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How Hypnosis Recreated The Happiest Moment in My Life…Again
In 2009, my first starring movie had its premiere screening at the historic Paramount Pictures’ Sherry Lansing Theater. The event was called “Freshly Squeezed,” parading a delicious illustration of a juicy orange on it’s digital flyer to showcase short films of select USC grads. I invited agents, managers, casting directors, and organized the car ride with my new LA friends. Strutting a cute dress and mini entourage, my excitement plumed. I was living my dream, and I was sharing it with a packed house of industry peers. Until recently I realized, I was honoring myself most of all.
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Scampering for crumbsBy Alex Carrigan  Mouse Magazine is a new literary website that premiered earlier this spring. The About page says it was started "as a way of getting friends to finish their projects." The first issue of the publication features a mix of poetry, fiction, nonfiction essays, art (comics and videos), and "reportage," short nonfiction pieces that recount specific moments and conversations the authors had. These pieces are an eclectic mix of creative writing that the Editors' Letter says was made "in order to memorialize, to put in one place, the works and ideas of all the strange people we knew."
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TenacityBy Suzanne Cottrell  “John, it looks like a piece of wiper blade has torn loose,” Jennifer said as they cruised south on Interstate 85. “I hope an afternoon thunderstorm doesn’t pop up.”
“The blades aren’t that old. I just had them checked when I had the oil changed last week,” John said. The black band slid up the windshield. Jennifer pressed her feet against the floorboard. She clutched the sides of her seat and scooted back as far as she could. “Oh, shit, it’s a snake!” she screamed. She pressed her fingers on the top of the window to make sure it was closed. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Community and Belonging During Times of Trouble
By Melissa Schack
Lisa Braxton is an essayist, short story writer, and now, a novelist. Her debut novel, The Talking Drum, is scheduled for release on May 30th. Based in the Boston, Massachusetts area, she has published numerous stories and essays in publications such as the Vermont Literary Review, Black Lives Have Always Mattered, and Chicken Soup for the Soul.
She believes “the arts are a form of ‘health food’ for our brains.” If that’s the case, we should devour her book. Check out her publisher’s website and her author page. You can also follow her on Twitter @LisaReidbraxton and Instagram lisabraxton6186. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Creation in Isolation: Interview with MM Carrigan, Editor Grande Supreme at Taco Bell Quarterly5/12/2020 Let's Talk Taco Bell LitBy Ghia Vitale  Photo Credit: tacobellquarterly.org Taco Bell Quarterly is the quirky, fast food-themed literary zine we all needed in our lives. Learn more about this indie publication and the editor who runs it through this exclusive interview.
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Malala Yousafzai: The Voice of a Superwoman
By Lavi Picu
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From a Young Girl to a Global Figure
How did she transform from a young girl into a globally known advocate for female education? Her story starts with her as a young girl in the Swat Valley, Pakistan, who was denied an education. She was a seventh-grade school girl who wrote a diary about her feelings regarding the possible closure of her school. The diary appeared on the BBC Urdu online. She had it published under a pen name. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
FOR OTHERS: A CONTINUUMBy Jennifer Clements  “I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of theatre to be engaged.” — Peter Brook, The Empty Space
If a tree falls in the forest and no one stands within hearing range, we can debate at length whether or not it makes a sound. But it is a statement of undeniable fact that with no one around to witness it, the falling of the tree cannot be counted as a theatrical performance. At best, it might be deemed a rehearsal. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
RescueBy Mary Clements Fisher  Baby on her aching back, another on her hip akimbo, baby in her bulging belly, this young woman so much like Jesse rushes to the bus stop with hair flying, lips tight, and, oh no... .a shoe untied—she stumbles on the pavement. Don’t fall. Please don’t fall. My wish granted I step off the bus and up to the curb as she steps down. The doors swing shut. I turn around. She hits the door with fire and fuck-it fury. A resounding crash and clatter. The driver glances at me in the side mirror, wondering if I’d fallen back against the door and cursed. I wince and wave to open up. He sees ‘this Jesse’. Doors open. She heaves herself and two and a half more up the steps to sit down in the handicap seat, a moment of rest on the Number 3 bus before drop off, or maybe a transfer to the 22 if she works downtown. As the bus turns the corner, I walk slowly, head up for the moment. Maybe I’d saved her a tiresome wait. Maybe some trouble if she’d been late for daycare or work. I’d helped her. A little. Maybe.
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Quality Cat MangaBy Ghia Vitale  I’ve been waiting a long time for the release of What’s Michael? Fatcat Collection Volume 1 by Makoto Kobayashi. This manga lived up to my standards, but there’s some stuff in it I wish more people were talking about. Warning: Light spoilers and suicide mention/description ahead.
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Poetry as Survival
By Lindsey Danis
Allen Berry is a poet and teacher living in Huntsville, Alabama. Like so many creatives, Berry is adjusting to working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While Berry notes that “there is a sense of panic” in his community, with the local Sheriff’s department warning campuses they will arrest students for trespassing, he finds much to celebrate. It’s still spring, and it’s beautiful, as he shared in a recent poem published on Facebook. “The thing that I was most influenced by was the way that people care coming together and taking advantage of the time away,” he said. Berry is the author of a book of poems (Travel for Agoraphobics) and the chapbooks Distractions and Illusions and Sitting Up with the Dead. We chat with Berry about the healing powers of nature, teaching poetry, and his writing practice. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Feminist Fairytales for the DisenchantedBy Danielle Arze  She is a Beast by Christina Rosso is a new, inventive short story collection featuring new twists on classic fairy tales. From page one, they are sure to make you hungry for more.
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On Miracles and Professional WrestlingBy Karen Foster  When I was five years old, none of the kids could play with me. Having failed to evict my new baby sister from the family, I began a reign of terror against the neighborhood. My pièce de résistance was leading a posse of younger kids in yanking the neighbor mother’s freshly hung sheets off her clothesline, dragging them through the stream and leaving them on her steps in a muddy heap. My parents’ solution was to send me to my grandparents for the summer.
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