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This is an experiment in online literary and artistic collaboration. The title comes from an Iñupiaq word that means "sitting together in the darkness, waiting for something to burst."
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September-December 2009
Editors: Beth Adams and Dave Bonta
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- Pamela Johnson Parker interviewed at Read Write Poem November 9, 2009
- Submissions open for qarrtsiluni's Health issue November 2, 2009
- K. Alma Peterson's first chapbook garners glowing review October 26, 2009
- Howie Good's new e-chap is all heart October 24, 2009
- New collaborative chapbook by Elisa Gabbert and Kathleen Rooney October 23, 2009
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Josephine, I love this enigmatic painting, which allows me to ponder its meaning as well as sparking memories from my own past. The brilliant colors also look so terrific on these pages! Hope we’ll see your work here again.
i love the way this spirit-being (angel?) subtly has three faces like the triple-goddess who sees the past, present and future. I didn’t notice that at first, and it is very subtle but that’s what makes it good. i also notice there is a goddess icon in the upper right corner, which leads me to believe I’m on the right track.
the overall color and light are great! thanks for posting!