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• MAGIC LITERARY CONTEST - CAPER LITERARY JOURNAL (magic realism!)

  August 3, 2010

  • Dearest Writers of Prose and Poetry: Caper Literary Journal is hosting the MARAVILLOSA writing contest of MAGIC REALISM, SURREALISM, SYMBOLISM, FANTASTICAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL writing. Winners receive 40 % of the entry fees, publication in the year-end anthology, mention on the website, a free copy of the book "Vwa: Poems for Haiti" and endless amounts of honor and adoration!!!! SUBMIT ...
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• Today, Maman is Dead.

  June 18, 2010

  • Oh Albert Camus, can you teach me about death and God? You left me alone reading 'The Stranger,' sitting there in my pathetic way, weary and heavy-headed. Death is nothing short of a crippling fear for me, but you say it so simply and gracefully: Aujourd'hui, maman est morte. It's funny, too,  because everyone calls you an existentialist. But you didn't think you were, right? The existentialist ...
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• Memoir Writing: Looking for Memoir Writers and Readers!

  April 27, 2010

  • Hello Everyone! I just accepted a position at Suite 101 as the Memoir Writing Feature Writer. I write about memoir ethics, ideas and general memoir craft. I'd love if people would read my work or simply leave comments to me about how you write your memoirs. I'd like to interview some writers about their memoir writing strategies!Leave some comments below if you have ideas/tips/or would like to ...
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• HAITI POETRY COLLECTION: All proceeds to charity!

  March 17, 2010

  • Vwa: Poems for Haiti is now available for purchase. This was an effort I put together as a Caper Literary Journal production. It's a collection of established and emerging poets writing about Haiti. The proceeds for this book go to Haiti charity. Please purchase a copy. It's less than 10 dollars. All the money helps people, mothers, children and lovers in need. And it supports your fellow writers ...
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• Monsters For God

  February 5, 2010

  • One morning, we woke up to find that our breathing had become shallow. The light of the sun was diluted through the window, a reluctant orange lost in a grey haze. We discovered in this moment that the silence was so great our world must be dying. The first of the death rattles sounded: the cars were turned off but for some men in denial. They were falling asleep in their seats. The children no ...
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