Our essay contest for Nightness: Ruminations on the Darker Side of Day (deadline May 31; first prize $250; no entry fee) is now live on @newpages.bsky.social ! www.newpages.com/guide-submis...

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"The beauty of silence // scrubs clean all doubt, clears / away the brittle leaves / on sidewalks." Ever wonder what a poet's last poem sounds like, strolling along in the early morning? Look no further than "My Last Poem," Michael Catherwood's brilliant and gentle Issue 29 piece.

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The kitchen weeps onion because the cook is dead. Pans strike chorus, and the ladles keep a knock-kneed stride. Burners gleam more brightly. Chives, chives, and chives. Everyone seems so tired, but the diners cannot sleep. ~from "The Kitchen Weeps Onion" by James Arthur AGNI Online

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For someone who has been on the bookish internet for a very long time it is both weird & validating to see that @tricialockwood.bsky.social has achieved "preorder a book, get a fancy pin" status. Valiweirding maybe? Anyway, preorder There Will Never Be Another You, get a fancy pin! 👇

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Happy Staff Pick Saturday! Today, Nina recommends "The Stone Diaries" by Carol Shields: "A gorgeous book chronicling one woman's whole life, turning mundane into extraordinary. For fans of Sally Rooney, the movie Boyhood, and literary fiction!" Thank you for the rec, Nina! 🌳

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