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    Embrace the Fictional Spiral
    Elizabeth Walztoni
    • 7 min

    Embrace the Fictional Spiral

    An interview with Darren C. Demaree By Elizabeth Walztoni Darren C. Demaree's latest book, a collection of prose poems entitled clawing...
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    What Victory Living
    Ike Pickett
    • 3 min

    What Victory Living

    A Review of Darren C. Demaree's clawing at the grounded moon By Ike Pickett A book of urgency and catastrophe, Darren C. Demaree’s...
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    Technology and Human Connection
    Jillian Pincus
    • 4 min

    Technology and Human Connection

    A Review of Yuvi Zalkow’s I Only Cry with Emoticons. By Jillian Pincus Yuvi Zalkow’s I Only Cry with Emoticons tells the story of a...
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    Spring 2022 Poetry & Flash Fiction Contest Shortlists
    davegregory68
    • 1 min

    Spring 2022 Poetry & Flash Fiction Contest Shortlists

    Five South held two contests concurrently this past Spring. One for Flash Fiction & one for Poetry. Overall, the submissions were of...
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    New Emotions, Challenges, and Triumphs. Interview with Guest Flash Fiction Judge Madeline Anthes.
    davegregory68
    • 5 min

    New Emotions, Challenges, and Triumphs. Interview with Guest Flash Fiction Judge Madeline Anthes.

    Our Spring 2022 Flash Fiction Contest will be judged by Madeline Anthes, who brings a wealth of experience to the position. She has...
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    Review: Ursula Lake. "A Joyful Spot on the Fishing Trip of a Lifetime" by David Nash
    David Nash
    • 7 min

    Review: Ursula Lake. "A Joyful Spot on the Fishing Trip of a Lifetime" by David Nash

    Can a smile cast with sincerity be anything but good? That’s one of the many questions Charles Harper Webb poses in his novel, Ursula...
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    Oh, You’re a Mean Old Daddy, but You’re Out of Sight
    Five South
    • 3 min

    Oh, You’re a Mean Old Daddy, but You’re Out of Sight

    A Review of Jayne Martin's The Daddy Chronicles. By Dave Nash “Memory is like shards of glass from a broken mirror where pieces have gone...
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    Compassionate Humor: On John Weir's "Your Nostalgia  is Killing Me"
    jesswcreative
    • 3 min

    Compassionate Humor: On John Weir's "Your Nostalgia is Killing Me"

    By Jessica Willingham John Weir’s linked stories explore sexuality and separation through platonic love, activism, art, and death — in a...
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    Madeline Anthes, Our 2022 Spring Flash Fiction Prize Guest Judge
    Five South
    • 1 min

    Madeline Anthes, Our 2022 Spring Flash Fiction Prize Guest Judge

    The Five South Prize in Short Fiction celebrates both emerging and established talent. This year's prize is judged by Madeline Anthes....
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