Category: Short Stories
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“Stay Awhile, Mephistopheles” by Jessica Van de Kemp
Stay Awhile, Mephistopheles by Jessica Van de Kemp He is a man without a moniker, a polyhistor, an artist of experience. To him, the world is all colour and smell, music and light. The ceilings of his memory are vaulted and there are Florentine frescoes if you like.
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FREE POETRY: Taking Shots Alone 1 & 2 by Phillipe Chatelain
I have decided to self-publish two collections of poems (taking shots alone 1 and taking shots alone 2) that I have been writing for the past 2 years. I will be mailing them out FOR FREE to those who fill out the request form at my website. Be sure to click the “Order TSA” link at…
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LEAK: IP 5 Table of Contents
Still waiting for that Magna Carta Holy Grail leak? Well, here’s the best we can do to quench your thirst. The next issue of In Parentheses will be available TOMORROW (July 1, 2013). This marks our 1-Year Anniversary issue, as well as the first installment of Volume 2. Featuring works by: Wojciech, Michael Lee Johnson,…
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The NEW Issue of In Parentheses Lit Mag is NOW AVAILABLE
The day has come, everybody! Our final issue of the first volume of In Parentheses Literary Magazine is now available for purchase at MagCloud. To celebrate OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY of creating the IP Blog, we have come out with two covers (by Peter Mannka). Collect both! In This Issue works by the IP Team and…
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Hiṃsā…by G. Mramor
They stood on the busy corner. The crowd dispersed when the light went red. Some who had crossed the street entered the station next to the boys and others passed by them into the big window stores. The boys did not speak, they stood there looking across the street. They wore blue emblemed blazers and…
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Bandha, part 3: Sunday…by G. Mramor
He sits where the old man once stood. The stars dim. The moon slouches toward the ocean. The blue massif fades away. The night is full. What ghost have you created to fight? What end have you created to distract? What path have you created to walk? Who is the rock who is the mountain…
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Bandha, part 2: Saturday…by G. Mramor
He awakens. Snow banks up against him, slightly closing him in. He can see through a sliver that it is morning. He rolls deeper into the cave and gets out of the sleeping bag quickly because of the putrid smell and he crawls to the entrance and punches his way out. The trees are all weighed…
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Bandha, part 1: Friday…by G. Mramor
He looks down at him. His face, pale and sharp, empties and he sees another boy never come home. ‘You sure you want to get off here? Expectin’ a bad storm this weekend.’ He smiles. ‘Yea, this is my stop. Thanks.’ He alights the bus. ‘Fine. Go on ahead.’ He slams the bus doors and…
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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…
