2010 – Page 13 – Joanne Merriam

Happy birthday, Alan.

7 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

A Birthday MY heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water’d shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are

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He’s supposed to be my friend, after all. But he isn’t, not really, because we had sex once. It was in his office, drunk on champagne after we sold our first book. We were supposed to be celebrating, but it was angry sex, drawing blood and curses. What were we were so angry about? I remember how Ravi’s fingers left bruises all over me that stayed for weeks; I kept pressing them to make them hurt again.

6 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

Read “A Rose is Rose” by Georgina Bruce.

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if nothing’s ventured/it’s not just talk

5 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

Read “Nothing Ventured” by Kay Ryan.

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It was at this point that Duane uncovered a face. At first he thought it was a mannequin or a doll. As Duane cleared away more styrofoam, it became clear that he was looking at the corpse of an attractive woman.

4 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

Read “How Duane Came to Be In the Bathroom” by Jamie Grove.

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Poems eligible for Rhysling nominations

3 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

The nominees for each year’s Rhysling Awards are selected by the membership of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Each member is allowed to nominate one

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What was the sensible decision.

3 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

Read “A Light in the Moon” from Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein.

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Summary

3 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

In 2009: 21 submissions accepted 113 submissions rejected 29 pieces appeared in print

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The houses are haunted/By white night-gowns.

2 January 201022 May 2015 joannemerriam

Read “Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock” by Wallace Stevens.

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