October 20, 2017

Writing Contest Preliminary Rounds Are Finished!

After exhausting, thrilling battle (some of which was with our own systems), the first set of voting rounds in our first ever writing contest have concluded! This is a double elimination tournament, so those who did not get the most votes in their first pairing are still in the fight. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of next week you will vote in our first set of Consolation Rounds. This is where things get really interesting, since the winners of those rounds get to claw their way into the anthology. Those who don’t win…well, they’re done. Stay tuned. See you on Monday!

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October 17, 2017

The Extraordinary Ordinary: Doing Good for Others With Our Art

The Extraordinary Ordinary: Doing Good for Others With Our Art

Our newest barista, Natalie Rodriguez, is a gifted writer and digital video director-producer with a cause to share. She wants people to become more aware of a great and growing affliction of our youth, and you can help her get that message out into the world. Please join Natalie’s crowdfunding project on Seed and Spark to finance and create The Extraordinary Ordinary The narrative follows the story of three college students navigating their way through the music, writing, and photography scenes. When one of them experiences a panic attack. they begin revisiting their history with mental health. ERICA strives to complete a long overdue photography project from high school but who struggles to find balance and closure from her past due to her ongoing battle with panic attacks. She befriends a classmate, BIANCA, a writer who has…

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Welcome to the Fictional Café! Your baristas are interested in all genres of short fiction, poetry, excerpts from novels-in-progress, your photographs, art, and audio or video podcasts. We encourage you to share your work for publication in the Fictional Café. Click on the Join/Submit button above to learn more.

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