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Third Issue

Authentic Humanity - Made without AI

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"BREAKTHROUGHS" - 2025/2026

Poem Approaching Four Past Tenses

Lauren Camp

The poet Lauren Camp with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark red blouse with an opal pendant.
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Sight

Lauren Camp

The poet Lauren Camp with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark red blouse with an opal pendant.
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Double Life

Mike White

The poet Mike White, with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark jacket in front of the trunk of a conifer tree in winter.
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Stones

Mike White

The poet Mike White, with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark jacket in front of the trunk of a conifer tree in winter.
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boy

Jamison Conforto

The poet Jamison Conforto with chestnut brown hair and light skin, wearing colorful clothing in front of a city skyline.
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Antelope Boy

Jamison Conforto

The poet Jamison Conforto with chestnut brown hair and light skin, wearing colorful clothing in front of a city skyline.
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Chalk-white, Canyon-deep

Nano Taggart

A black and white photo of the writer Nano Taggart, with dark hair and beard, looking concerned.
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On Selecting the Contents of Care Package Number Three

Nano Taggart

A black and white photo of the writer Nano Taggart, with dark hair and beard, looking concerned.
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Trigger Alert

Robert Okaji

A black and white photo of the poet Robert Okaji, wearing a black shirt and glasses.
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Relentless

Robert Okaji

A black and white photo of the poet Robert Okaji, wearing a black shirt and glasses.
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Our Big Toes

Barbara Huntington

The writer Barbara Huntington with long white hair, holding the trunk of a large conifer tree.
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Shift

Barbara Huntington

The writer Barbara Huntington with long white hair, holding the trunk of a large conifer tree.
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A Whispering Beetle

Nancy Takacs

The writer Nancy Takacs with dark blond hair and light skin, wearing sunglasses in a desert.
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Sweet Peas

Nancy Takacs

The writer Nancy Takacs with dark blond hair and light skin, wearing sunglasses in a desert.
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Almost

Stacy Julin

The writer Stacy Julin with red hair and pink skin, wearing a flowered dress.
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Last Meal

Stacy Julin

The writer Stacy Julin with red hair and pink skin, wearing a flowered dress.
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Ballad of U and Me

klipschutz

A yearbook photo in black and white from the 1960s of the poet Kurt Lipschutz.
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Hymn for Lorca

klipschutz

A yearbook photo in black and white from the 1960s of the poet Kurt Lipschutz.
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It's Okay

Andrea Hollander

The poet Andrea Hollander with silver hair and light skin, wearing a blue blouse.
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Living Room

Andrea Hollander

The poet Andrea Hollander with silver hair and light skin, wearing a blue blouse.
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Blood Draw

Karin Anderson

The writer Karin Anderson with shoulder-length brown hear and light skin, wearing glasses.
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Yes, Emily, Hope

Jan Mordenski

The poet Jan Mordenski with silver shoulder-length hair and light skin, smiling in front of a bookcase.
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How to Make a Basket

Jan Mordenski

The poet Jan Mordenski with silver shoulder-length hair and light skin, smiling in front of a bookcase.
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Crash Ruminations (excerpt)

Karin Anderson

The writer Karin Anderson with shoulder-length light blond hair and light skin, wearing glasses.
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Incunabula, Mother Tongue

Max McDonough

The writer Max McDonough with pale skin and sandy blond hair, long and feathered on top, wearing a backwards green baseball cap and a blue plaid shirt.
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One Small Change

Max McDonough

The writer Max McDonough with pale skin and sandy blond hair, long and feathered on top, wearing a backwards green baseball cap and a blue plaid shirt.
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facing it

Shanan Ballam

The writer Shanan Ballam with long brown hair, ruddy skin and pink cheeks, wearing a red blouse.
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The Long Haul

Shanan Ballam

The writer Shanan Ballam with light skin and pink cheeks, wearing a black knit hat.
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An Amicable Correspondence

Scott Abbott

The writer Scott Abbott with light skin and white hair pulled back in a ponytail, wearing a black shirt.
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I Saw Her Standing There

Scott Abbott

The writer Scott Abbott with light skin and white hair pulled back in a ponytail, wearing a black shirt.
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Cold Marble, Hot Memories

Lev Raphael

The author Lev Raphael speaking, with red hair, light skin and a gray beard.
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Hard Times

Lev Raphael

The author Lev Raphael speaking, with red hair, light skin and a gray beard.
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Bird News

Cynthia Hardy

The writer Cynthia Hardy with white hair and light skin, next to a large brown tabby cat.
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Rude Weather

Cynthia Hardy

The writer Cynthia Hardy with white hair and light skin, next to a large brown tabby cat.
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Ghazal with Coyotes, Gaza and Healing Herbs

Pamela Uschuk

The poet Pam Uschuk with long ash-blond hair and light skin wearing a black shirt with turquoise scarf.
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Bluebird Abecedarian

Pamela Uschuk

The poet Pam Uschuk with long ash-blond hair and light skin wearing a black shirt with turquoise scarf.
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Review of El Rey of Gold Teeth by Reyes Ramirez

Willy Palomo

The writer Willy Palomo with dark, curly hair, a beard and tan skin, wearing glasses.
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Mama's Hands

Willy Palomo

The writer Willy Palomo with dark, curly hair, a beard and tan skin, wearing glasses.
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Vocabulary

Robbie Gamble

The writer Robbie Gamble, with gray hair and beard and ruddy skin, wearing tortoise-rim glasses and a herringbone jacket.
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Gamble Patrilineage

Robbie Gamble

The writer Robbie Gamble, with gray hair and beard and ruddy skin, wearing tortoise-rim glasses and a herringbone jacket.
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West on Piccadilly

Shauri Cherie

The writer Shauri Cherie with purple shoulder-length hair and tan skin, looking upward.
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huntington beach, march 2

Shauri Cherie

The writer Shauri Cherie with purple shoulder-length hair and tan skin, looking upward.
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The Birdwatcher

Stephen Wunderli

The writer Steve Wunderli with tan skin, silver hair cut short, wearing a denim shirt.
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Angel's Diner

Stephen Wunderli

The writer Steve Wunderli with tan skin, silver hair cut short, wearing a denim shirt.
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How to Turn a Hate March into a Jubilee Procession

Dana Henry Martin

The poet Dana Henry Martin with shoulder-length brown hair, holding a small white dog.
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Five Cows, Two Calves Found Shot Dead in Pine Valley

Dana Henry Martin

The poet Dana Henry Martin with shoulder-length brown hair, holding a small white dog.
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Seasonal Shift

Beth Colburn Orozco

The writer Beth Orozco with light skin and hair, seated on a couch and wearing a bright pink sweater.
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Dear Carley

Beth Colburn Orozco

The writer Beth Orozco with light skin and hair, seated on a couch and wearing a bright pink sweater.
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