The Body

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onyx fingers curl

and stretch

through stone and steal

through blood and death

heaven glows in all of her

the sky below

the sea above

coming slowly

like the daylight

orange, red, and yellow flow

all is brilliant

like the morning

worn but strong in clouds of silk

“The Body” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse

Jealous Sea

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the sherbet sky burns over the bruised mountains below

while the jealous sea thrashes about frantically

with watchful swollen eyes

and tired blood that no longer has strength to flood

legs stand

flacid arms fall

faint memories of when we

we were once able

to embrace it all

“Jealous Sea” by Meaghan Merrifield

Artwork by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse

Top 5 Submission Guides & Writing Resources for Poets/Authors

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Top 5 Internet references for Writers and poets who want to improve and submit their work

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1.) WRITER’S RELIEF:

This site is extremely useful.  It offers information about where and how to to submit poetry and fiction work. The site also provides answers to common questions about submitting and guides for formatting.

http://www.writersrelief.com/

2.) SCRIPT FRENZY

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This website is no longer updated at this address, but I offer this link because it allows you to view content without becoming a member. Script Frenzy is very useful to all writers. It offers writing guides that focus on every form of creative writing as well as recommendations of free and cheap writing software.

http://2012.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/whatisscriptfrenzy

3.)  PW: POETS &WRITERS

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By far one of the best places to visit if you are interested in finding high quality literary magazines to read and submit to. This site allows you to browse a directory of lit mags, contests, and other content. It also offers basic writing guides and forums where you can receive feedback on your work.

http://www.pw.org/

4.)  AGENT QUERY

This site provides free resources for authors seeking representation as well as instructions for new writers who are unfamiliar with the query process. The search is very simple, and the agents are listed by the genres that they represent.

http://www.agentquery.com/

5.) PLAY SUBMISSIONS HELPER

This is an excellent site for playwrights who do not have the ability to produce their own work. It offers solicitations for plays. These calls often ask for plays  of specific lengths on specific themes. It’s helpful in that it can provide direction to those who are struggling to write something new.

http://playsubmissionshelper.com/blog/?main1

Our L.A. Event Picks: 6/24/13

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Frank Henenlotter’s “That’s Sexploitation!: A Visual History” (WORLD PREMIERE!)

   a documentary featuring rare and lost clips of the sexploitation genre

Tuesday 06/25/13 Doors open at 09:50 PM Show Time 10:15 PM

tickets: $12 http://www.cinefamily.org

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Badlands

 Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen star as a a fifteen-year-old girl and her twenty-five-year-old boyfriend who slaughter her entire family and several others

Saturday 06/ 29 Doors open at 7:30PM Show Time  9:00 PM

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Tickets: $12 http://cinespia.org/event/badlands/

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Calmos

Bertrand Blier’s surreal cinematic exploration of the war of the sexes

Sunday 06/30/13 Doors open at 08:45 PM Show Time 9:15 PM

tickets: $12 http://www.cinefamily.org

REVIEW OF LAST WEEK’S EVENT HERE