February Issue

Yes, February is here. I can't help but wonder where January went. As last month's lovely pieces went to the archives, six wonderful pieces took their places. Enjoy!

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MEDIUM TALES, AKA SHORT STORIES

Robert Boucheron -

Pentecost

Mike Cavanaugh -

Saving Turtles

SHORT TALES, AKA POETRY

Jesse King -

Poetry

Jade Kolbo -

The Kind Winter Lantern

Kristi Nimmo -

In the Circus of Autumn

Piper Lauri Salogga -

nature’s opera

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Pushcart Prize Nominations

Our Pushcart Prize nominations have been mailed. What a difficult decision considering how much we love the outstanding writing from each of our contributors.

Our nominations are as follows:

Poems –

• Explaining (Chronic Depression) by David Russomano (published May 2012)
• River by Chris Kobylinsky (published July 2012)
• Lonely in Peru by Karina van Berkum (published May 2012)

Short Stories –

• The Bell Ringer by Robert Boucheron (published April 2012)
• Camp Kusini by Finley Pines (published May 2012)
• Memories I Cannot Recall by Mercedes Lucero (published August 2012)

To our contributors and our readers, thank you for your continued support of Mouse Tales Press.


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Pushcart Prize Nominations

Photo by Mateusz Stachowski

It’s official.

Mouse Tales Press is sending out nominations for the 2013 Pushcart Prize. Its Best of the Small Presses series, published every year since 1976, is known as “the most honored literary project in America.”

The competition is fierce. Magazine and small book press editors (both print and online) may nominate up to six of “any combination of poetry, short stories, essays, or literary whatnot.”

We have been thinking hard about our decision, reading through all of the wonderful poems and short stories that appeared on our website in 2012.

Please stop by again after we finish our nomination process on November 15, at which time we will announce our nominees.

Thanks for your continued support of Mouse Tales Press.

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• Be sure to check out the November issue of Mouse Tales Press.
• Participate in Robert Lee Brewer's Poem-a-Day Chapbook Challenge. 

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November Issue

The November issue is now online. Please enjoy - and leave a comment if you have a moment.

Thanks for reading!

medium tales, aka short stories

          Gene G. Bradbury -

          Gilbert's Dilemma

          Melodie Corrigall -

          Cyclops, One

short tales, aka poetry

          Patricia Bruce -

          Who Feels?

          Joe Gianotti -

          Sunyata

          Mike Perkins -

          Service at Eventide

          Daniel Wilcox -

          Face-Overs

The October Issue of Mouse Tales Press

Just a quickie update to let you all know that the October issue is now online. This month we have our usual number of short stories (two), but instead of our standard four poets, we have five.

Enjoy!

Short Stories

     Mike Cavanaugh -

The Edge

      Kate LaDew -

The Gutter and the Stars

Poetry

      Virginie Colline -

Black and White Haiku
(accompanied by illustration by Antonin Crenn)

      Elizabeth Farrell -

Modern Haiku

      Colleen Fullin -

Heart

      Chris Russell -

Amateur Necromancy

      George Such -

i'm inside

A Special Announcement for Our Writers

I haven't officially announced it on the Mouse Tales Press Facebook page or blog yet. But if you want to get ahead of the game, check out my other blog where I unofficially announce what my editor, Elizabeth Johnson, and I are up to. You will have to read my post, "Nourishing the Soul (and Stomach) with Creativity" to find it though. :-)

Happy Sunday!

Inspiration by M. Eileen Bohrer

She sat, writing lines
About bucolic meadows,
Peaceful streams and birds.
Unaware of the
Earwig about to ascend
The slope of her leg.
Inspiration.



M. Eileen Bohrer is an artist who likes to write poetry and inspirational articles; some of her written works have appeared on Buddha Chick Life online magazine. You can find some of her photography and other artwork on her Wordpress blog, Melzzartt, or on her Facebook art page.


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