“Paco” by Winona Leon
The magic continues! In the latest installment of our winning My Little Pony Writing Contest entries (if you missed the magic, go here and here.) Today, we present the flash piece “Paco” by Winona Leon. Photo, above: OakleyOriginals Paco Riding Paco makes my legs melt like wax. Beneath me, I hear his body move...
MAR Asks, James Warner Answers
While the protagonist in James Warner’s short story, “Using the Word ‘Posterity’ in a Sentence,” finds himself slowly being erased, there’s no forgetting this quirky tale, which appears in MAR‘s Spring 2014 issue (Vol. XXXIV, Number 2). James Warner’s stories are forthcoming most imminently in ZYZZYVA and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, and have appeared most...
How I Almost Met Dan Stevens Eight Times on a Mission from MAR, Part III: There’s a Dog in the Car
This is our third and final installment (read Part I: The MFA Can Kill You and Part II: Gadaffi, Frogs, and Jungian Beetles) of this special series about Mid-American Review (MAR), Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey fame, and the post-MFA life. (Image, above: Ivan T) Part III – There’s a Dog in the Car By Suzanne...
How I Almost Met Dan Stevens Eight Times on a Mission from MAR, Part II: Gaddafi, Frogs, and Jungian Beetles
Here is the second installment of Suzanne Hodsden’s three-part series, “How I Almost Met Dan Stevens Eight Times on a Mission from MAR.” Read the first part, “The MFA Can Kill You,” and stayed tuned for Part III, which will go live early next week. (Frog dissection images: Biodiversity Heritage Library) Part II – Gaddafi,...
How I Almost Met Dan Stevens Eight Times on a Mission from MAR, Part I: The MFA Can Kill You
MAR is excited to publish a three-part essay by Suzanne Hodsden, a recent graduate of Bowling Green State University’s MFA program and MAR‘s Technical Editor. Stay tuned for additional installments. Photo: Ian Freimuth Part 1 – The MFA Can Kill You By Suzanne Hodsden I saw my exit and bolted. Around the doctor’s legs and...
“My Little Pony’s Easter Message” by Debbra Palmer
I studied the pony as I peeled the foil from another chocolate. Her silky mane draped over one eye. Between the chubby cheeks on her oversized head, a slight smile curled like an apology. Or intuition. After last week’s magic, let’s keep the pony love going with our second My Little Pony Contest winner: “My...
“Friendship is Magic” by Marci Rae Johnson
At AWP 2014 in Seattle, amidst the star-studded panels and readings, one event stood out from the pack as the most magical. That’s right, folks. We’re talking about the MAR My Little Pony Writing Contest. The challenge was simple: write a poem or flash fiction piece somehow celebrating the magic of My Little Pony. From...