The New Now

The New Now

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JENNY RECEIVES A TRANSMISSION FROM AUNT DORIS
Jenny woke up before dawn, took a shower and felt glad/sad after nightwalking through their Vancouver neighborhood – on backstreets, next to dog walkers…
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ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
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Finding Your Voice
I’ve often read that writers have to find their voices.
Apr 8 • Russell C. Smith
Texting Mona Lisa
Apr 5 • Russell C. Smith
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Said She Was Bad News
Newest Noir Prose poem
Apr 1 • Russell C. Smith
KEEPING HUMANITY HUMAN
Mar 29 • Russell C. Smith
2:35
The Visionary Hotel
Entering the lobby, you’re surrounded by waterfalls, abstract sculptures crawling out of the walls, and vines climbing up to meet the domed ceiling.
Mar 25 • Russell C. Smith
Disfunction & Destruction
Mar 22 • Russell C. Smith
2:47
The New Now
The New Now
Welcome to The New Now. I publish manifestos, essays, prose poems, novel chapters, short stories, noir prose poems, and flash fiction. I also touch on living through these historical times, quotes on life, writing, books, and freedom of thought.
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