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September 27, 2009 | From TC 9:3 - "Mumbai Local" by Ajay Vishwanathan
My nose sweat dangled long
under the scorching Mumbai sun
till I puffed it away
with a tired heave
when I finally saw a train
that didn't have people
suspended from window bars,
simmering from crammed doors
like an over-boiled frothing vessel
of fat-free milk,
Posted by The Editors at 12:39 PM in Literary Journal
September 23, 2009 | From TC 9:3 - "Halloween, 1996" by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Some girl at the Halloween party
asked me if I had come
as an unemployed bum,
and I commended her on her costume
and the bravery it took
to come as someone who couldn't
have kids.
Posted by The Editors at 02:04 PM in Literary Journal
September 19, 2009 | From TC 9:3 - "Downpour" by Terri Kirby Erickson
He's there every morning:
under a bridge, by the curb,
on the sidewalk. You ignore him
like a pile of old rags you keep
Posted by The Editors at 02:54 PM in Literary Journal
September 15, 2009 | A Guide to Acquiring a Literary Agent
September's Absolute Blank article is "Finding Your Fairy Godmother: A Guide to Acquiring a Literary Agent" by Guest Author Seanan McGuire.
Posted by The Editors at 06:45 PM in Articles
From TC 9:3 - "Mea Culpa" by Tyler Cummings
To the pens
with dried up points
or unclicked tails.
To the mothers and fathers of mine,
to the siblings I never call, and
the things I was doing
while I wasn't around.
To the people I see but don't talk to, and
the words that are a better fit
but take too much time to think of.
Posted by The Editors at 06:35 PM in Literary Journal
September 02, 2009 | September issue of Toasted Cheese!
TC 9:3 features poetry by Tyler Cummings, Diana Dominguez, Terri Kirby Erickson, Ryan Quinn Flanagan, Carol Lynn Grellas & Ajay Vishwanathan; flash fiction by Frank O'Connor; fiction by Simon Barker, Cheryl Lynn, Tara Kenway, Alex Myers, Rebecca Stonehill & Robert Wexelblatt and creative non-fiction by Tamara K. Adelman.
Also look for A Midsummer Tale Writing Contest winning stories by Sheela Jaywant, Timothy L. Marsh & Amy Rideg.
This issue's Best of the Boards winner is Mark Paxson.
Congratulations to all!
Posted by The Editors at 03:28 PM in Literary Journal