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Jul 17, 20233 min read
SCOTT THOMAS OUTLAR
Scott Thomas Outlar is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He now lives and writes in Frederick, Maryland. His work has been nominated...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 16, 20232 min read
CATHY HOLLISTER
Cathy Hollister is a champion of ageist poetry. A retired public health professional, she fills her time with grandchildren, reading,...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 15, 202315 min read
ONE HAND CLAPPING - DONALD R. VOGEL
How is a kayak trip a metaphor for a socially awkward person making his way in a life marred by sloth and envy? The trite answer is it’s...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 14, 20234 min read
SLUG - GENE GOLDFARB
In the summer you went slumming when all your friends were in day camp and you weren’t. Without it, you’d be moping around, or doing...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 13, 20235 min read
PERSPEX MAN - ROLY ANDREWS
It took years for Professor Oraina to learn the best technique to graft skin onto perspex. There were hundreds of false starts and...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 12, 202317 min read
STONE COLD SOUP - DOUGLAS HOSDALE
Jessie dipped her hand inside her black leather bag, the big one that contained her secret ten thousand Euro stash of cash, and felt...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 11, 20232 min read
TOO SOON TO LET GO - TALLY R. REYNOLDS
The quiet is brutal without Jack. The sounds of the house are all mine and the dog’s for what has been a long thirty days into my new...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 10, 202311 min read
GRANDDAUGHTER - DON NOEL
Harry Wilson had the attention of most women at Harmony Acres within days of his arrival. He admitted to 74 years, but his unruly thatch...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 9, 202312 min read
KARMA 101 - MARK CROCE
Finally leaving his parents’ suburban Philadelphia house at age thirty-four, Jerry wasn’t about to choose just any apartment. He wanted...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 7, 20234 min read
ENVY - SYLVIA CLARE
I saw you watching the girls in the pretty dresses, the girls who were loved by their mothers, the girls who were given treats after...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 6, 20238 min read
2AG - PAUL LAMB
For a woman of a certain age, and of a certain sedentary disposition, the suggestion that she run a 5K was not merely ridiculous; it was...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 5, 202315 min read
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION - LIZ LYDIC
Josh pulled over at Long View High School’s main entrance to check the note from Ms. Jensen. Follow the signs along the long driveway (be...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 4, 20238 min read
UNLOVED - PETER J. DELLOLIO
all this shit about it I don’t give a shit no more when my man used to get all dressed up for me take me out we just do it back there...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 3, 20239 min read
A COLLECTOR - MARK KEANE
I lived in Scotland, and trips to Ireland to see my widowed mother were infrequent. Somehow, Joe Hynes always knew when I was back. We...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 2, 202318 min read
NESSA AND ANNIE - HEDLEY GRIFFIN
‘Envy is the desire to own what another has by right which can never be yours.’ When she exited the purple tunnel, Nessa arrived in a...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 1, 20231 min read
OUR AUTUMN THEME ANNOUNCEMENT!
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR AUTUMN THEME: FOLKLORE & FAIRY TALES AUTUMN ISSUE 2023 - SUBMISSIONS DUE 7/31 Acceptance Letters Sent...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jul 1, 20233 min read
POETRY ORCHESTRA - DAVID DEPHY
POETRY ORCHESTRA / THE SONGS OF THE AMERICAN PROPHETS KASSIE J RUNYAN / AARON FISCHER / DAVID DEPHY / RONALD R. BREMNER / PATRICIA...
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OpenDoor Magazine
Jun 28, 20231 min read
SUMMER ISSUE!
Welcome to our SUMMER ISSUE! Where our writers and poets delve deep into the intricate world of ENVY. The words explore the myriad facets...
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