DOMESTICITIES
The Extraordinary in the Everyday ~ May 2006

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Updated May 12, 2006
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Predicting big changes in 2006! Float over the crystal ball to see into Margin's future!

Front Desk
Letter from the editor
Why do some people think daily life isn't worth writing home about? Of course it is—just take a look at this month's stories and poems.

Announcing
SOUTHERN REVIVAL:
Deep Magic
for Hurricane Relief

100% of proceeds benefit the Book Relief initiative.
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Fiction
Short stories
Featuring Stephen Benz, A.D. Conrad, Mark D'Anna, Barbara Jacksha, Sondra Kelly-Green, Lois Schlegel, Jodee Stanley

Poetry
Magical realist verse
Featuring Maureen Tolman Flannery, Mary Clair Ervin Gildea, Pamela Hughes

Essay
Enter At Your Own Risk: This is the house that Pauline built
Canadian author Paulina Holdstock details the otherworldly experiences she encountered while writing her MR novel, House
READ AN EXCERPT

Creative Nonfiction
A Ghost Tour in Beaufort, SC
Writes the author, Sheila Nickerson: "In the marshes, where cordgrass constantly moves and much is indistinct, it is possible, at times, to see rips in the curtain of day."

Resources
Magical Realism News
Keeping our eyes on the industry

Letters
What folks have on their minds

Marginalia
literary glossary

Links
Magical realism on the web

Reading List
fiction, poetry, nonfiction

Kid's Reading
age appropriate recommendations

What is Magical Realism?
Our criteria page

Archives
The first five years

About Us
Periphery
No. 3: Reasonable Facsimiles
Available thru 7.31.06

MRWIN
The Magic Realist Writers International Network

Submissions Guidelines
General Reading Period Closed.

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Last updated 2006/05/12