Winter 2015 Call for Submissions

Dear Writers, Artists, Friends, and lovers of the arts, Portland Review is now open for a new batch of submissions. Our submission period for our upcoming Winter 2015 issue spans from Nov. 1st to Dec. 1st.  We are looking for well-crafted fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and blends of these to publish in our print issue and on the web. Accepted authors and artists receive one free…

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Having Sex with AIDS

Bruno says I’m pretty— the noble sentiment he must make. My bravery resides in hospital curtain resurrections. I’m still here and I must listen to Bruno now. He talks with a swollen bird’s chest—warm air about ignorance and so on. Then sympathy is paused with each enlightened thrust positioning the rump just so as if glass will suddenly overflow. Afterwards I’m still pretty and he’s…

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