Monologging

Online literary magazine connecting creatives worldwide & encouraging collaborative multimedia creation.

[Jeffrey F. Barken @JeffreyFBarken]

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Funny, like old scrapbooks I almost forgot...
This was the very first trailer we did
for an issue of the magazine:

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Brazilian #photographer Ronaldo Aguiar has left X, but you can find his work on Bluesky and Instagram... On one of his visits, we'd spent a foggy day wandering Harlem to take pictures. This video set the stage for the end of my stay in #Manhattan. My wife and I we're headed #home to #Ithaca. We'd started a family, and wanted to live where we could afford a house. By the spring of '17 the new president had taken office. So many were unnerved... #Monologging always gave a reason to warm and say hello then try to understand. Meanwhile, I still had a dream of fixing up the novel I'd written in college. The one about the #fire and the #music, two brothers and old #friends ...

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Another gem.
This one from Winter '17.

Timely today perhaps...
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I remember the first time that @MarkScabash6 & I had a call to discuss #poetry & collaboration on #Monologging. That was always the dream at the heart of the "Local-global" concept. Using new communications technologies, I could encourage leaps of faith among contributors worldwide that would make long distance relationships feel genuine and committed.

Through the years, Mark has been a great mentor, challenging me to explore philosophical, political & religious perspectives that were either not on my radar or that I had been quick to judge at the onset. His kind words, annual poem, and steadfast belief in the novelty of Monologging's mission has helped immeasurably to establish a sense of balance throughout the magazine. Likewise, I have Mark to thank for encouraging my experimentation with #Haiku & #Tanka forms.

Though Mark contributed many gems, looking back, it's only proper to highlight the beginning of this collaboration first. I was delighted to pair Mark with #Irish #Artist @DMullerFineArt who illustrated his brilliant #poem, "Magnolia Annex," for our Summer '19 issue.

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The timing, place and memory of this interview by @Nat_TRF from our "Metanoia" themed Autumn 2020 issue...

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I always loved this concept for #tea:
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#literary and essential for every #booklover
Kimberly Richardson's Summer '19 piece
"About Tea Time" explores our
#rural vs. #urban theme.

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There are so many gems hiding in this journal...

"Margin Poems" (#Winter 22'-'23) paired #poetry by @silentcrystals with #art by @GeenaMassaro & tested the boundaries of #anonymity with an interview between...

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Chapter 1:

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Chapter 26: https://t.co/Z5ZUFeLgpE

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Chapter 25: https://t.co/Ta9E5NCmun

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Chapter 24: https://t.co/zBlVuFUgzK

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Chapter 23: https://t.co/ptYtHMEOSR

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Chapter 22: https://t.co/HT8zpvGBsG

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Chapter 21: https://t.co/uxmQDmgZ7y

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Chapter 20: https://t.co/tggU7DAp0N

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Chapter 19: https://t.co/83QsiEO7Zi

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Chapter 18: https://t.co/VMzrLJoQwt

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Chapter 17: https://t.co/AM5Qbrd3Oa

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Chapter 16: https://t.co/RMGYbQ3jbB

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Chapter 15: https://t.co/9WQYHwK6ks