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Announcing Millie and Ami by Raymond GreinerList Price: $9.95 5"x8" (12.7 x 20.32 cm) Black and White on White paper 130 pages ISBN-13: 978-1546497981 (CreateSpace-Assigned) ISBN-10: 1546497986 BISAC: Fiction / Family Life The story of Millie and Ami reveals how a young girl entrapped in dreadful hopelessness discovers fulfillment through unforeseeable circumstances. Millie was plagued with hampering physical birth defects, which caused social rejection during formative years. Her birth parents were dysfunctional alcoholics and added no positive dimensions to Millie’s life. Millie displayed uncanny instincts to transcend social barriers. Fateful events combined with Millie’s resilience opened unperceived opportunities. Millie’s adoptive parents foisted the power of profound love lifting Millie to a living standard, which she was unaware existed. Her love bond with her adoptive parents created an atmosphere leading to serendipitous events including the precious gift of her beloved Ami. Millie’s journey exposed a myriad of challenging circumstances testing her physically and psychologically.
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Spotlight: Ren MartinezInterview by Julian Drury QuailBellMagazine.com *Editor's Note: This interview project was created to help you as readers get to know our writers as well as the Quail Bell Crew to get to know each other better. This interview was conducted by Julian Drury and focuses on our fiction editor Ren Martinez. How did you become associated with Quail Bell? One of my good friends, Zack Budryk, had a few pieces published and I always read his work. I started reading Quail Bell and I loved the content, the quality of the work, the overall feel, so I decided to send something in. Then I sent in another something and another something and now I’m happily stuck. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Spotlight: Gretchen GalesInterview by Dr. M. Leona Godin @drmlgodin Image by Alexander J. Clark QuailBellMagazine.com *Editor's Note: This interview project was created to help you as readers get to know our writers as well as the Quail Bell Crew to get to know each other better. This interview was conducted by "Distill My Heart" columnist Dr. M. Leona Godin and focuses on managing editor Gretchen Gales. How did you become associated with Quail Bell?
A friend invited me out to an “Art Walk” near my college campus. Basically every first Friday of the month, the local art galleries put out new art and other fun activities. Founding editor Christine Stoddard was outside tabling with our anthologies. I bought both of them, started reading them, and desperately wanted to have my own work in Quail Bell. I had a lot of luck in the writing department while I was in high school, winning a county-wide literature award and getting two poems published in the literary magazine after three years of rejections. But once I started college, nothing I submitted to my college literary magazines were accepted. I got an acceptance twice from one, but then they never published the material. I submitted a poem I had recently written and expected the typical “Thanks, but no thanks.” The next morning I got an acceptance from my predecessor Deniz Ataman. A month later I applied to be a contributor or to at least inquire about possible internship opportunities. Suddenly I was a part of the writing crew and wanted to prove I was a reliable and capable writer. Anytime a topic was suggested, even if I had no interest in writing about it, I volunteered to write something for the topic. I knew if I wanted to be a writer, I had to show I was willing to work with any topic given to me and to do it well. And now I’m managing editor. Funny how things happen. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Spotlight: Archita MittraInterview by Melanie Bikowski QuailBellMagazine.com *Editor's Note: This interview project was created to help you as readers get to know our writers as well as the Quail Bell Crew to get to know each other better. This interview was conducted by assistant editor Melanie Bikowski and focuses on fellow assistant editor Archita Mittra. How did you become associated with Quail Bell?
I think it was in the final year of high school. I was starting to take my creative writing seriously and was looking for places to submit and I stumbled onto Quail Bell Magazine and fell in love with it. I loved the Photo Tales, the mix of the real and the unreal, and the whole thing just resonated with me so much -- it was exactly the kind of ‘zine I was looking for. So I sent an essay and a few poems and got an email after a few weeks saying there was a problem opening the Word attachment and could I please resend them, which I did. Then two or three days later, I checked my email, again and there was my acceptance letter waiting for me, from [former managing editor] Deniz Ataman, praising my work and comparing my writing to Rainer Maria Rilke. I was absolutely overjoyed and although I wasn’t familiar with Rilke’s work then, he’s become one of my favorite poets now. After that, I sent an internship query and before I knew it, I was added to the Facebook group and was uploading my articles directly onto Weebly. It’s been such an amazing experience -- knowing and interacting with so many creative, talented and positive people! The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Spotlight: Dr. M. Leona GodinInterview by Gretchen Gales @GGalesQuailBell QuailBellMagazine.com *Editor's Note: This interview project was created to help you as readers get to know our writers as well as the Quail Bell Crew to get to know each other better. This intervew was conducted by managing editor Gretchen Gales and focuses on the "Distill My Heart" columnist, Dr. M. Leona Godin. How did you become associated with Quail Bell?
I'm a late bloomer when it comes to submitting my writing. My first published story was in FLAPPERHOUSE, a super cool zine based in Brooklyn, though I didn't realize they were so close when I was submitting to them. Anyway, when you first start submitting to journals it can be overwhelming. I spent a lot of sleepless nights checking out bios and following trails. I ran into a review of my beloved FLAPPERHOUSE at Quail Bell, and decided to submit. I think I was looking for something to sink my teeth into and so, instead of just submitting, I decided to apply to be a regular QB contributor, et voila, I'm still here! The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
We have a new 'zine!The Quail Bell Crew is thrilled to announce our latest print 'zine--Quail Bell: Issue 7-Nature! We premiered it at the Tenth Annual Richmond 'Zine Festival in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday. We're proud we could take part in this 'zine tradition and bring our work to an ever-growing audience.
The RVA 'Zine Fest was Quail Bell's first-ever 'zine festival and we've happily tabled there since 2011, when we premiered our first-ever print 'zine. Even though our founding editor, Christine Stoddard—who created this issue's cover, above—now lives in Brooklyn, the RVA 'Zine Fest will always be our home 'zine fest. (Besides, our managing editor, Gretchen Gales, still lives there and will hopefully stay there a long time.) The Quail Bell Crew has serious RVA pride; it's the city that made us! Stay tuned for when we add our new 'zine to our online shop. We'll be shipping orders to anywhere in the world. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Founding Editor To Show At RAW NYC
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Quail Bell Represented at RAW: DC's "Bold" Sept. 2 Dear Fledglings,
I have been hand-selected by RAWartists - Washington, DC to show my work at their next artist showcase, RAW:DC Presents BOLD 9/2/15 | DC's Largest Indie Art Show, but I need your help! The event will be held at The Howard Theatre on Wednesday, September 2 from 7 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. The event is 18+ and the dress code is cocktail attire. I'm writing to you to ask for your support to be a part of this amazing event! Not only can this event help me network with other great local artists and expose me to 600+ attendees, it can help me expand nationally and even internationally as well. Here's how: • RAW is providing me with head shots and photos of my display to help me to further promote myself independently. • I'll be eligible to win the RAW artist of the year award locally, and have an opportunity to compete against other city winners for the national title of showcase RAW Artist of The Year. • AND I will have an opportunity to showcase again OUT-OF-STATE at any other RAW location of my choice (over 60+ cities globally)! All I have to do is sell 20 tickets to help promote the event. Your support would be greatly appreciated. The tickets are only $15 and need to be sold by Sunday, August 30th in order for me to participate. If you buy them from me you also save $5 because they go up to $20 at the door. You can purchase tickets right from my RAW artist profile. **I will be offering a complimentary 8"x10" print on card stock to thank all ticket-buyers.** If you are not available to attend that night, you can still purchase a ticket to support me and my work. This will open up a guest list spot for me to invite someone who can attend. Thank you so much for your support, I couldn't do this without you! Feathery Hugs, Christine Stoddard Founder/Editor QuailBellMagazine.com The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Thank you, Deniz!
Dear Fledglings,
It's been a while since you've heard from me and I've missed you! The brilliant Deniz Ataman, our managing editor, has been holding down the feathery fort the past few months while I dealt with a family emergency, prepped for my wedding, got married, and went on my mini-moon. Thank you, Deniz, for bringing your creativity and attention to detail to Quail Bell Landia. And thank you, dear readers, for coming back, day after day, week after week. Right now the big news is that we have the New York City Poetry Festival and Pete's Mini Zine Fest coming up next month. Please come say hi! Until then... Feathery Hugs, Christine Stoddard/"Luna Lark" Founding Editor QuailBellMagazine.com #TheReal #LetterFromTheEditor #NYCPoetryFest #PetesMiniZineFest #Zines #Brooklyn #NYC #Arts #Publishing
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Gender Wage-Gap Pop-up. Pay What You're Paid!
Calling all Quail Bell artists: Support National Equal Pay Day ( and for the rest of the year) by selling your work at LessThan100's gender wage pop-up shops. LessThan100 is an organization that promotes gender equality and artists by selling original work at the price men and women are paid in each state. Curious? See below for the press release:
PITTSBURGH, PA - April 10, 2015 - A pop-up shop with an unusual pricing approach has opened at 4901 Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh. The shop, 76<100, is promoting gender wage parity by implementing a "pay what you're paid" pricing model, charging men full price and women 76% of all items in the shop. The pricing reflects the gender wagae gap in Pennsylvania, where women earn just 76% of what men earn. The opening of 76<100 coincides with National Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, April 14, an event symbolizing how far into 2015 women must work in order to earn what men earned in the previous year. The shop features work from women artists and makers from across the US, among them artist Nina Abney (New York), illustrator Grace Danico (Los Angeles), ceramist Ani Kasten (Maryland), weaver Kayla Mattes (Portland), artist Carissa Potter (San Francisco), bakers and authors Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin of Ovenly (New York), and more than forty others. Local participants include artists Melissa Catanese, Lenka Clayton, Casey Droege, Barbara Weissberg, and Vincent Zeng; Jennfier Lazzaro and Claire Ward of Dirt Landscaping Collective, beekeeper Christina Neumann of Apoidea Apiary; author Akirah Robinson; ceramists Reiko Yamamoto and Jolie Valentine; a selection of books by women photographers curated by the woman-owned Spaces Corners bookshop. "It's my hope that this tongue-in-cheek approach will make the impact of wage inequality tangible and spark positive dialogue around the issue," explains graphic designer, Elana Schlenker, the project's creator. "At the same time, I want to take this opportunity to celebrate and share the work of these exceptional female artists and entrepreneurs." More than just a shopping destination, 76<100 aims to bring women and girls together around these issues by hosting a series of events in partnership with other local women and women-run organizations throughout the month, including Margaret J. Krauss, producer of 90.5 WESA Celebrates Inventing Pittsburgh; CMU's Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equality in Society (PROGRESS); LaKeisha Wolf and Maa-t's Righteous Sweets; Kate Stoltzfus and Emily Levenson of Propelle; and artist Casey Droege. A full listing of events is available on the shop's website lessthan100.org. The shop is also proiding a free newspaper to all visitors that elaborates on the gender wage gap and its causes and offers tips and resources to help indivisuals advocate for wage equality for themseles, in their local government, or in their workplace. "Elana's project is a creative and engaging approach to a serious issue of social justice affecting the lives of women and families everywhere," said Ryan Coon, Program Officer at the Sprout Fund. "Sprout is proud to support the project and the artists it's celebrating." The shop is open 12-7 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays from April 1-30 at 4901 Penn Avenue in Garfield. In the fall, the pop-up shop will travel to New Orleans, where it will be renamed 66<100, reflecing the wage disparity in Louisiana. 76<100 is funded in part by a Sprout Fund Seed Award, the Women and Girls Foundation, Soup N'At, and Awesome Pittsburgh 76<100: Elana Schlenker | elana.schlenker@gmail.com | 646.269.2667 | lessthan100.org #Real #Gender #Wage #76<100 #Equality #Disparity #Feminism #EqualOpportunity #LocalArt #Artisans Visit our shop and subscribe. Sponsor us. Submit and become a contributor. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. |
About UsWelcome to our staff blog, where you can learn more about The Quail Bell Crew. HistoryChristine Stoddard conceived the idea for Quail Bell in late 2009 after writing a children's story by the same name, and launched the website as a college blog in 2010. In June 2013, Christine and former art director Kristen Rebelo officially launched Quail Bell Magazine as a global web magazine. Read our editorial mission statement to learn more.
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