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Earth to You

What makes Helen falter in front of the pawn shop is the beat-up electric propped up in the window, its silver paint peeling just clear of the glass. In her mind she had already touched it. It is so unlike Helen to open the door, to walk up to the counter, to stand doing nothing […]

Oracle Portraits

Reading Note: My frequent re-reads, to remember the strange, wonderful animal and artist you are: Animal Joy by Nuar Alsadir How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

Fence Editorial Guidelines and Code of Conduct

Guidelines and Code of Conduct for Fence Editors Following is a guide to Fence editorial policy, as agreed to by the Editorial Directors and The Board of Directors of Fence magazine and Fence Books. ♦ Fence editors will treat each submission with utmost respect and protect the confidentiality and identity of submitters. ♦ Submissions received […]

Fence Recommends Independent Bookstores – Main Index

On each Fence Book page the “Buy the Book” link will take you to one of the below independent booksellers located across the United States. ♦ Above left: City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue.San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-8193. ♦ Right: The Book Loft of German Village, 631 South Third St. Columbus, OH 43206 (614) […]

Ode to Mud Season – A Vispo Journal

Outside the Children’s & Maternity Thrift Shop Outside the children’s & maternity thrift shop stood the little girl with her dog looking down at the wet sidewalk. The worms are dying, she said, dragging each syllable through sad honey, which startled me— I was not expecting to be addressed, having forgotten the gift of perception […]