Category: NYC
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WIN: A copy of IP Issue 3 (JAN 2013)
I’d like to invite all of you to join the Winter 2013 IP Giveaway where we will be giving out a FREE COPY of the latest issue of In Parentheses to TWO (2) lucky winners! You can get multiple chances to win by ‘Liking’ us on Facebook, and ‘Following’ us on Twitter! The form is available…
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The Faceless Bandits Along Cathedral Parkway by E. al-Bashir
Etienne al-Bashir was born in Marseille, France but he believes that he comes from another planet. When he was 9 years old, he moved with his family to the White Chapel district of London. There, he completed his secondary school education. Receiving high marks brought him to Harvard University where he majored in Physics and…
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Ram Island, 18:17, Thursday – Poetry Submission by M. Bowen
Matti Bowen is a graduate of Binghamton University, where she studied English and Cinema. A self confessed Knowledge Omnivore, she revels in the richness of human expression found in everything from blog culture, to science fiction, to home improvement television and Melville. She currently lives in the north Hudson Valley with her dog and far…
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Autobio of Ben Franklin – Thematic Analysis by P Chatelain
Upon reading the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and further discussing it in class there were a few tidbits of information that truly resonated with me. It gave me some deeper insight as to why we write, why it’s important to write, and how printing begins to change the whole playing field for written word. Literacy is in…
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Not A Big Deal (Excerpt 2) – Short Story by P Chatelain
(For excerpt 1 click here.) Not A Big Deal by Phillipe Chatelain Author’s note: Not a Big Deal tells the story of a tragic situation that serves as a catalyst to connect very different people. New friendships are formed and old friendships are questioned, but at what cost? — “Holly!” I could hear my name from outside…
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A Call to the Public
At about the midpoint between our very successful first issue and the highly anticipated October issue, we are looking to revamp the In Parentheses brand by opening a call to new contributors for the IP Blog. We see the blog as a very important connection to our public that runs alongside the print quarterly, and…
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AfroPunk: Cutting the Color Line by M. Pitter
On the motley shores of Brooklyn, the popular notions of what once constituted black music has dissolved into ambiguity, a mass of genres, including much more than just hip hop and r&b serving as methods for musical expression by artists of African descent. The 8th annual AfroPunk Festival at Commodore Barry Park served boldly as…
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Let America be Wrong – Poems by B Nardolilli
Ben Nardolilli lives in Virginia. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Red Fez, The 22 Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, Pear Noir, and The Minetta Review. He has a chapbook: “Common Symptoms of an Enduring Chill Explained.” He blogs at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com. Let America Be Wrong Yes, I have a wide place In a land that’s mine,
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Panhandling – Poem Submission by Y Levitskiy
Yevgeniy Levitskiy has received a B.A. in English-Education from Brooklyn College. His writing has been published in Green Briar Review, Smoking Poet and elsewhere. His forthcoming publications include The Books They Gave Me (Free Press/Simon & Schuster) and Everyday Other Things. He is currently at work on a middle-grade novel. Panhandling Q train at five pm local time, it’s the yokel’s…
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Catalpa on the East River, Randall’s Island – Preview by M. Pitter
New York City celebrates music on Randall’s Island for the first time under the auspice of Catalpa. The Catalpa Music Festival takes place on the 28th and 29th of July featuring an iridescent collection of artists ranging from headliners The Black Keys and Snoop Dogg to the Harlem ‘goldie’ A$AP Rocky, from Matisyahu to Girl…
