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Travel litmag for readers who prefer Bashō to Lonely Planet. No fees. Pays $35 a piece. 👍 simultaneous subs 👍 previously published work. EIC: @brownalerts
Joined April 2021
Writers, don’t stress! I’ll never decline your submission because you got my name wrong in a cover letter, or because it has typos, or because it’s somewhat over the word count. Submitting is laborious. People make mistakes. I get it. I only care if the work is a good fit.
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MARKINA-XEMEIN, Spain — "When the world finally opened up again after the lockdowns, she said this was our chance to go on a spiritual journey. I said I’ve got Xbox for that sort of thing." Read "Et Suseia" by @ZenPaulineShen
https://t.co/XsREHynM0s
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MARKINA-XEMEIN, Spain — A story by Pauline Shen about a mother and adult child who walk the Camino de Santiago together. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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LOS ANGELES — "... and now we’re stopped, stuck between the exits for Van Nuys and Sepulveda. But I’m unconcerned because we left home early, and I am congratulating myself on this when we are rear-ended." Read "Wrecks" by Tracy Royce https://t.co/oX3pAnNT5N
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LIMA, Peru — “but I’m here, I’m here, I’m here my beloved Perú the land I left without consent” Read “I’m Here” by Patty Tacuri https://t.co/Rj4xt8HHRg
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LIMA, Peru — This is a poem by Patty Tacuri, inspired by a visit to Peru via the Jorge Chavez International Airport. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. — “What could go wrong?” my friend asks as we enter the ruined grounds. As if in reply, a sign on the wall warns of falling bricks." Read "Visiting Henryton State Hospital as a College Student" by @ConfusedNarwhal
https://t.co/1eXdEF2Z2m
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MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. — A poem by Meg Eden Kuyatt, inspired by an abandoned, half-demolished hospital that was once a tuberculosis sanitorium.
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SEDONA, Ariz. — "I slip a dollar into the box and light my candle from someone else’s— / my wish from someone else’s wishes— / small constellations of desire." Read "Sedona" by Hannah Haas https://t.co/8c8LCcC624
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SEDONA, Ariz. — This is a poem by Hannah Haas, inspired by a visit to the Chapel of the Holy Cross. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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LIMA — "being a tourist in my homeland is complicated / I look like I belong depending of where I am / In Lima and Oxapampa I look like a local / but quickly give myself away the minute I speak" Read "Tourist" by Patty Tacuri on Scrawl Place. https://t.co/CcymyaML2P
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LIMA — This is a poem by Patty Tacuri, inspired by a visit to Peru. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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BEIJING — "what animals? / a far-off building, / birds squawk for thawing. / a weary panda pushes / his head against a tree / and we cheer. Read "Visiting Beijing Zoo in December" by @ConfusedNarwhal
https://t.co/bNVkQdQMwq
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BEIJING — A poem by Meg Eden Kuyatt, inspired by a trip to a very old zoo. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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SEGOVIA, Spain — "On the night I turned twenty-one, I was studying abroad in Segovia to conquer Spanish, once and for all ..." Read "Vosotras" by R.W. Owen https://t.co/UnAQFqXWda
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SEGOVIA, Spain — A story by Ryan Owen, inspired by cold night on the town. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA — "He took me to Big Sur by way of Monterey, where we stayed in Carmel-by-the-Sea, tucked away in separate motel rooms because I was unsure of his capacity for control ..." Read "Big Sir" by Maxwell Deyo https://t.co/vm5P2VJrBk
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CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA — A story by Maxwell Deyo, inspired by a stop on the way to Big Sur State Park. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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Next: illness and mystery in prosimetrum, “Mixed State” in @ScrawlPlace. My interest in hybridity begins to mature. https://t.co/cGjEIbq4NN
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TAWAS POINT STATE PARK, Mich. — A journey captured in prosimetrum by Kyle Miller, inspired by a trip to Tawas Point State Park.
In the weeks leading up to the release of my debut novel, The Idiot’s Garden, I’m going to share some of my best work, starting with “The Interquaal,” from the lovely ergot. https://t.co/jNGY0ByoEE
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SEOUL — "I am the ultimate pivoter: my crumbling castle turned wedding studio / Come pay to watch me fall apart" https://t.co/VdVbSRt5Iw Read "Yongma Land Insists" by @ConfusedNarwhal
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SEOUL — A poem by Meg Eden Kuyatt, inspired by an spooky abandoned amusement park. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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Writers! Scrawl Place has updated submission guidelines. Check them out: https://t.co/t35MtboEJx Nothing significant has changed, but there's a handy checklist to consider when preparing your submission.
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REMINDER : Submissions will close from April 1 and reopen June 1 with updated guidelines.
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HERAKLION, Greece — "They say the mountain people on the island of Crete still measure the walking distance from village to village in the number of cigarettes a man smokes while walking. I don’t smoke." Read "Three Tales to Heraklion by @EWitchey
https://t.co/ykWuEkJcbg
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HERAKLION, Greece — A story by Eric Witchey. An American in Crete tells his daughter stories on the drive home.
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OMAHA, Neb. — "I’ve been here at this time of day and know that the crowd will thin considerably as evening approaches. By 8 PM it will be deserted. Did I mention I’m alone?" Read "Party of One at the Wine Bar" by @shyspark
https://t.co/3wQgtGF6tM
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OMAHA, Neb. — A story by the writer Shyla Shehan, inspired by alone-time at a wine bar in Rockbridge Village. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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I'm grateful to @ScrawlPlace for taking on this hybrid piece, which incorporates erasure poetry into the prose. Inspired by true and false events.
TAWAS POINT STATE PARK, Mich. — "These days, my eyes gather light and don’t know what to do with it. They’re forgetting how to be eyes." Read "Mixed State" by @templeoftheword
https://t.co/IRab5Qv9fi
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TAWAS POINT STATE PARK, Mich. — "These days, my eyes gather light and don’t know what to do with it. They’re forgetting how to be eyes." Read "Mixed State" by @templeoftheword
https://t.co/IRab5Qv9fi
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TAWAS POINT STATE PARK, Mich. — A journey captured in prosimetrum by Kyle Miller, inspired by a trip to Tawas Point State Park.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — "Sour, but not sharp enough. Still gentle like the oysters’ cool flesh, dancing one last dance beneath lemony rain." Read "Chesapeake Bay Haibun" by Noreen Campo https://t.co/O0cQfCB5qj
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ANNAPOLIS — A haibun by the writer Noreen Ocampo, inspired by a trip to the Chesapeake Bay. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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COMING SOON ON SCRAWL PLACE, JOURNEYS TO » Annapolis, Md. w/ Noreen Campo (3/11) » Tawas Point State Park, Mich. w/ @templeoftheword (3/13) » Omaha w/ @shyspark (3/18) » Heraklion, Crete w/ @EWitchey (3/20) And more!
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YORK, Maine — "She had put me in charge of organizing our beach vacation, as she often did, and I completely screwed it up." Read "Last Resort" by Annamaria Formichella https://t.co/ObZoPjJkF2
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YORK, Maine — A story by Annamaria Formichella, inspired by a mother-daughter x2 trip to Anchorage. Read it on Scrawl Place.
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