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My meeting with Paul Bowles in Tangier, 1980

Mark Blickley

Tangier

In June of 1980 my manuscript submission had won me a place in the School of Visual Arts pilot program of study with writer/composer Paul Bowles in Tangier, Morocco. At the time of my acceptance … [Read more...]

Vast Regions from Nowhere: Paul Bowles, Unfathered Authors, Mother-Bonded Sons

Jasun Horsley

Bowles & I

“I think that having spent my life trying to hide everything from everyone, I’ve ended up by no longer being able to find many things myself. Seriously.” —Paul Bowles, 1975 The Core “Other people’s … [Read more...]

Calling on Paul Bowles: Tangier, Morocco, August 1979

Gregory Stephenson

Paul Bowles. Photo by Birgit Stephenson

Calling on Paul Bowles Tangier, Morocco, August 1979 ”There it is,” someone says, and in the darkness, in the distance, you can see Tangier sprawled across several hills, a white city … [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.

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