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From, Benjamin Eric, RABBLE REVIEW, No.5 Contributor
A fascist fighter pilot and his talking dog receive unwanted visitors. A man goes to a doctor's office, not understanding the concept of generational trauma. With the help of famed drummer Antonio Sánchez and some apparitions, an alcoholic gets help. One unusual black bear causes issues for a struggling real estate agent. A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley is a collection of these short stories, along with others, that features a variety of characters as they react to their surreal world.
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Benjamin Eric is a writer born and raised in Washington, DC. In 2012, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College. He was previously a member of the Washington DC Comedy Writers Group where he first began writing with local comics. His fiction has been featured in New Plains Review, On The Run, Querencia Press, and others. His creative writing consists of mostly historical fiction and surrealism, but he often enjoys merging the two. He is currently in the editing stage of a novel.
A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley and other stories
Good evening folks,
Every year I host an event under the 100,000 Poets for Change umbrella.
It's all political/social justice themed poetry, and it's all excellent.
We raise some funds for Shannen's Dream, which promotes safe and comfy schools on First Nations reservations: Shannen's Dream | First Nations Child & Family Caring Society.
Happening Sunday, September 28th, 4-7pm
Free Times Cafe, 320 College St, Toronto
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Patrick Connors first chapbook, Scarborough Songs, was released by Lyricalmyrical Press in 2013, and charted on the Toronto Poetry Map. He has been published before in Rabble Review, as well as Blue Collar Review, Dissident Voice, People’s Voice, BeZine, and Tamaracks. His first full collection, The Other Life, was released in 2021 by Mosaic Press.His most recent chapbook, Worth the Wait, was released in 2023 by Cactus Press. His latest collection, The Long Defeat, was released in 2024 by Mosaic Press.
https://www.facebook.com/patrick.j.connors.3
100 Thousand Poets for Change
Mirror of Emotions is a collection of poems miscellaneously depicting what a peculiar journey life is. A melange of tales laden with unfathomed hues of sentiments that shall make your inquisitive heart delve in disentangling the intricacies fate encounters you with.
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Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer and columnist from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was named as one of the “30 Most Talented” personalities of 2022 by Hindustan Metro. He is the author of the poetry collection, Mirror of Emotions (Notion Press, 2021) and Across the Shore (Zorba Books, 2024). Following the release of his book, Mirror of Emotions, he was chosen as the Best Debut Author for the year 2021 by The Indian Awaz and was the recipient of a Foxclues India Prime 100 Authors Award. His works have been published extensively in the Europe and the United States of America. His works appear in Wild Court International Poetry Journal (King’s College London), Brio Journal (New York University), White Noise Zine (Illinois State University), The Sandy River Review (University of Maine), Live Wire, and The Bosphorus Review of Books, among others.
Mirror of Emotions
From, Claude Clayton Smith, RABBLE REVIEW, No.9, Contributor
America will celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026; that year will also mark the fiftieth anniversary of what the late Chief Big Eagle of Connecticut’s Golden Hill Paugussett Indians called “the war for the quarter-acre,” a battle for one of the oldest (1659) and smallest Indian reservation in America. In July of 1976, at the height of the Bicentennial, while the Chief was tracing the Delaware language in Wisconsin, he learned of a lawsuit challenging the very existence of his tribe. Violence—from arson to bloodshed—soon erupted in sedate Trumbull, Connecticut, testing the limits of local, state, and federal authorities. Noted civil rights lawyer William Kunstler advanced the tribe’s legal case, while Clyde Bellecourt and Russell Means, of the American Indian Movement, joined the Chief in the reservation’s armed defense. Ultimately, the tribe was victorious, securing the status of the Golden Hill Paugussett Reservation in perpetuity. Quarter-Acre of Heartache uses the voice of Chief Big Eagle to recount the story of his tribe's survival.
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Claude Clayton Smith, Professor Emeritus of English, Ohio Northern University, is the author of eight books and co-editor/translator of four. His own work has been translated into five languages, including Russian and Chinese. This is his fourth book with Shanti Arts. He holds a DA from Carnegie-Mellon, an MFA in fiction from the Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa, an MAT from Yale, and a BA from Wesleyan. He was a finalist for the 2022 First Pages Prize and winner of the 2021 Great Midwest Fiction Contest. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife, Elaine—his first reader and editor.
His website is claudeclaytonsmith.wordpress.com.
Quarter-Acre of Heartache
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