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Rose & Thorn Fall 2008 Issue is Live
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barbara quinn
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Oct 13, 2008 20:12 PDT
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THE ROSE Þ ANNOUNCEMENT NEWSLETTER
FALL ISSUE 2008
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The Rose &Thorn Literary E-Zine
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October 2008
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GOT YOG? YEAR OF GRATITUDE
A Year of Gratitude-Health, Wealth, and Happiness for Free!
In 2008,Angie Ledbetter, Patresa Hartman, 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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Roses & Thorns has a new look! A colorful new banner created by Senior
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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of your favorite online publication.
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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
*From the Publisher's Pen
*About the Cover by Liam Wilkinson
*Poetry
*Mainstream
*Fantasy
*Science Fiction
*Essay
*Flash
*Humor
*Romance
*Interviews
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FROM THE PUBLISHER’S PEN
By Barbara Quinn
Dear Readers,
Another October means another Fall Issue for
your enjoyment. Please join me in
thanking the staff who have worked hard
to bring you the latest offerings of The Rose
& Thorn. And I also want to thank YOU for submitting
to us and for reading the zine. You’re
the reason we keep going.
We have some really fine prose and poetry
this issue. Plus, don’t miss the two interviews:
Author Danielle Younge – Ullman, and Anne Stuessy
of Sniplits.
Our podcasting effort is alive and kicking.
Now, when we publish a story or poem, the
author has the option to make a podcast
of the piece. It’s a lot of fun to be able
to feature the works this way. And the podcasts are
not only available for our new issue authors.If you’ve pubbed with us
any time in the past, and are interested in making a podcast of your
work, let me know and I’ll put you in touch with our “pod people”.
I want to urge everyone in the US to vote in this groundbreaking
election. There will either be the first African-American president, or
the first woman vice-president, in the White House by the time this
fervent Obama supporter writes to you again in December. Let’s hope that
by then the economy has started a slow climb back!
Keep writing,
Barbara
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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
$5 via Paypal. Submit!
Guidelines are at the site.
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NOTES ABOUT OUR COVER
by Liam Wilkinson
Young Woman Reading by a Window
by Delphin Enjolras
Is there anything more tranquil than this: sitting with a book on your
lap, daylight falling onto the open page, the smell of fresh flowers in
the air?
This is, perhaps, Delphin Enjolras’s most celebrated painting. And it is
typical of this French artist’s peaceful portraits in which his female
figures are engaged in the ordinary activities of everyday life.
Enjolras’s paintings are bathed in an almost liquid light, whether it be
the light of day or of a simple bedside lamp, and this painting, with
its rich colours suffused with golden light, is no exception.
Like great writing, it is the simple, mundane aspects of life that the
painter succeeds in illuminating, often exposing the extraordinary in
something quite ordinary. What may be deemed inconsequential to most can
be a vast complex of detail and sheer surprise to the artist; and,
indeed, to the writer. Enjolras was a master of this, and it’s for this
reason that his paintings have resonated over the last century.
Liam
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FALL 2008
POETRY
Beach, Summer 1980 by Amanda McQuade
Leaving the Paper House by Stephanie N. Anderson
You’re Dead Joe by Jadon Rempel
Every Ten Years by William Doreski
Umbrella + Sewing Machine = ? by Cristiano Montanari
MAINSTREAM
Kinky Norm by Anne Goodwin
FANTASY
Ugly by Emily Kissell
A Partnership Made in Heaven by Eric Lenhart
SCIENCE FICTION
A Soul Without Instructions by Mark Joseph Kiewlak
ESSAY
The Happiest Day of My Life by Michael Smith
Boba Fett Blues by John Gorman
FLASH
The Story of Thomas, The Twin by Paul Lewellan
HUMOR
An Author's Guide to Cover Letters by Resha Caner
ROMANCE
Now and For the Moment by Maureen Wilkinson
INTERVIEWS
Danielle Younge-Ullman by Kathryn Magendie
Anne Stuessy by Robert Friedman
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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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DONATE TO THE ROSE & THORN
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HELP WANTED!
Seeking strong, upbeat individuals who love all things literary.
Volunteer for a great site. Why? For the experience, for the pleasure of
learning and doing something you love, but most of all, to enhance and
give back to our global, literary community of which YOU are an
important part.
We have several staff positions available at The Rose & Thorn.
We’re in need of someone to coordinate our Awards nominations, and could
use someone to do book reviews. Let your imagination run wild. We need
YOU!
Contact BAQu-@aol.com
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STAFF
B.A. Quinn, Managing Editor and Publisher
Kathryn Magendie, Co-Managing Editor and Senior Newsletter Editor
Angie Ledbetter, Co-Managing Editor and 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
Dallas D’Angelo-Gary, Editor/Procedures Manager, Newsletter Editor
Rebecca Oliver, Assistant 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
Peter Kirchikov, Assistant Editor
Cynthia Toups, Assistant Poetry Editor
Patresa Hartman, Assistant Prose Editor
Michelle Wittle, Assistant Editor
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