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Hear ye! Hear ye!<br>
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<i>Toad</i>, a new-ish online journal of exciting art, is reading poetry, prose of the fictional and the non-fictional variety, ekphrastic work, and all kinds of writing that stretches, bends, and breaks genres. <i>Toad</i> is also in the market for exciting
visual art.<br>
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To read our third issue, wade into our artistic response blog, or review submission guidelines, visit<br>
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<a href="http://www.toadthejournal.com">www.toadthejournal.com</a><br>
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{Toad's habitat is protected by conservationist, Bob Hicok, and nourished by the Creative Writing graduate students of Virginia Tech.}</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts<br>
Department of Theatre<br>
University of California, Riverside<br>
Riverside, CA 92521<br>
(951) 827-2707<br>
(213) 949-1061 cel<br>
<a href="mailto:robin.russin@ucr.edu">robin.russin@ucr.edu</a><br>
<a href="http://robinrussin.com">http://robinrussin.com</a><br>
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"I try all things; I achieve what I can." - Ishmael in "Moby Dick," written by Herman Melville<br>
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"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." - William Munny in "Unforgiven," written by David Webb Peoples<br>
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"Hunger is the best spice." - Spike Spiegel in "Cowboy Bebop," written by Keiko Nobumoto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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