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Experimental Poetry: Libre Office

Nika Mavrody·
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·February 4, 2023·12 min read
This work of experimental poetry examines the interaction between the happy user of the open source format and the automated surface.
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Book Review: Auto-ethnography as a Tool for Critical Education

Guillermo Rebollo Gil·
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·February 3, 2023·3 min read
Guillermo Gil's newest book review examines Lidia Marte's Cimarrón Pedagogies, Notes on Auto-Ethnography as a Tool for Critical Education.
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The Call of Otherness: Fear & Awe

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·January 26, 2023·5 min read
Our editor Ulla-Maija Matikainen is questioning the call of otherness and narrates her discovery about the sameness that she has seen.
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Horse, Therapy: Trauma and Healing in Animals and Humans

Jessica Smartt Gullion·
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·January 24, 2023·11 min read
"Horse, Therapy is a story of my own experience and is a commentary on trauma, both in animals and humans."
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A Poet Investigates Privilege During Life in Nigeria

Michelle Reale and Anne McCrary Sullivan·
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·January 20, 2023·11 min read
Poet Anne McCrary Sullivan discusses her latest book Learning Calabar, Notes from a Poet’s Year in Nigeria with editor Michelle Reale.
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New Age Sage: The Christening Gown

Catherine Vandermal·
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·January 18, 2023·13 min read
"The Christening Gown' is an autoethnographic exploration of the significance of a family heirloom for an Irish Catholic family in the USA."
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Autoethnographic Fiction: Out of the Rain and Sun

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·January 14, 2023·33 min read
"This autoethnographic story is about mental illness, specifically bi-polar disorder."
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Genuine Confessions from the Fearless Sommelier: Mixing Wine And Water?

Annie B. Shapero·
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·January 6, 2023·11 min read
"At friends’ homes and the inexpensive trattorias where I usually ate, there was always wine and water on the table, but often only one glass."
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New Podcast: How Can Collage Be Utilized in Autoethnography?

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·January 6, 2023·16 min read
In The AutoEthnographer’s latest podcast, Marlen Harrison talks with Sandra Faulkner about collage and visual poetry.
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·January 5, 2023·4 min read
"I’m Pinkie, the brash I don’t give a fuck alter ego of Renata Ferdinand. I am emerging from the shadows, and blissfully, with my own column."
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·January 5, 2023·3 min read
"I danced each morning with Pina Bausch. I became her pupil lifting my leg up in the air like a flamingo except feeling more awake than I’ve ever been."
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Flash Nonfiction: Not Forgotten, Another Glimpse into the Funeral Industry

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·January 5, 2023·2 min read
"Not Forgotten: Another Glimpse into the Funeral Industry" is a new work of flash nonfiction from our columnist Hollace Sheppard.
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