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This poem was inspired by the HBO documentary - I am evidence and the appalling reality of the rape kit backlog remaining untested in the hundreds of thousands. I was horrified by the idea of these boxes in a warehouse where birds were actually making nests of the evidence, of these women’s bodies and pain, evidence that could put the rapists behind bars. And who better to open the boxes than Pandora?

See Nancy Purnell’s Retrospective Show at Matted Art Gallery through September 12th

Posted Monday, August 19, 2019 at 8:37 pm

Matted Gallery in Long Island City is currently showing a retrospective of the late New York Artist, Nancy Purnell's work (Mark’s mom), consisting of oil and watercolor landscapes of Martha's Vineyard and The Berkshires, abstract oils from the 1960s through 2018 and hand painted photographs of old and new New York.

The show runs through Thursday, September 12th with a closing party at Matted from 6 to 8pm

Matted LIC is located at

46-36 Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11101

You can take the 7 train to Vernon Blvd, the E/M/G to Court Square.

The gallery is open 6 days a week, Tuesday & Wednesday from 10 am to 6 pm, Thursday & Friday from 10 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 6pm and Sunday from noon to 6pm

Hope you can stop by!

Both Mark’s and Andrea’s flash fiction pieces published in Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Legend Mega Issue

Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 8:55 pm

Both Mark’s and Andrea’s flash fiction pieces got into Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Legend Mega Issue beating out stories from the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand. The editors commented that –

“We also saw a Molotov first, with two people who apparently live at the same address each scoring a slot in the Top 10 (must be something in the water)."

Once we saw that scrolling down on the contest winners’ announcement page, we hoped they were talking about us.

And they were!

Mark’s story and first published piece below
La Puerta – No. 9 (a suitable musical placement)
https://themolotovcocktail.com/vol-10/flash-legend/la-puerta/

Andrea’s story
The Eyes – No. 4
https://themolotovcocktail.com/vol-10/flash-legend/the-eyes/

Also, super exciting, both of our stories will be included in Molotov Cocktail’s Fifth Annual Prize Winners Anthology (details on that in late summer).

We’re looking forward to reading the entire issue.

Listen to Devil in a Dream Part II (Tiny Desk Version) on CIUT 89.5 FM

Posted Monday, May 20, 2019 at 8:28 pm

In April, we entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest for 2019.

And then the hostess with the mostess, Carol B. from Ruby Slippers on CIUT 89.5 FM in Toronto, Ontario Canada requested an mp3 of the magic.

You can listen in below
https://www.mixcloud.com/carolbarrett545/ruby-slippers-radio-in-toronto-canada-april-19-2019-ciut895fm/

This song will be on our upcoming album, Fancy Hercules.

We didn’t win NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest but an awesome person did – check it out here.

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