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About D. Nolan Jefferson

D. Nolan Jefferson is a writer and member of the library faculty at American University. A California native, he won the AWP Intro Journal Project Award for his short story “South of Eight” in 2017. His work appears in Tahoma Literary Review, Red Savina Review, and South 85 Journal, among other publications, and has received support from New York State Summer Writers Institute and Kimblio Fiction. He enjoys tacos, collecting records, fellow introverts and tweets at @geekandahalf.

They Saved Me from Myself by D. Nolan Jefferson

D. Nolan Jefferson

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The first gay bar I ever went to was a lesbian bar called The Flame. It was on the edge of the gay neighborhood called Hillcrest in San Diego on Park Avenue. I worked in nearby Balboa Park, taking … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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