NEW June issue of WritingRaw.com online

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WritingRaw is a monthly literary magazine dedicated to new and emerging writers. Our goal is simple - to serve the literary community with the opportunity to have their work online and out in the world. In this world of disappearing literary magazines, WritingRaw is providing the blank pages for writers to fill. To view someone's writing, click on the link and a pdf version of the piece will open in your browser.

We are still looking for:

· 500 words or less essays about your struggle to write or published in the traditional sense (put Struggle in the subject line of the email). These essays can be read on the Tips/News page.

· Books to Promote between stories, poems and articles (we are closing the Bookstore and placing these book promotions on every page everyone can see them) Send us a jpeg of the cover, a brief synopsis, and ordering information with the actual link (put Promotion in the subject line of the email)

· And we are always needing Fiction, Poetry, Articles and Essays – all genres, all lengths

June's Contest - Write a 500 word or less piece based on the following quote: “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” (Robert Frost) Flash fiction, poetry, any form you like. The winner will be placed on the site in May and will win a $20 gift certificate from Amazon.com. Send submissions to: weeb@writingraw.com with CONTEST as the header.

Send any of these to Weeb at weeb@writingraw.com

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In the June issue:


FICTION:
·        August Afternoon at Spreckels Lake by Joanne Jagoda: Harold, a widower, is drawn to a lonely young woman and her children whom he sees every day at Spreckles Lake in Golden Gate Park where he launches his model boat. He unexpectedly helps her after an accident and finally begins to understand her.

· The Fireflies by Elaine Rosenberg Miller: A family scene. A young girl watching her aunt dress her hair. A intimate thing. And then she sees the brand, the carbon brand making her relative's status as "thing", born into a race marked by its tormentors as less than human, as subject to extermination. Yet, the girl realizes, her aunt, by her life and her courage, has turned the disfigurement into badge of survival and triumph.

· A Fly in the Brandy by Roger Sakowski: One way to deal with writer's block is to summon a muse, befriend a fly, and celebrate an eminent divorce. Either that or have the police over and sit through a tiresome interrogation.

· Footprints by Kristin Kobayashi: Miranda and her friend Blair are two young girls who have always had a competitive relationship. However, Miranda soon realizes that she has more in common with Blair than she thinks after she encounters the super-natural, It.

· JeniLee by Madison Ann Lee: Love is...not what she had in mind when she met JeniLee. Best friend turned fierce lover, Jeni became more than she ever bargained for. A husband, kids, and a 12 year marriage behind her belt, she was forced to ask the questions that she never thought would come. 'Am I gay? Do I go against everything I've ever been taught and follow my heart?" This is a short story about falling in love and being happy for the first time, when all the odds are against it.

·        Milk and Honey by T.C. Stevenson: When an urban family of three finds themselves in a desperate financial situation, they are forced to consider slaughtering one of their last means of income: their only surviving cow and family pet, Demeter. In spite of his son's increasingly severe malnourished state, The Father refuses to accept this as an option and seeks solace in his beekeeping. When the time comes for a decision to be made, Mother and Son are forced to choose between their survival and their family.

· On Silence by Philip V. Coombs: A couple share a life trying to find a voice. Their silence is as important as their noise. It isn't always the grand design that takes you down, sometimes it is the details.

· Supersonic Galactic Troopers: A Novel by Terri Dailey: A group of college freshmen get more than a good education as they embark on their first year of college in New York City. They are in for a major surprise when they are recruited by a talking cat from outer space to become the superheroes destined to save the world from the greatest evil threat in the Universe. Action and hilarity ensue as the team attempts to take down the alien threat while still getting all their term papers handed in on time in this science-fiction, comic book superhero, action-adventure comedy/parody!

· The Flames of Freedom by Iftekhar Sayeed: This is a story of how western foreign policy affects the lives of distant people: it begins by the Poshur River at Mongla and ends at Teknaf in Bangladesh. The themes are an insatiable longing for peace and the inevitability of violence.

·        The Man in the White Pontiac by Liam Maloney: 10-year-old Brendan, the eldest son of a "down and out" Irish-American writer, struggles to make sense of the maelstrom of religious, moral and familial conflicts that surround him.

· The Visit by Brian Kayser: Growing up, our narrator played catch with his father until they could barely make out the ball. After not seeing his father for two years after a disagreement, our narrator finds himself immersed in memories and tension after inviting his father to dinner. Our narrator attempts to repair his relationship with his father without going back to old habits and painful memories.

· Tommy Braden by Jered W Johnston: New Kensington, Pennsylvania is a gritty little river town comprised mostly of blue-collar wage slaves and criminals. Whenever their shifts end, the laborers flock to the many mob owned bars which pepper "New Ken's" streets. Tommy Braden takes a look inside one of these bars for a single night and follows the reckless, and perhaps fatal, actions of a young mob enforcer.

POETRY:

· Brown Gold by Magdalena Ball
· Cottage in Three Oaks by Dave Frazier
· Crows by Joseph Welsh
· Death by Juliette Beswick Pokletar
· For... by Matthew Ryan Morris
· I'm Am by Tonn Pastore
· Mea Culpa by Chris Birrane
· Pressure by Sarah Koscielniak
· The Blessing: An ode to love's succession by Christopher Nagle
· The Persistence of Stones by Eileen Bell
· The Silent Ones by Jason Anderson
· Titanic - A Date with Destiny by Paul H Ward
· World at War by Dean Meredith

RIB HAS A NEW COLUMN: The Time Capsule

Forget magazine pronouncements of the sexiest or most interesting. Award shows come but once a year. Rating systems and polls do not include me. And who decides must lists?? Here is the place to get the feel... think zeitgeist... culture. Rib knows what we should be excited about and what should drop off the radar. Just call it instinct or let me know I am wrong and perhaps we could have it out. What has us thinking this month? Here is the flavor of the moment, a page in time for...

ASSORTED:

· But That's Okay by Shea Hennum: Everyone wonders about what happens after death, but sometimes we forget that it's what happens before that is more important. We forget that if you do good, you'll do well.

· I'm Struggling by Mattie Lennon: Have you ever tried to write about nothing. I have. The following is the result and you, dear reader can tell me if I succeeded.

· Poke Delete by Janice Kenyon: The aging process is inexorable, unstoppable, incorrigible. It shows no mercy, takes all prisoners. We each experience it, some sooner rather than later. Poke Delete takes you inside.

· What I Know of War by Steve Myers: Time runs backwards from the killings at Kent State through the military hospitals of the Vietnam War to World War II. We are left with the effects of war and the effects found in a dead soldier's pockets.

7 QUESTION INTERVIEWS:

·        Gail Carriger: Gail Carriger a New York Times bestselling author. Current release: Timeless
· Carole DeSanti: Carole DeSanti is Vice President, Editor at Large at Viking Penguin. Current release: The Unruly Passions of Eugenie R.
·        Helen Knode:  Helen Knode is the author of two acclaimed mystery novels. Current release: Wildcat Play
· Robert McCammon: Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels. Current release: The Providence Rider
· Maureen McQuerry: Maureen Doyle McQuerry writes books for teens and adults. Current release: The Peculiars
· Chris Pavone: Chris Pavone a New York Times bestselling author. Current release: The Expats
· Taylor M. Polites: Taylor M. Polites is a debut novelist living in Providence, Rhode Island. Current release: The Rebel Wife

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