags, comedy, humor, sculpture, art school, begining in the arts, the body's limits, fabrics, metals, materials, prosthetics, extending the body, visualization, ideas, making, invention, art

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1811 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Why I Wrote a Horror Novel

    AUGUST 31, 2011 2:40PM

    By MissMisk


    Topics: books, fiction, horror, literary

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2022 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    The Science of Spoilers: Knowing the End Won't Ruin a Story

    AUGUST 23, 2011 3:22PM

    By E. Magill


    Topics: spoiler alerts, spoiler alert, plot twist, plot twists, writing, psychology, sociology, spoilers, books, television, science, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2229 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Movie Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    AUGUST 9, 2011 11:30AM

    By E. Magill


    Topics: fiction, entertainment, caesar, the planet of the apes, planet of the apes, rise of the planet of the apes, movie, film, reviews, films, movies

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1957 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Birth of a Book Cover: Norah

    AUGUST 1, 2011 5:00AM

    By janicephelpswilliams


    Topics: authors, fiction, irish history, irish americans, graphic design, illustration, books, fiction, book covers, art

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