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Close Gates With KindnessBy M. Alouette When you submit work to a literary magazine, you understand that rejection is a possibility. Editors, in their role, are gatekeepers. They can choose to craft those gates (high or loss, gold or nickel) and open and close them how they wish. You understand that they may close the gates to you, or at least the work you have submitted for their consideration this time. All I'm asking is that editors consider their power and close their gates with kindness.
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Culture: To The PR Reps In My Life, Especially For Pepsi Re: Cardi B's "Okurrr" Commercial2/10/2019 A Letter to Clueless PR RepsDear Public Relations Reps,
I know it is your job to send press releases. I also know that you might have to bang out a few in a single day and then blast them to hundreds, or even thousands, of bloggers and media outlets by COB. For you, it's a numbers game. Your boss hands you the same massive (and dusty) address book the agency's been using for ages or emails you an extensive Excel spreadsheet some woeful intern spent an entire summer updating. Then you type in addresses or copy and paste and press 'send' until your pointer finger bleeds. I get it: You're just doing what you're told because you're trying to pay the bills. But isn't the real point of these e-blasts to get responses from writers, editors, and producers? What your clients really care about is how many features and interviews you land for them, not how many emails you sent. My advice to you—since I get asked all the time—is to do your research. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Marching For Popular PowerBy Alex Sparrow Editors' note: On January 28, 2019, thousands of educators, students, and citizens marched to the Virginia State Capitol to demand schools receive more funding. Here's just one voice from that march, from a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Monroe Park was filled with red—red shirts, red hats, red flags. This was the largest demonstration I had ever seen in Richmond, Virginia. The city has always been a “hotbed of civil rest.” It was the most fervent example of otherwise politically inactive people becoming active I'd ever seen. I was surprised to find, Ashley, a friend of my brother’s, at the rally. She’s a school psychologist who shuttles from school to school, instead of supporting one particular school and focusing on its students’ specific needs. Ashley was likewise surprised to see me there. Why would I be marching with the teachers? The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
A Poetic Journey To Healing and Authentic Living
By Ghia Vitale
She Echoed by Pamela Gallaway is a poetry book about internal exploration and living an authentic life.
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Laughing to Heal
By The Editors
When we're not spotlighting authors, musicians, and other typical "artsy fartsy" types we adore, we also love discovering anyone who has brought something uniquely innovative to the world. Enter Slash Coleman, a man who has brought the joy and healing power of laughter to Richmond, Virginia after a life-altering event re-routed his purpose. Unsurprisingly, he's also an "artsy fartsy" type as well. We can't break Quail Bell tradition.
Read on to find insightful answers about a healthy work-life balance, the benefits of nonprofit work, and incorporating all kinds of art in your everyday life: The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Hope & Power in Love_Is_LoveBy The Editors Too many kids grow up believing that whom they love is wrong. That's why Emma Eden Ramos—a writer, editor, and teacher based in New York City—knew there needed to be more voices representing resilience in the face of hatred. Ramos curated a mixture of poetry, short stories, and art in an anthology called Love_Is_Love. Emma hopes that the book, which features the work of adult writers and artists, will resonate with teens struggling to embrace their identity, and also fundraise for The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is a national non-profit that offers suicide prevention and crisis intervention services to LGBTQ teens.
In our interview with Ramos, we got a chance to talk about the process behind the anthology and consider ordering a copy for someone in your life or for yourself. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Your Stories Deserve a NestBy Virginia Sánchez In career-focused contexts, writers are told to aim for their "dream publications." Pick up a how-to book on jumpstarting your writing career and you'll find that advice. Scroll through LinkedIn groups for writers. Boom. It's there. I don't have a problem with this advice, per se. You should dream in life. Give yourself that permission. My issue is that mainstream, national publications—the dinosaurs—are the implied, or sometimes explicit dream publications, mentioned in these contexts. Because then the implication that if you fail to land bylines in those publications, you are a failure. How careerist. How Capitalist. How ew.
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An Early Quail Bell InspirationBy The Editors Maybe you've read about the inspiration for Quail Bell before. But something you won't find in any interview with founder Christine Sloan Stoddard is mention of Beltway Poetry Quarterly. And that is a grave mistake! Christine first encountered Beltway Poetry Quarterly, an online journal for the Washington, D.C. area, as a teen. (Yes, she was, and still is, a weirdo.) For a taste of BPQ, check out the Winter 2019 issue, guest edited by Dan Vera. Maybe you'll catch a whiff of Quail Bell in there.
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Attorney General Apologizes for Wearing Blackface in the ’80s RICHMOND, Virginia — Following Gov. Ralph Northam’s admission that he darkened his skin for a Michael Jackson contest in 1984, Attorney General Mark Herring acknowledged Wednesday that he once wore blackface to a college party nearly 40 years ago.
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Fairfax Sexual Assault Allegation Arises Amid Northam’s Ongoing Scandal RICHMOND, Virginia — While activists urge Gov. Ralph Northam to resign over a racist yearbook photo, his would-be successor — Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax — is facing a sexual assault accusation.
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