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The Rose & Thorn - Summer Issue 2008
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barbara quinn
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Jul 14, 2008 10:48 PDT
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THE ROSE & THORN ANNOUNCEMENT NEWSLETTER
SUMMER ISSUE 2008
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The Rose &Thorn Literary E-Zine
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July 2008
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In 2008,Angie Ledbetter, Nannette Croce, Kat Magendie, and Barbara Quinn
are blogging A Year of Gratitude.
Each day we will write about things we are grateful for. This is our
attempt at making the world a better place. Why not join us? We believe
that being grateful for what we have is the path to finding peace and
contentment. Remember, health, wealth, and happiness are all within
reach; mental health, wealth of the soul, and inner happiness. And they
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Editor Cesar Garza represents the Rose & Thorn eZine's four issues a
year—one for each season—as well as the diversity of our writers,
editors, reviewers and readers. Check out the Roses & Thorns blog at
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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
*From the Publisher's Pen
*About the Cover by Liam Wilkinson
*Poetry
*Mainstream
*Flash
*Science Fiction
*Essay
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FROM THE PUBLISHER’S PEN
By Barbara Quinn
Greetings,
It's my favorite time of year here in the Northeastern US. The beaches
are looking great, the air is filled with warmth, and my toes are back
in my sandals and the sand. Ahhh, summer.
Enjoy our latest issue of the zine which is packed with terrific stories
and poems. Don't miss the two pieces by Senior Editor Kat Magendie:
Three Abundance, and Golden Sparking Dancer's Cap. We're always
particularly happy to be able to feature works by the talented staffers
here at the zine.
Just in time for summer I want to tell you about Sniplits.com, a new
site for audio short stories that are perfect for listening to on the
beach, or on a run or walk. Sniplits bought audio rights to a number of
my stories, produced them, and is now offering them for sale, which is
thrilling. Some of them appeared in The Rose & Thorn. I love the New
England flair they gave to my Clambake story. They also have produced a
number of stories from people published by or associated with The Rose &
Thorn. Check out pieces by Robert Freidman, Rebecca Oliver, and Wayne
Scheer. Sniplits is a great spot to know about if you are looking for
short story markets.
I have other good news to share. I now have an agent
for my latest novel. Please keep me in your positive thoughts. Writing
novels is a tremendously long and arduous journey and I'm so glad to
have you all along for the trek. Keep writing and don't let anyone
dissuade you from your dreams.
Finally, I wanted to mention that we have a terrific team of “pod
people” working on bringing podcasts of The Rose & Thorn’s content to
you. Adnan has been working like made to bring us into the podcasting
age. He’s been joined by Cesar, Yu-han, Kat, Nannette, and Wil. Stay
tuned!
And if you have any free time and would like to bring us into the
Twitter age, or Facebook, we would love to hear from you.
Barb
PS Don’t forget that we're closed to prose submissions till September.
We're taking a much needed reading break till then.
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R&T IS A PAYING MARKET
For each piece of fiction, poetry
and nonfiction The Rose & Thorn
publishes we will pay the author
a fee of $5 via Paypal. Submit!
Guidelines are at the site.
http://www.theroseandthornezine.com/
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NOTES ABOUT OUR COVER
by Liam Wilkinson
MIDSUMMER EVE by Edward Hughes
“I met a lady in the meads,
Full beautiful - a faery's child,
Her hair was long, her foot was light,
And her eyes were wild.”
- John Keats, ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’
Throughout the nineteenth century, artists and poets
alike were enchanted, and so often inspired, by
ancient folktales. The fairy world, particularly in
the British Isles, has inspired some of the world’s
greatest visual art and literature, making its mark on
the works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Keats and Yeats and on the paintings
of Millais, Rossetti, Atkinson
Grimshaw and Edward Hughes.
Though we know the moon is beaming down on the scene, the light in
Edward Hughes’s ‘Midsummer Evening’ radiates from the world of the
little people as they surround the female figure with their lanterns.
It’s
the same light that illuminated Shakespeare’s ‘A
Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and, indeed, Hermia is
brought to life once more in this captivating example
of Pre-Raphaelite charm.
Liam
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SUMMER 2008
POETRY
Meditation Sense by Chris Crittenden
M&M's by Kelley J. White
The Big Bang by Elizabeth Lara
Jonagolds by Patrick Carrington
Romance With Plumbers by B.A. Wingate
She doesn't question it by M
MAINSTREAM
Three Abundance by Kathryn Magendie
Carter's Third Funeral by Kassandra Kelly
Seasons by Nathan Weinstein
FLASH
Summer Dance by Elizabeth Jennings
Running After Carlin by Meg Pokrass
Heroes by Kim McDougall
SCIENCE FICTION
The Survivor by Steve Calvert
ESSAY
Golden Sparkled Dancer's Cap by Kathryn Magendie
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LOOKING BEHIND THE GUIDELINES
Would you like to know what R&T is really looking for? Maybe you've
submitted to us in the past, followed all the guidelines, but received a
rejection anyway. Or maybe you're considering a submission but don't
know which of your pieces would be right for us.
You should check out Roses & Thorns where R&T's prose and poetry editors
provide writing tips, observations, and an inside look at what does and
does not make the cut. You'll also find recommended resources for
writers, book reviews, and interviews with well-known authors.
Even better, you can comment and ask questions about posts. Editors will
check back regularly and reply.
Roses & Thorns http://roseandthornreviews.blogspot.com/
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Volunteer for a great site. Why? For the experience, for the pleasure of
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STAFF
B.A. Quinn, Managing Editor and Publisher
Nannette Croce, Co-Managing Editor and Newsletter Editor
Kathryn Magendie, Senior Editor and Senior Newsletter Editor
C. Garza, Senior Editor
W. Hough, Senior Editor, Graphics Manager, Community Forum Administrator
Sandra Merz, Poetry Editor and Newsletter Editor
Eric Giere, Chief Webmaster
Nora Radcliffe-Capocy, Prose Editor
Angie Ledbetter, Prose Editor and Newsletter Editor
Dallas D’Angelo-Gary, Editor/Procedures Manager, Newsletter Editor
Rebecca Oliver, MySpace Manager, Assistant Newsletter Editor
Apryl Fox, Assistant Poetry Editor
Karen Reiser, Prose Editor
Andrea Middendorf, Prose Editor
Liam Wilkinson, Cover Commentator
Erin McKnight, Assistant Editor
Cathy Biribauer, Assistant Editor
Laurel Fuller, Assistant Editor
Maggie Grinnell, Assistant Editor
Jason Fryer, Content Producer and Newsletter Editor
Kim Rush, Assistant Poetry Editor
Sheri Whitlock, Assistant Editor
Samella McClary Brown, Assistant Editor
Deborah Laws, Assistant Editor, Blog Proof Reader
Megan Roth, Assistant Poetry Editor
Yu-Han Chao, Blog Manager
Adnan Mahmutovic, Assistant Editor
Elaine Kelson, Assistant Editor, Book Review Editor
Suzanne LaFetra, Assistant Editor
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