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Archive May 2013

There Are Days When I Think of Kierkegaard

May 31, 2013 by · 3 comments

Jeremy Paden Photo: petitefox bearing his heart in grief and all Denmark passing by him as he sobs in the street, old and young embarrassed to see a lover lost in something he does not understand. What is this that beckons him, that will not release his heart? O despised pangs of love.

Photo of the Day

May 31, 2013 by · No comments

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Cursed Blessing

May 29, 2013 by · No comments

Samantha Seto Photo: SashaW Monitor electric lines go flat, silence overwhelms, steady pulse whispers death into my sleepless eyes. I prayed for three nights, crying into her nightgown, the ER remained keeper of bad news. Flowers and miniature trinkets lined the bed, Get well soon, only nothing existed. I counted my breaths, pushed back heavy […]

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May 29, 2013 by · No comments

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Artist of the Week — Eva Angelova

May 28, 2013 by · 2 comments

Jasmina Tacheva interviews artist Evelina Angelova Photo: Mihaela Raykova Hi Eva, where where are you right now and what have you been up to? I’m finishing my projects for my exchange semester in Ljubljana. Aside from that, I have been working on a project about Sofia for several months and I hope it will be […]

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Photo of the Day

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Enoch & Enoch

May 21, 2013 by · 1 comment

Haley Crigger Photo: Stephane Enten The young thing inside ostracized a looking glass in New York City. & miles South, a lonely dolt is a fur-gilded killer.

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May 21, 2013 by · No comments

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Drago Simeonov: 100 Pieces of History should entertain, not to teach or edify.

May 20, 2013 by · 3 comments

Jasmina Tacheva interviews Dragomir Simeonov Hello! Your book 100 Pieces of History was presented at Stroeja last week. How did the event go and are you planning any more presentations of the book soon? It was very fun, thankfully, because the basic idea of 100 Pieces of History is to entertain, not to teach or […]

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May 19, 2013 by · No comments

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Near the Sea

May 16, 2013 by · 13 comments

Samantha Seto Photo: Moyan_Brenn All is purplish-blue: at heavy surface of the sea, as tides swell and turnover. Opaque water lines the green benches the lobster pots, scattered sea lions among the wild jagged rocks.

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May 16, 2013 by · No comments

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Photo of the Day

May 12, 2013 by · 1 comment

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May 7, 2013 by · 7 comments

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Plunging into the Depths to Measure

May 6, 2013 by · 1 comment

Christopher McCurry interviews Patty Paine Tell us about yourself and your full-length book The Sounding Machine (Accents Publishing 2012). I grew up in Vernon, NJ, and after high school I joined the Marine Corps. I played clarinet in the Quantico Marine band, and my career would best be represented by the TV show “Gomer Pyle, […]

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May 5, 2013 by · No comments

Photo: Ivo Oreshkov