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WELCOME TO PRIDE MONTH!

Be an ally, during pride and all life long!

Dave and I agree, our lives would not be as loving, interesting, or rich without the LGBTQ+ people we have been fortunate enough to have in our lives. And certainly not as colorful! Pride Month! We love you. We hope we do a good job of valuing Pride all year! For this year’s Pride I was thinking about probably the first time I ever knew there were people who were gay, when I read Rita Mae…

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VIRGINIA WATTS SHOWS EVERYONE HOW IT'S DONE!

Big shoutout to Virginia Watts, one of the OGs at OSP! Her short story collection, ECHOES FROM THE HOCKER HOUSE, just landed on the shortlist for the 2024 da Vinci Eye Award and the Eric Hoffer Book Award. As the editor on this project, I gotta say, these stories are straight-up mesmerizing. They’ll take you on a journey you will not be able to forget, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you…

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"Echoes From the Hocker House" by Virginia Watts

A Strikingly Original Anthology that Displays Watts’ Imaginative Capacity #books #bookreview #reading #readerviews

Echoes From the Hocker House Virginia WattsDevil’s Party Press (2023)ISBN: 978-1957224176 Reviewed by Ephantus M for Reader Views (08/2023) “Echoes From the Hocker House” is an introspective short story collection by Virginia Watts that explores tales about foiled expectations and ineffaceable events in everyday American life. With impressive candor and lucid exposition, the stories follow…

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NORMA TANEGA SENDS GREETINGS

OH MY GOODNESS! I love this song, “You’re Dead,” by Norma Tanega. But wait, what if you were dead? Have you prepared? Today your writing, or art, is not just your writing, it is your intellectual property.As such, when you ride off into the sunset someday, and leave your intellectual property behind, there is the very real possibility that someone you are blood-related to, or legally related…

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COPYRIGHT LAW (in the USA) EXPLAINED

To visit click the photo or HERE. What a great little resource this is. Isn’t it wonderful how some sites offer so much for no charge at all? We buy copyright for all of our single-book authors, and it is important to have, and our pleasure to provide. As an offshoot of this topic, I am often asked by authors if they can republish with a publisher something they have self-published on the web,…

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POETRY AND THE GRAMMY AWARDS

Want to read all about it? CLICK HERE Poetry is more and more getting its due. Why is that? Could it be because poetry soothes the soul, and so many souls need soothing? Could it be because poetry is easy to read quickly, on your phone? What other thoughts do you have? Dianne here, and I earned my MFA in poetry writing, and I am a fan of the stuff. We try, at DPP, to incorporate poetry into our…

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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT

REGISTER HERE This webinar is 100% free. Ask your questions: we have answers.I look forward to meeting you in person!

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Echoes From the Hocker House Makes Short List

OSP Founding member Virgina Watts’ collection of short stories, ECHOES FROM THE HOCKER HOUSE has made the short list of finalists for the 2024 da Vinci Eye Award and also for the Eric Hoffer Book Award, which announces soon! I worked as Virginia’s editor for this book, and I can tell you that you will find this book captivating. It will transport you to another time and place, and I bet you’ll…

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TWO SIDES OF THE COIN

There is an amazing sort of serendipity that shows up among the pieces chosen.

The new INSTANT NOODLES is out, and this time all the pieces were chosen by the members of Old Scratch Press. Despite that, just like every prior issue, there is an amazing sort of serendipity that shows up among the pieces chosen. Here are two I would like to highlight because, in my view, they are both powerful, and two sides of the same coin, and both of them are also read aloud by their…

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INSTANT NOODLES IS UP!

Check out the wonderful writing and art: curated by Old Scratch Press! Lot’s of poetry for National Poetry Month plus other literary delights await you! Just like a great lunch you can get it in an instant!

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LOOKING FOR SOME FREE PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES? MARCH 15th for DEADLINE #1!

Don't miss your chance to submit! FREE to submit & FREE to read!

WE’RE IN OUR FOURTH YEAR! Old Scratch Press is taking submissions for Instant Noodles 2024! STOP BY THIS PAGE to submit. Read INSTANT NOODLES to get an idea of what we’re looking for. UPDATE: We’re also looking for multi-media pieces! Topics/themes for 2024: Spring Issue (V4 I1): Instant INSTANT is our theme for Spring, 2024: like an eye seeing a scene at one moment, like something thta…

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Instant Noodles with a Side of Love for Valentine's Day

Instant Noodles is an online lit magazine formerly curated by me, alone, and now curated by Old Scratch Press. For Valentine’s Day, here are a few of my favorite poems about love from the magazine that I chose for publication. FIRST MORNING AFTER MOVING ~ Greg Hill My bureaus and dressers,all crossed with blue tape,a sea of cubed cardboardspilling out into the hallwayand into all the other…

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HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE BEWILDERNESS?

Bewilderness Writing is the brainchild of Old Scratch member Ellis Elliot. Ellis offers so many things for writers on her website. I look forward to the newsletter too, for all its tips and tricks. Check out her site. You’re going to love it!

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OLD SCRATCH PRESS SUPPORTING MNI SOTA THIS WEEKEND!

Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant 24-Hour Fundraiser Join us for an exciting online event, the Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant 24-Hour Live Fundraiser! Starting on Friday, Nov 3, 7pm (Central Daylight Time), this event aims to support and uplift Indigenous writers in Mni Sota (Minnesota). Throughout the 24 hours, we’ll be hosting a variety of engaging interviews with…

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📚 Ready to Embark on a Reading Adventure? Try Kindle Vella! 📚

Kindle Vella lets you explore these stories one episode at a time, making it perfect for those moments when you want a quick literary escape.

Are you a bookworm looking for fresh, exciting stories to dive into? Kindle Vella offers a unique and captivating reading experience that you won’t want to miss. Here are some thrilling titles that will pique your interest: THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR by R. David Fulcher 💀 Genre: Horror 👻 This spine-tingling collection promises to make your hair stand on end. Dive into tales of…

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WHAT STARTS WITH A CRISP CLEAN PROLOGUE...

HIBERNACULUM starts out like most books, neat, clean, crisp white pages, chapters, titles, headers, all nice and normal. And it ends like this: It ends on notebook paper, torn from a spiral notebook, and hidden. The book is fiction, and there is all story there, and you get to know and love the characters very well and much. But Anthony digs in. And so, why would the world come to have places…