Empty Mirror Arts Magazine

How to Publish Your Poetry

Though the focus of this article is on poets & poetry, many of the tips below are appropriate for writers of fiction and nonfiction as well. Where should I publish my poems? Poet's Market My best suggestion for locating publishers - and the most … [Continue Reading]

Ringo 2012 Review

Ringo Starr has been on a roll the past several years with the well-reviewed 2010 release "Y Not," a successful tour, and now a lively new album called "RINGO 2012". This marks Ringo's 17th solo outing as well as his first self-produced effort, and is an … [Continue Reading]

First Edition Values

The Value of First Editions - Scarcity & Condition scarcity Not all first editions are valuable. Each book that's published, of course, has a first edition. And that's often the only edition. However, for a first edition to have value, there … [Continue Reading]

Uncle Fred

[Editor's note: F.N. Wright was a novelist, artist, and poet, whose work was published widely in the small press.] Uncle Fred and I once thought up a name for our dream bookstore. It would be called Tangents. I’ve always thought that would be a … [Continue Reading]

On Relationships: 6 New Works by Katie Pfeiffer

Artist's Statement Relationships dominate my life. The relationships I have with other people and the one I have with myself. I explore these personal interactions through art . My focus on color and humor are meant to draw the viewer into my … [Continue Reading]

PORTRAIT OF A NARCISSIST MAN - copyright Katie Pfeiffer

Looking Back

When I was 18 I was on a troop train heading for basic training when we stopped to take on water or whatever it is trains stop for and after relieving myself I came out of the men's room when an elderly black man asked me where the men's room … [Continue Reading]

“The Old Maestro”: an interview with Henri Cru by Dave Moore

Henri Cru was one of the friends that Jack Kerouac met at Horace Mann School, New York, in 1939. Their friendship sustained for many years, and Cru featured as a character in several of Kerouac's books. He was the model for "Remi Boncoeur" in On the Road … [Continue Reading]

Henri Cru in Greenwich Village, 1987. Photo courtesy of Henri Cru.

“My really best friend…” an interview with Seymour Wyse by Dave Moore

Seymour Michael Wyse was one of Jack Kerouac's closest friends. An Englishman, educated at Charterhouse School, Wyse met Kerouac when they both attended Horace Mann School, New York, in 1939. They remained in close contact until Wyse returned to England … [Continue Reading]