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About Madison Jade

Madison Jade is earning a B.A degree in Literature and Sociology at Ohio Northern University, with minors in History and Creative Writing. Maddy enjoys dabbling in creative nonfiction, science-fiction, fantasy, and horror writing genres.

Our Ironic Conditions are Shooting Back at Us: A Conversation with Vanessa Blakeslee

Madison Jade and Vanessa Blakeslee

An interview with author Vanessa Blakeslee

Vanessa Blakeslee's latest book, Perfect Conditions: stories (Curbside Splendor, 2018), is the winner of the 2019 IPPY Silver Medal for Short Story Fiction, finalist for the Foreword Reviews’ 2018 … [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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