If “short†is the operative word for the length of what you like to read, you will be sure to find ample pleasure in “ABQ inPrint 8: An Occasional Publication.â€
In fact, it is a magazine with prose writings that are two to three pages in length, which is shorter than what is considered short.
Home for the soul: 'ABQ inPrint 8' gathers the best short form in fiction, essays, memoirs and more
Lynn C. Miller, Hilda Raz and Lynda Miller are the publishers of Bosque Press.
Courtesy of Bosque Press
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