At the Site Where Vision is Most Perfect


David calls the police to report Cliff missing, but for them it's too early for it to matter.

The doorbell rings, startling them as though it promises bad news but it's just the next-door neighbor. "I notice you don't put up lights," she says, "but I do hope you'll join our effort"—a petition against white Christmas lights and in favor of bringing back traditional colors. "For next
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—Diane Lefer, from California Transit

Mark Jarman is interviewed by the Savannah Morning News.

Lia Purpura's Rough Likeness is reviewed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

The 2012 Kathryn A. Morton and Mary McCarthy contests are now open for submission! Click here to submit your manuscript electronically.

03-02-2012
Rough Likeness

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs 2012 Annual Conference Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton Chicago, IL
09:00 am Panel: "Not With a Bang but With a Whisper: Artful Routes to Literary Activism"


http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/2012awpconf.php

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