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The Biggest Mystery in Hollywood History

Gary Sanders

Hollywood Mystery

"An author should have no other biography than his books." “The biography of a creative man is completely unimportant.”  - B. Traven Warner Brothers bought the novel THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA … [Read more...]

Hollywood Rooftops

Teresa Conboy

Photo by Josh Rose via Unsplash, modified by EM

The ghosts of that 1920s apartment were in the air when we sat on its rooftop drinking wine, one summer’s eve at dusk. We could almost see old Betty’s skinny frame still making her way up Las Palmas … [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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