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Charlotte, NC
Joined April 2013
The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 excerpt from "Daddy Was a Southerner" by Edward Tyndall mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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Our Fall 2026 issue officially marks 31 years in print! . The Main Street Rag publishes fine literature in the form of poetry, prose, interviews and reviews. Purchase your copy of the Fall 2026 issue, or become a subscriber today! mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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Pre-orders are open for North Coast Voices 2027, a poetry anthology from @MainStreetRag, featuring writers with ties to the Great Lakes. mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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SUBSCRIBERS: The Fall issue is on the way to you!
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "Class of— " by Sydney Salter mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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Sharing this order form for anyone interested in pre-ordering (special price!!) North Coast Voices 2027, a poetry anthology from @MainStreetRag featuring work from writers with ties to the Great Lakes region. You can order online at the MSR online bookstore or by check. Tha nk you!
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "Best Walk Ever" by Chris Pawar mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "Sticks and Stones" by Paul Karnowski mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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Watch this update from M. Scott Douglas! Newsletter | Main Street Rag | October 2026
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Please note this correction: Of All That Is Without and Within by Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "Shadows" by Mark Katrinak mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "Serefini's" by Chuck Joy mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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Beautiful cover for the forthcoming poetry anthology from @MainStreetRag, featuring work from poets with ties to Great Lakes states. Pre-orders are open - with a discount! mainstreetragbookstore.com/?…
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "The Still Small Possibility" by Judith Janoo mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "My Morocco" by Leslie Hodge
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"...like a river our minds follow the easiest route, and that easy route picks out recently used words rather than pushing in a new direction. Be aware of this tendency when you return to your draft." - Joe Taylor . Joe's novella: mainstreetragbookstore.com/p…
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Literature has lost Sacramento Poet Laureate Emeritus Indigo Moor. He published two collections through our Editor’s Select Poetry Series. A man of many achievements, he served on the advisory board for the Sacramento Poetry Center, and was a Cave Canem fellow.
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The Main Street Rag | Summer 2026 | excerpt from "Can Hardly Wait" by Tony Gloeggler
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