miCRo: “We Are Preparing Every Day to Die” by Sarah Jane Cody
The true terror in Cody’s piece isn’t the science-fiction logic of numbing children to the idea of their own deaths, but rather how close to Cody’s reality we already are.
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Author: Cincinnati Review
Open for Contest Submissions!
Our submission manager is now set up to accept submissions for our annual Robert and Adele Schiff Awards! This year for the first time we offer THREE awards: poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction. Each award includes $1,000 and publication, and we’ll consider all entries for publication.
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excerpt from “Perfect Hands” by Julie Marie Wade
You can see them, if you look closely, in all the old photographs: my fingers flush at the...
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“how do you describe a genocide?” by Ojo Taiye
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Two Poems by Rage Hezekiah
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“Be Smooth” by Kevin Dublin
Be easy. No—Be smooth enough that you don’t have to be as hard as a four-year-old saying...
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“you’re welcome” by Bernard Ferguson
over dumplings & rice, Nancy says you’re welcomeas she considers her ancestors & the...
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Two Poems by Jehanne Dubrow
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Two Poems by Leah Umansky
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“Latin Club Always Had Pizza” by Adrienne Su
Better takeout was thriving in DeKalb County,but the school system hadn’t caught up,its languages...
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