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We are committed to publishing, above all, authentic perspectives which seeks only to democratize our current discourse however possible. This will be neither a safe-house nor a slum; it is simply a journal devoted to the peculiar notion that the reading life should be more engaging and adventurous than other more mainstream publications often allow.

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A Thin Slice of Anxiety

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Originally from Arkansas, Dani is a MFA Poetry candidate at UNR Lake Tahoe (formerly Sierra Nevada College). She teaches secondary English in Virginia, manages Sierra Nevada Review, and reads and writes for ONLY POEMS. Her work appears in The Talon Review, infinite↓scroll, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, AuVert Magazine, and eMerge Magazine. Using their poetry & essays, Dani hopes to achieve a sense of unity with readers. You can follow them on IG @daninkuntz and learn more at danikuntz.com.

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Dani is an MFA-CW Poetry candidate at UNR Lake Tahoe and holds a BA in English-CW. Currently, Dani is a freelance writer & editor working as a full-time tutor. During her free time, she enjoys true crime, playing PC games, and cuddling with her cat.

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Dear _____,

Please consider this packet of poems for ___.

I am a MFA-CW Poetry candidate with the low-residency program at UNR Lake Tahoe. I was born and raised in Arkansas and graduated from Hendrix College with my BA in English—Creative Writing. I moved to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia a year ago, and I now teach English here.

I have poems published in The Talon Review, infinite↓scroll, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, AuVert Magazine, and eMerge Magazine. I would be absolutely thrilled if any one of my poems could find its home at ___. In case you see my work fit for your publication, I am providing a brief bio here.

Sincerely yours,

Dani


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dani is a mfa-cw candidate, secondary english teacher, and a gamer. she manages Sierra Nevada Review and reads for ONLY POEMS. also a cat mom.

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Beth Mulcahy is a poet and writer whose work has appeared in various journals. She writes to bridge the gaps between history and the self, between hurt and healing. Beth lives in Ohio with her husband and two children. She works for a company that provides technology to people without natural speech. Beth’s debut Chapbook, Firmer Ground, is available from Anxiety Press.  Learn more about Firmer Ground and check out her latest publications on her website: https://www.bethmulcahywriter.com.

Basic Bio

Beth Mulcahy is a poet and writer whose work has appeared in various journals. Her writing bridges the gaps between generations and self, hurt and healing. Beth lives in Ohio with her husband and two children and works for a company that provides technology to people without natural speech. 

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Beth Mulcahy (she/her) is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and writer whose work has appeared in various journals. Her writing bridges the gaps between generations and self, hurt and healing. Beth lives in Ohio with her husband and two children and works for a company that provides technology to people without natural speech. Her latest publications can be found here:  https://www.bethmulcahywriter.com/publications.html

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Beth Mulcahy (she/her) is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and writer whose work has appeared in over thirty literary journals. Beth lives in Wooster, Ohio with her husband and two children. She works for a Wooster-based company that provides technology to people without natural speech. Beth’s debut chapbook with Anxiety Press, Firmer Ground, was published in April. You can find out more about the book and check out her latest publications on her website: bethmulcahywriter.com and her free substack at https://bethmulcahy.substack.com.

bio for readings

Sadee Bee (They/Them) is a queer artist and writer inspired by magic, strange dreams, and creepy vibes. Sadee is the Visual Arts Editor for Sage Cigarettes Magazine. Bee can be found on Twitter @SadeeBee, on Instagram @sadee__bee, and on the web at www.sadeebee.com  

Main Simple Bio  

Born and raised in New York, I began my real growth after moving to Oregon, where I now live with gratitude and foster cats. My paradoxical life has included social activism and solitude, factory work and theater, cooperative living and family devotion. I am a re-emerging writer with a background that includes film reviews, songs, humor, and theatrical scripts. My short stories have been published in Star 82 Review, Piker Press, and other journals.


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Books who were people / The penult

Five Poems in A Thin Slice of Anxiety

Algorithm for Life

The Benchwarmer

The Final 5 Hours

Real Girl Next Door 

Big Daddy Energy 

Immolation in Pastels

Jungle Rules 

What Disappears 

livelihood

you don’t feel it right away the usedness of it all
only later you think about it and your body

Usedness and What These Words Mean

A book and masterpiece that would also be a hardboiled detective novel with a plot and language so convoluted no one would ever discover who had the real Black Bird of Blas Botello.

Visions of a woman in just plaid

I do not want to waste time with a written representation of the human expressing abject terror, with all the wailing and shrieking it entails.

Terror in a land terminal

The Unspoken Half Truth of Innocent Lips 

Prometheus in the New Age

FLDaddy 

Incarnadine 

Dear Worm

Recognized 

3 poems

A poem about my best friend, Boris, my giant chihuahua, and the cagey comfort he brings me while bedbound with Long COVID.

Giant Chihuahua Energy

A poem exploring the cruelty of anti-homelessness violence. 

Architects of Oppression

"Crybaby"
"Cosmic cowboys abound"
"Sermoney in the Amount"
"Self-Portrait | Reflections on 28"

Four Poems

Just dessert

poems

1. Gray Alexandrine
2. Contemporary Ode for the Father
3. Blood War

POETRY: SELECTIONS FROM DANI N. KUNTZ

Either/Or

A disturbed teenage boy in a small town enjoys peeling things.

PEEL

Multi

At first it feels like an itch in your ear, a nag, a worm that’s crawled its way inside to mumble dark secrets. The unwanted urge to steer the car into oncoming traffic. Slithering deeper. Whisper, whistle, wriggle. ....

The Time You Thought You Were Allergic To Tylenol After Your Father Died

"A flutter began in my stomach as the diamond nestled into the lining. Not of butterflies but of the creation of stars that seeped into my body. All too overwhelming to become the universe in a matter of moments."

Little Blue Diamond

Optimist Park

BIPOLARITY & INDULGENCE

The Girl I Knew

Euth Home

Trillia, a chronic pain patient, chooses to die so her daughter may live.

A Thin Slice of Anxiety

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