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Changes
Our regular Wednesday writer, Sara, has decided to step down from writing weekly columns here, as of mid-July. Life gets in the way, to our detriment. I’m sure she’ll be going on to even greater...
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The Nose’s Summer Schedule
Beloved readers, you’ve probably noticed some new faces posting on the site. Please bear with us while we cultivate new writers and work on our new schedule. I’ll try to have a regular posting schedule...
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Five Hundred: Flash Fiction week II
When I started working as a freelance editor, I knew that freelance work comes and goes, and that there would be dry spells–at least, in the beginning. I know myself well enough to plan for this: When...
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Flash Fiction week III
I was planning to space these out more, perhaps having a Flash Fiction week here on the Nose once or twice a year. But we have a story left over from the recent flash fiction week that I really don’t...
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Flash Fiction week III: Friendship
We had one piece left over from the last week of flash fiction. While it didn’t quite fit with the other stories, it seemed like a good seed for another week of stories. From October 22nd through the...
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Sandy
Due to Hurricane Sandy in the United States, Magnificent Nose may be updating intermittently for the next several days. Regular updates will resume as soon as the editor has reliable internet access....
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Epistolary Flash Fiction: Week IV
Our next short fiction event will be a little different than the general fiction of previous weeks. The theme will be letters. (Emails or other messages are fine.) The piece can be one long letter or a...
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Vacation
The holidays are a good time of year to remember that change can be good. It’s been a bit of a mediocre year in this run-down world of ours, but it’s been a good year for the Nose: We lost two writers,...
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Call for submissions: Flash Fiction week IV
The next flash fiction week on the Nose is going to be a little different. Here’s the reason for that: The theme will be epistolary fiction. The word “epistolary” is generally used to describe a novel...
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Skip Day
Today may have to end up being a skip day here on the Nose; I had work to finish, and later in the morning developed a corneal abrasion. Feeling better after a nap, but my eye still hurts. Will try to...
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Flash Fiction Week V: The End
After the rousing success of our last week of flash fiction, I’ve been eager to do another one. Length: 500–750 words Date: May 20–24 Theme: “The End” This time, each story will be the end of a...
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Changes
All good things eventually must end, but change can be good. You may have noticed that, sadly, Steven has decided to leave the Nose. Luckily, Kathleen Ronan, who’s started writing here over the past...
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Friday
I’m traveling today, so can’t really spend the time that’s needed to write a proper Friday column. But I would like to remind people that we have a theme week coming up: Summer Reading, (or, “Books in...
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Monday
Monday’s column is running a bit late, due mostly to a lack of time and Wifi on my part and Kathleen’s. We’re currently trying our best to get Monday’s column posted before midnight. Filed under: Meta
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A theme every month
Kathleen and I met a few weeks ago to talk about the site. One thing we agreed on was that theme weeks are awesome. People seem to like these a lot, so we’re going to be doing more of them. Planning...
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Summer Reading Week 2
Since the last book review week went well, we’re doing it again this August. We’re looking for reviews that tell us where you read the book and why. Date: 5–9 August 2013 Length: Whatever you like, but...
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Back to School
The job of educator is noteworthy for many reasons, and one of those is the summer off. Teachers–and their families–have to plan for this time, financially and emotionally. This coming week,...
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Spooky Election Day
Very soon, we’ll be seeing Halloween decorations nailed to lampposts. Shortly after that, we’ll see election day flyers and be getting sample ballots in the mail (at least in the US). When Kathleen...
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Two weeks of holiday posts
Before we get into the next theme week, the Nose has some exciting news. You may have seen the film reviews penned by Christopher Exantus here on the site over the last few weeks. We’re happy to report...
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Two Weeks
This Monday will kick off Holiday Film Week here at the Nose. We have several fun posts planned, the first of which will be an article on the classic Miracle on 34th Street, written by Kathleen. The...
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