We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.
Anais Nin

Jehanne Dubrow’s Exhibitions was a finalist for the Carr P. Collins for Best Book of Nonfiction, from the Texas Institute of Letters. She has three poems in The Reform Jewish Quarterly.

Ruth Edgett’s latest post is on The Meaning of Forever blog.

Jonathan Everitt’s “Anatomically Correct Angel” in the latest issue of Impossible Archetype.

Valerie Fox’s “A Boy with the Same Color Hair,” appears in Water: A Collection of Stories.

Carlene Gadapee’s poem “Mamie” appears in Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose.

JoeAnn Hart reviewed Camille T. Dungy’s Soil, The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden for EcoLit Books, and Renata Golden's Mountain Time: A Field Guide to Astinishment.

“Going Soft” and “A Haunting Humidity” by Paul Hertneky appeared in Appalachian Lit.

National Flash Fiction Day 2024 Microfiction Competition Results Highly Commended: “When We Were Young” by Suzanne Hicks.

Tara Ison’s short story, "The Seamus," appears in Zyzzyva!

Creative nonfiction “Affection” by Koss appeared in SugarSugarSalt Magazine. They have three poems in diode.

Ann Leamon’s latest review “According to Whom? — ‘Invisible Mending: The Best of C.K. Williams’” appeared in The Arts Fuse.

Randall Madden’s “The Witch and the Warrior” placed second in Plenty Downtown Bookshop’s National Fairytale Day contest. His flash fiction, "Trading Green for Green," appears in Chill Mag.

Congratulations to Miriam O’Neal on being named Plymouth, MA’s Poet Laureate!

New Substack sites from Birch Bark community members include “Stories We’re Living” by Michael Ahn and “One Inch Happier” by Amy Lyons.