Featured Prose
Featured Prose
Oct 28 2019
“Ordinary Time” by Carolyn Ogburn
This 2019 Peden Prize-winning story captures universal themes of grief, sacrifice, misunderstanding, and moving forward. A man in the middle of his life confronts the memory of a man at… read more
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Sep 16 2019
“Salt Land” by Amanda Baldeneaux
Timely and fresh, Amanda Baldeneaux’s Editor’s Prize winner—her first published work— is one of those eerie fiction stories that rhymes with reality. “Hydrolic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ is endemic in Colorado,”… read more
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Jul 30 2019
“Relatable Influence” by Bradley Bazzle
Instagram, mom blogs, and the theme of the artist’s relationship to her art come together in Bradley Bazzle’s funny, strange fiction from TMR 41:4 (winter 2018). Bazzle says of his… read more
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Jul 23 2019
Awakening to Jake
“Awakening to Jake” by Jillian Weiss is a nonfiction piece that portrays the relationship between a brother and sister, and how each of their lives is affected by societal issues… read more
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Jul 18 2019
Jonny Diamond: “Deadwood Soldiers Take a Cruise!”
Jonny Diamond is the editor in chief of Literary Hub and founding editor of The L Magazine and Brooklyn Magazine. He lives in the Hudson Valley. “Deadwood Soldiers Take a Cruise!” appeared in TMR… read more
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Jun 25 2019
“Joy” by John J. Clayton
Joy By John J. Clayton A new patient is coming this morning, referred only by “word of mouth,” she says on the phone when Dr. Stephen Margolis returns her… read more
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Jun 04 2019
“A Shapeless Thief” by Marin Sardy
Marin Sardy’s debut memoir, The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia, about mental illness and her family, was published by Penguin/Random House in May, 2019. “A Shapeless Thief,” which… read more
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Apr 24 2019
“Afternoon with a Corpse” by Gulchin A. Ergun
Nostalgia and science converge in Gulchin A. Ergun’s “Afternoon with a Corpse,” her memoir about learning anatomy on a cadaver in an anatomy lab. The essay begins with a question:… read more
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Mar 08 2019
Interview with 2019 Miller Audio Prize Guest Judge Cher Vincent
Our guest judge this year, Cher Vincent (she/her), is an audio producer based in Chicago. She is currently Lead Audio Producer for One Illinois, a nonprofit news outlet, covering statewide news and producing… read more
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Feb 13 2019
“Balls” by Ed Falco
In the spirit of Valentine’s Week (and romance in general) we bring you Ed Falco’s story “Balls,” from TMR 41:4, an utterly winning fiction that reminds us of how, even… read more