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A Boy and a House

by Pallas Gates McCorquodale

An inquisitive boy follows a trail of paper clues into a shadowy building in a wordless early-morning adventure full of friendship, surprises, and the dawning of a new day. Beautifully layered watercolor paintings capture the mystery and... Read More

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How to Carry Scars

by Mya Alexice

Dana Green’s "How to Carry Scars" is a poetic, intense meditation on what it means to be a daughter in a dangerous, hurtful world. This is the story of Olivia, a girl caught between circumstances. An obsession with photographs consumed... Read More

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The Gamekeeper

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

Harris’s poems zero in on poignant moments with vibrant attention to detail. In his poem “Killing the Beast,” Michael Harris writes, “I wanted to slow it all down enough to look at.” That urge to look closely, to relate every... Read More

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The Essential John Reibetanz

by Peter Dabbene

Angled approaches, revealing inner character one carefully chosen word at a time, are a Reibetanz specialty. In the Porcupine Quill’s wonderful collection "The Essential John Reibetanz", exquisite poems focus on subjects both... Read More

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