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‘Revision’ by Mar Colón-Margolies, ZYZZYVA No. 108, Winter Issue

He began with the clinic in the desert. And with the sneer on the face of the man he wanted to call the Reverend, even though the man was a doctor and the sneer actually a smile. Erek thought about...

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‘Flood Control’ by Rebecca Thomas, ZYZZYVA No. 108, Winter Issue

THE SANTA ANA RIVER Other Names: Rio de los Temblores, Rio de Santa Ana, Wanaawna Invisible waterways line the land of my home. We stand on creeks and rivers not knowing they exist until they fill. It...

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‘Three Wishes’ by Rolf Yngve, ZYZZYVA No. 108, Winter Issue

Once, a traveler failed to heed all the warnings and found himself driving deep into a canyon clotted with half-melted snow and scabs of stunted oak. The agreeable woman of the cell phone insisted he...

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It’s Official: Zyzzyva Is the Last Word, So Let’s Celebrate with a Special...

What’s worth up to 73 points in Scrabble and is now officially the last word in the Oxford English Dictionary? We are! As “zyzzyva” makes its overdue arrival in the OED, recent articles from The...

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‘Alfonso’s Shadow Gets Away From Him’ by W.S. Di Piero: ZYZZYVA No. 109,...

W.S. Di Piero is the author of several books of poetry and essays. His most recent book, Mickey Rourke and the Bluebird of Happiness: A Poet's Notebook (Carnegie-Mellon University Press), will be...

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One Year Later: A Message to Our Readers

Dear Readers, Today marks an anxious anniversary of sorts—grave for many reasons, but in no small part because we do not yet know the full consequences of the event we’re reflecting on. We cannot know...

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Giving Thanks: ‘Old Men at Sea’ by Andrew D. Cohen

Presented here is an essay we published back in our Spring 2016 Issue that we feel displays a sense of tenderness and empathy appropriate for this Thanksgiving holiday. We hope you’ll enjoy reading...

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‘Still Life with Cacography’ by Dean Rader: ZYZZYVA No. 111, Winter Issue

  Dean Rader is a professor of English at the University of San Francisco. His most recent poetry collections are “Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry” (Copper Canyon Press) and “Suture” (Black Lawrence),...

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Don’t miss our Creative Nonfiction Workshop with ‘The Golden Road’ author...

Apply for our Creative Nonfiction Workshop on November 3rd and experience a craft-intensive masterclass with Caille Millner, followed by conversation with ZYZZYVA’s editors. Millner is an essayist and...

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Welcome Fall in Style with ZYZZYVA’s Tote & Sub Bundle

Whether you’re heading back to school or merely bracing for the BART commute, ZYZZYVA has you covered with our special Tote & 4-Issue Subscription Bundle. For little more than the price of a...

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ZYZZYVA Issue 116 – Now Available for Pre-Order!

Dear friends, the newest issue of ZYZZYVA is here! Issue 116 is now available for pre-order, and you won’t want to miss what we have in store for you. You can look forward to a collection of writing on...

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ZYZZYVA’s Annual (Virtual) Fundraiser, Featuring the Friday Forty

FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 6:00 P.M. PT. Buy your ticket to receive a link to our big event! What is the Friday Forty, you ask? Nothing less than your favorite long running sketch-comedy current-affairs...

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