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Our open-access ebook, Tales from Six Feet Apart, is now available!

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Open-access ebook Tales From Six Feet Apart now available!
February 28, 2021


Latest Published Works
Taffy Girl by Elizabeth Upshur
March 15th, 2021

Quilt
by Allison Whittenberg
March 8th, 2021

In Conversation with the One_4 by Labdhi Shah
March 1st, 2021


What the Sea Took from Her by Kate Griffin
February 22nd, 2021

Watching Jordan's Fall by Allison Whittenberg
​February 15th, 2021

Bubble of Love & Me Time by Yvonne Rojas-Cowan
February 8th, 2021

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Book Review from our own, Kristin Urban
Book: Hamnet by M
aggie O'Farrell

February 9, 2021

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June 2nd, 2020
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Featured Artist : Ariane Rosario - coming soon
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This inaugural issue focuses on an array of universal themes such as race, motherhood, and loss. Rather than catering to one overarching theme, volume one showcases the experiences of many diverse individuals.
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