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The Rose & Thorn Winter 2009 Issue is Live
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barbara quinn
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Jan 15, 2009 08:51 PST
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THE ROSE & THORN ANNOUNCEMENT NEWSLETTER
WINTER ISSUE 2009
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The Rose &Thorn Literary E-Zine
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January 2009
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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
*From the Publisher's Pen
*About the Cover by Liam Wilkinson
*Poetry
*Mainstream
*Experimental
*Essay
*Inspirational
*Horror
*Flash
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FROM THE PUBLISHER’S PEN
By Barbara Quinn
Greetings and welcome readers,
Our Winter 2009 issue is now live. Why not take
a moment out of your busy day to stop by
and read some of this season's offerings?
As I write this, it's hard not to be thinking about how
difficult these economic times are.
I hope you are able to navigate the swells that
seem to be coming at us from all directions.
I don't remember a more challenging time in
my life, and I've been around for a while.
When the stress gets too much, perhaps you
will be able to find a little peace, a little calm
within, by reading some of the pieces of prose
and poetry we have selected for you. We are
lucky to have terrific submissions each day
and it gets harder and harder to select from
the fine works that come to us.
At times like this when people are losing jobs,
and seeing their retirement funds disappear,
I'm happier than ever that The Rose & Thorn
is free to our readers. We provide a valuable
entertainment outlet and we're glad we are
here for you. We do wish we could pay
the wonderful people we publish more
than our token amount, but we survive
on donations and these are not easy times
to be raising money. We are lucky to have
a dedicated volunteer staff who give
freely of their time to keep these issues
coming to you. The poets and writers we publish
are worth far more than we can afford to pay! Their
words are priceless and so are you, dear reader.
Thank you for sticking with us and for
keeping us going for over a decade.
Thank you to all who pen the poems
and stories in our issues. And thank
you to the best staff in the world, who
continue to keep this place alive.
I wish you all the best. Happy reading.
Here's to better times.
Barbara Quinn
PS. Thank you for your votes in the Preditors & Editors
Readers’ Poll! We finished (preliminarily)
in the top ten in four categories including an awesome
second place finish in Poetry, fourth place in both
Fiction and Nonfiction, and seventh place for Editor.
Your loyalty and willingness to help us out this
way are much appreciated.
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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.
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NOTES ABOUT OUR COVER
by Liam Wilkinson
COVER NOTES by Liam Wilkinson
THE KISS Gustav Klimt
Master of the Art Nouveau movement, Austrian painter
Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918) is now very firmly associated
with his masterpiece, The Kiss. The painting has inspired
countless interpretations, but it is generally agreed
that the painting lies at the zenith of Klimt’s fascination
with love and eroticism. Painted during Klimt’s ‘golden period’,
the gold shroud literally shimmers off the canvas,
giving this moment of sensuality the three dimensions
that have ultimately lent the painting its timelessness.
The swirling colours and shapes, unlike the subtly-rendered
features of the figures and the kiss itself, succeed in expressing
the sheer rapture of the moment. Here we see the beginnings of
Abstract Expressionism and the emotive and experimental painting
that would dominate the rest of twentieth century art.
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SUMMER 2008
POETRY
Thief of Excuses by Mark Joseph Kiewlak
Milonga for a Blind Man by Lois P. Jones
If Asked One Can Walk On Water by R Jay Slais
At the Traveling Monet Exhibit by Jacqueline West
The Eyes of Owls at the Zoo by Parick M. Pilarski
WINTER PROSE
MAINSTREAM/LITERARY
A Thing Like Hope by Jessica Hollander
The Fence by Patty Somlo
EXPERIMENTAL
Trompe-l'oeil by Russell Bittner
ESSAY
January Thaw by Sheri Whitlock
The Tattered Bookmark by Michael Smith
INSPIRATIONAL
Life is a Bag of Frozen Peas by Michael Smith
HORROR
Brimstone and Liars by Stephanie Scarborough
A Gift for Eternity by E.J. Ruek
FLASH
A Spatial Affair by Linda Leschak
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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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HELP WANTED!
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Volunteer for a great site. Why? For the experience, for the pleasure of
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STAFF
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B.A. Quinn, Managing Editor and Publisher
Angie Ledbetter, Co-Managing Editor/Newsletter Editor
Kathryn Magendie, Co-Managing Editor/Senior Newsletter Editor
Cesar Garza, Senior Editor, Blog Administrator
W. Hough, Poetry Editor, Senior Graphics Manager, Community Forum Chief
Administrator
Sandra Merz, Poetry Editor, Book Reviews
Eric Giere, Chief Webmaster
Liam Wilkinson, Cover Commentator
Jason Fryer, Content Producer and Interviewer
Dallas D’Angelo-Gary, Editor, Announcement Newsletter, Procedure Manual
Nora Capocy, Prose Editor
Karen Reiser, Prose Editor
Andrea Middendorf, Prose Editor
Patresa Hartman, Assistant Prose Editor, YOG contributor
Erin McKnight, Assistant Prose Editor
Megan Roth, Assistant Poetry Editor
Cynthia Toups, Assistant Poetry Editor
Sheri Whitlock, MySpace Manager, Awards Staff
Samella McClary Brown, Community Forum, Award Staff
Deborah Laws, Blog Manager
Yu-Han Chao, Asst. Blog Manager
Adnan Mahmutovic, Asst Blog Manager, Podcast Manager
Maggie Grinnell, Assistant Blog Manager
Cathy Biribauer, Assistant Editor, Book Reviews
Laurel Fuller, Assistant Editor, Book Reviews
Michelle Wittle, Assistant Editor, Book Reviews, Awards Staff
Peter Kirchikov, Community Forum, Squidoo
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