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This Week at Atticus Review

A recap of the week's writing at Atticus Review. Intro by Christopher Linforth.

The Atticus Staff are busy finalizing our Spring 2022 issue and we're very excited for you to read the fantastic pieces we've selected. As our transition to a triannual completes, Becky Tuch interviewed me about the changes at Atticus Review for Lit Mag News. 

In the short time before the release of the issue, we've a handful of delights for you to enjoy. On the Attic, Joshua Raff has a fascinating piece about his process of writing a history book and the depth of research that's required. In CNF, we have a playful piece by Sydney Friedman: "An Act of Nothing: Samuel Beckett." From the archive, we've a brilliant flash from Kim Magowan--"How to Fall Out"--to celebrate her recent book successes. In poetry, we're flashing back to 2013 and Joy Ladin's wonderful poem "Moths."

Lastly, we're now open for our special Internet-themed issue. For this August issue, we're interested in the ways the advent of the Internet Age has influenced literature, altered our sense of being and sense of belonging, made us rethink connection and connectivity, and changed our daily lives. We're open to work that interrogates and celebrates contemporary online culture, and work that considers the intersections of digital technologies in our on- and off-screen lives. Though this may sound formal, we're very open to creative work that broaches Internet culture and Internet-influenced life, in more tangential and interesting ways. Consider submitting today!

Until next week, thanks so much for reading. Christopher LinforthEditor-in-Chief

THIS WEEK AT ATTICUS

NEW FROM THE ATTIC

THE JOYS OF DETOURSbyJoshua Raff"I have spent many decades writing, until recently, almost exclusively within the confines of my job as a lawyer. Research is required for much of that writing, but I know how to find what I need and how to use the information effectively. Most importantly, I know when to stop, when I have enough material."

FICTION

FROM THE ARCHIVES: March, 2016This week's fiction is "How Fall Out," by Kim Magowan. Her latest collection,

, is available now from Gold Wake Press.

POETRY

FROM THE ARCHIVES: January 2013Today's poem is "Moths," by Joy Ladin, whose 2021 collection

(EOAGH Books)was recently awarded the National Jewish Book Award in Poetry. You can preorder her next collection,

, from Selva Obscura Press.

CREATIVE NONFICTION

ACT OF NOTHING: SAMUEL BECKETTbySydney Friedman"Beckett creates characters solely to give them no purpose.Beckett creates chaos through nothing.Beckett creates plots only for them to stagnate.Beckett creates movement through stillness."

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