Dear Eratosphereans,


As all of you who observe or participate in our Distinguished Guest events already know, I’ve been successful in approaching and convincing celebrated poets and writers to appear and give us of their time free of charge. Thus, the DG forum has recently been graced by such renowned guests as Charles Martin, Michael Juster, Rachel Hadas, and Dorianne Laux to name a few. None of that is going to change, and I will continue to bring acclaimed Distinguished...

This is a progress report for those of you who all who submitted late, or early, and are still waiting for a decision for inclusion in the inaugural print issue of Able Muse.

First, the last-minute flurry of quality poetry submissions for the inaugural issue in response to the last-minute call for (additional) submission is much appreciated. We're now considering them (as well as several others that came in much earlier and throughout the submission period for the new issue). ...

I'm pleased to announce that the following four poems, one story, and one essay have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2010 by Able Muse.

Poetry:

Visitors to San Simeon by Turner Cassity
Cinematic History by Stephen Edgar
The Hunger by Brenda Morris
In Montmartre Cemetery by Timothy Steele

Fiction:

Wave by Steve Mitchell

Essay:

With Alan in the Wilds by Timothy Murphy

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I'm pleased to announce that the following six poems and two stories nominated for Best of the Net, 2010 by Able Muse.

Poetry:

Visitors to San Simeon by Turner Cassity
Cinematic History by Stephen Edgar
Heat in the Blood by John Beaton
Philosopher’s Wool by Brian Culhane
In Montmartre Cemetery by Timothy Steele
Long-Term Memory by Maryann Corbett

Fiction:

Freeway by Kristen Edwards
Morocco by Anne...

I'm pleased to announce that the Able Muse Anthology is here, and is already enjoying critical acclaim! The anthology is now available from Amazon.com (and from other Amazon sites worldwide).

The Able Muse Anthology, edited by Alexander Pepple, foreword by Timothy Steele, is published by the new Able Muse Press. It showcases the best of the poetry, fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction, essays, interviews, book reviews, poetry translation, art & photography from

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