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About Laura Eppinger

Laura Eppinger is a Pushcart-nominated writer of fiction, poetry, and essay. Her work has appeared at the Rumpus, the Toast, and elsewhere. She's the managing editor at Newfound Journal. Visit her here: https://lauraeppinger.blog/workspub/

Read The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic! by Miah Jeffra With Multiple Browser Tabs Open — a review by Laura Eppinger

Laura Eppinger

Miah Jeffra essays The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic!

The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic! by Miah Jeffra / Sibling Rivalry Press / 978-1-943977-73-4 / 140 pages / March 20, 2020 An ekphrastic piece of writing responds to a work of art--usually one … [Read more...]

Milkman by Anna Burns: a soundtrack to street harassment

Laura Eppinger

Photo by Ant Rozetsky on Unsplash / edited by Empty Mirror

Milkman Since my car fell apart in November 2018 I’ve been commuting 12 miles to work without one, via crumbling New Jersey, USA public transportation infrastructure. The roughest parts of my commute … [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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