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About Melissa Knox

Melissa Knox's book, Divorcing Mom, was published by Cynren Press in January 2019. Her essays have appeared or are forthcoming in Eclectica, Concho River Review, Streetlight, and elsewhere. Poems have appeared in The Mom Egg Review, NonBinary Review, and elsewhere. She writes a blog, The Critical Mom. Her website is melissaknox.com.

The Accidental Monster: Salomé, Mom and Me

Melissa Knox

The Accidental Monster: Salomé, Mom and Me

It is strange that the husband of my mother looks at me like that. I know not what it means. In truth, yes, I know it. —Oscar Wilde, Salomé   When Oscar Wilde wrote Salomé in 1891, English … [Read more...]

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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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