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February 2023 MoonBite: My Journey
Originally posted on Tangled Locks Journal: My JourneyI am WOMAN-Confined within the cocoon of suppression, I dreamt of the unknown ocean.Cracking the shell of suppression, I stretched my armsand embraced a new dawn.I shed dead silenceto kiss the life of expression; I began my journey towards the ocean.I plunged into strange watersand dared the tempestuous…
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New Abortion Stories
Originally posted on Tangled Locks Journal: The important work of authentic stories. I wish I were writing an uplifting review of the year. Sure, there were many bright spots, but the truth is, America and the world became more dangerous for many people. The culture of contempt has remained firmly in place. Dehumanizing and denigrating…
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Sending Smiles
Celebrating a religious holiday? Have a merry, happy, joyous one. Not celebrating anything? Have a great day! Having a complicated day? Sending comfort. I think I am doing a little bit of each! Wishing you all the very best.
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Reflections and New Directions
Originally posted on Tangled Locks Journal: Are you one of those people that see the shortened days as a reason to reflect on the year and identify ways to want to grow? I don’t mean resolutions which are too easily broken. I mean intentions. I am and I’ve been thinking about what we do well…
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Changing the World, Word by Word.
Originally posted on Tangled Locks Journal: What if the world valued words more than dollars? Writers don’t just tell stories, they develop empathy, the most precious commodity in humanity. Writers and poets! You are making the world a better place. Keep writing as though humanity depends on it (we do)! And get your work out…
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Open for submission for our August MoonBite
Originally posted on Tangled Locks Journal: For me, the strength of microprose and poetry is the power to evoke vivid images with just few words. As a former art director and illustrator, I love reading and rereading a piece until those images fully form in my mind and finding a way to those images with…
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Our Summer 2022 Issue has Launched.
Originally posted on Tangled Locks Journal: Our fifth issue is a celebration of inventive voices. We didn’t completely veer away from the social and political (How could we in times like this?) but we did select work that electrified us with power, sometimes shocked us, and often amused us. Enjoy new work by Liz Clarke,…
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Spring update
I’ve been so busy with Tangled Locks Journal. We just published our spring issue and we are already reading submissions for three projects. We are also offering services to writers to help them meet their goals. We are providing developmental feedback for works in process, editing, website development and social medial marketing planning. It’s been…
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Instagram writing community
I’m not a big Instagram user (yet) but I have been hearing about the writing community on Instagram so I decided to give it a try. Part of the reason is that I am committed to increasing the visibility of writers on Tangled Locks Journal and part is because I have a deep love for…
Teresa Berkowitz 