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Terese Svoboda has published 8 books of poetry, most recently Theatrix: Poetry Plays (Anhinga, 2021).

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"Hitler and My Mother-in-Law" is a Foreword INDIES winner in Biography (Adult Nonfiction). A riveting memoir that explores the intersection of truth—both familial and political—through the colorful li...

The Spring, Summer 2026 issue of Tiferet Journal contains over 160 pages of poetry, prose, essays, interviews, cover art by Virginia Peck.

WHAT CAUSED IT, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT CAUSED IT, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT CAUSED IT, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT CAUSED IT, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT CAUSED IT, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT CAUSED IT, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IMMEDIATELY.

"Some have said 'Hitler and My Mother-in-Law' is a double memoir, about myself and my mother-in-law, but its real subject and what unites it, is truth—in family, journalism and politics."

Review by Melissa Kutsche   Hitler and My Mother-in-Law by Terese Svoboda focuses on the life and career of the author’s mother-in-law, Patricia (Pat) Lochridge Hartwell. Hartwell was the first woman ...

A stick, pared clean-no, a silver-toppedbamboo-with-dagger, class doubling as club,the advantage of gravity lifted highovercoming the disadvantage of poking ahead.He demurs. Weakness either way.A man ...

In our Orwellian moment, we need to start somewhere

Grab a warm drink and cozy up with these great new indie titles

1.20.2026

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Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? Writing expresses what’s going on in the mind battered by the world. An extension of orality, it requires f...

The art of confabulation

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Dec 23-Jan 04, 2026. Readers will be riveted! Free 5 first edition signed copies of th...

A new memoir tells the story of Patricia Lochridge, a World War II correspondent who stole a painting from Hitler and danced with Hermann Göring.

The first time I met my mother-in-law, Patricia Hartwell, she displayed her World War II trophies, the highlights being Hermann Goering’s medals and his tiny Minox camera, Goebbel’s silverware, a c…

The Santa Monica Review is a nationally distributed literary arts journal sponsored by Santa Monica College. The journal is published twice yearly, in Fall and Spring.

Concise, idiosyncratic reviews of books I got for free or cheap, with an emphasis on Canadian poetry. Click to read Reviews of Books I Got for Free or Cheap, by Dawn Macdonald, a Substack publication....