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About Michael Huguenor

Mike Huguenor is a musician & writer from San Jose, CA. His musical projects include Shinobu, Hard Girls, the Jeff Rosenstock band, et al. Written works can be found in Metro Silicon Valley, Good Times Santa Cruz, Empty Mirror, Guitar World, The Outline, et al. You can find him mikehuguenor.bandcamp.com and on Twitter @mikehuguenor.

Earthly Whispers: On Ocean Vuong & Erick Sáenz

Michael Huguenor

Ocean Vuong On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and Erick Saenz Susurros a Mi Padre

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong / Penguin Press / 978-0525562023 / June 4, 2019Susurros a mi Padre by Erick Sáenz / The Operating System / 978-1946031259 / July 15, 2018 Early in … [Read more...]

Five Past Noon: Reading Darkness at Noon in Trump’s America

Michael Huguenor

Five Past Noon: Reading Darkness at Noon in Trump’s America

“What a mess we have made of our golden age.” -- Nicholas Rubashov This August, a now-famous photograph began circulating online. In the original, Donald Trump is seated in the oval office with a … [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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