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Category Archives: Ploughshares Solos
New Ploughshares Solo: A Warm Breath by Scott Nadelson
We’re excited to announce the publication of a new Ploughshares Solo: “A Warm Breath” by Scott Nadelson. The Ploughshares Solos series allows us to publish long essays and stories in a digital format. Recent Ploughshares Solos include “Pleased to Be … Continue reading
New Ploughshares Solo: Pleased to Be Otherwise by Gina Ochsner
We’re excited to announce the publication of a new Ploughshares Solo: “Pleased to Be Otherwise” by Gina Ochsner. The Ploughshares Solo series allows us to publish long essays and stories in a digital format. Recent Ploughshares Solos include “The Elegant Solution” … Continue reading
New Ploughshares Solo: The Elegant Solution by Jim Tilley
We’re excited to announce the publication of a new Ploughshares Solo: “The Elegant Solution” by Jim Tilley. The Ploughshares Solo series allows us to publish long essays and stories in a digital format. Recent Ploughshares Solos include “Klopstock, or The … Continue reading
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New Ploughshares Solo: Klopstock by Robert Cohen
We’re excited to announce the publication of our first Ploughshares Solo of 2013: “Klopstock, or The Distant Sound” by Robert Cohen. The Ploughshares Solo series allows us to publish long-form stories or essays in a digital format. Recent Ploughshares Solos … Continue reading
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Our Gift to You: Free Ploughshares Solo
Happy (almost) New Year! 2012 was a great year for Ploughshares. We published three issues edited by Nick Flynn, Patricia Hampl, and our very own Ladette Randolph and John Skoyles. In addition, we kept busy with blog posts by guest … Continue reading
New Ploughshares Solo Published: Escape and Reverse by Chelsey Johnson
We’re excited to announce the publication of our fifth Ploughshares Solo: “Escape and Reverse” by Chelsey Johnson. Our Ploughshares Solos series allows us to publish long-form stories every month an a digital format. Recent Ploughshares Solos include “Phoenix” (fiction) by Megan Mayhew Bergman … Continue reading
New Ploughshares Solo Published: All of Us, We All Are Arameans by Eileen Pollack
We’re excited to announce the fourth addition to our innovative eBook series, Ploughshares Solos (formerly Pshares Singles): “All of Us, We All Are Arameans” by Eileen Pollack. Our past Pshares Singles include “Lady of the Burlesque Ballet” by Timothy Schaffert, … Continue reading
Third Pshares Single Published: Phoenix by Megan Mayhew Bergman
Our Pshares Singles eBook series allows us to publish long-form submissions every month in a format that is affordable and easily accessible. We’ve had a great response to our first two Pshares Singles, Timothy Schaffert’s “Lady of the Burlesque Ballet” … Continue reading





