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Excerpts

Novel Excerpt
From
Alone In The Company Of Others
(Open Books Amazon Kindle Edition)
by Kelly Huddleston
2009

Memoir
XXX-RATED
X RAYS
Sex, Scars & a Superheroine with Scoliosis
by Kremena
(Published by and reprinted with permission from
Smink Works Books)
2009

Novel Excerpt
From Manhattan (unpublished)
by Joe B. Vaughn Jr.
2009

Novel Excerpt
From the upcoming novel (unpublished)
The Virtual Life of Fizzy Oceans
by David A. Ross

Classic
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Originally published by Chapman and Hall, 1843
2007 Open Books Electronic Edition
2009

Excerpt
"My Guest"
(Excerpt from the novella The Mystery of Taiwo da Silva)
Originally published by BLACK BOOKS NIGERIA
A division of Human Change Communications Company
by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren
2010
Short Stories

Short Story
"Batteries"
by David A. Ross
Previously published in
Sacrifice and the Sweet Life (EMP Trade Edition) &
Sacrifice and the Sweet Life (Open Books Amazon Kindle Edition)
2009

Short Story
"Bitch In This Candy Box"
by Teri Louise Kelly
2009

Short Story (Flash Fiction)
"Ashes, Ashes"
by Linda Sands
2009

Short Story (Flash Fiction)
"k"
John-Patrick Ayson
2010
Poetry

Poetry
"The Courage of Intimacy"
by Keith Ainsworth
2009

Poetry
"The Bells"
by Edgar Allan Poe
(Bicentennial tribute to the birth of
Edgar Allan Poe)
2009

Classics
Excerpt from The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
"The Coming of the Ship"
(With artistic plates by the author)
2009

Poetry
"the night before my execution"
by Teri Louise Kelly
2009

Multimedia
Spoken Word Poetry Competition
Poets: B. Yung; Brittany Bellinger;
Aileen Velazquez (AKA Jade Star)

Poetry
"The Lady of Shalott"
by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Poetry
"State of The Union"
by Susie Duncan Sexton
2009

Poetry
"Ms. Betty"
by Noah Kaplowitz
2009

Poetry
Two poems by
Santiago del Dardano Turann
"A Cafe on Taraval"
"Afternoon Adagio"
2009

Poetry
"the time i met yeats in Kensington"
by Teri Louise Kelly
2010


Poetry
Two poems by
bl pawelek
"less and less distinctly"
"the build"
2010


Multimedia

Film
Office Girl (Humor)
by Lindsay Metter
2009

Multimedia
The Tell Tale Heart
adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's famous short story
by Director and Animator
Aaron Quinn
2009

Fine Art
The Collages of artist
Brigitte Martin
2009

Interview
Startling interview with Wendell Potter,
former VP of Cigna Insurance Health Care
About the Practices of the Industry to
Undermine Care for Millions
PBS interview: Bill Moyers Journal with Bill Moyers
2009

Humor
What is the Super Late Show?
Who is talk show host Graig Dufferson?
And why should we care?
Series pilots by Aaron Quinn
2009

Interview
Inside USA: Jesse Ventura
An Interview with Jesse Ventura
who went from wrestler to former governer of Minnesota.
2009

A Christmas Message in Song
"White Wine in the Sun"
Tim Minchin
2009

Multimedia
THE SUNSHINE MAKERS
A short film by Aaron Quinn
2009

Sculpture & Film
"Finding Balance"
Dimitris Kyriakis
2010

Interview
plumtv: Grace Slick
An Interview with legendary rock singer &
visual artist who frontlined for
Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship.
2010
Reviews

Book Review
Songs of Blue and Gold (Random House)
by Deborah Lawrenson
Reviewed by Kelly Huddleston
2009

Book Review
Coming Together (Chalet publishers, LLC 2009)
by Joyce Norman & Joy Collins
Reviewed by Kelly Huddleston

Book Review
Good Morning Corfu (Open Books)
by David A. Ross
Reviewed by Kelly Huddleston
Articles

Nostalgia
"Once Upon A Time...
A Slice of Corporate America Dined at Club 30"
by Susie Duncan Sexton
2009

Culture
Sex & Art: Alive and Well in the U.S.A.
by Lakota Phillips
2009

Article
Keep ‘em Scared & Keep ‘em Stupid
An American liberal doesn’t want to let free-dumb ring…
by Vincent Yanez
2009

Editor's Notebook
Capital for the Twenty-first Century
by David A. Ross
2009

Culture
DAMage Report -
Character Assassination by Characters -
The Red Hat Lawsuit
by Lakota Phillips
2009

Linguistics
A Murder of Crows
Group Names for Birds
by Terry Ross
2010

Article
Twilight
by David A. Ross
2010
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