• THE NEW
    ENGAGEMENT
    Issue No. 14

The New Engagement is a Literature & Art Journal that publishes original short stories, novel excerpts, essays, drama, poetry, film, photography, illustrations, and paintings that promise personal insights, unique perspectives, and uncommon social observations.

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Literature

Fiction, Drama, Poetry, Essays

The Gift, Chapter 12 and Epilogue

By Mark Elzey

The speaker concludes his revelatory memoir about appearances and prejudices with admonishments and frank comforts.

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Small Animals

By Jeff Bond

Savagery sometimes comes in cute shapes and tiny sizes.

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The Joy Sequence

By James Nawrocki

Though the effort takes a toll, the living fight to prosper.

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Three Poems from BROTHER

By Mike Reisenauer

Muse. Ruminate. See what’s been lost.

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Thistle

By Sara Clark

The past trundles through gardens, upending the peace of a sunny memory.

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Roshan

By Tristan Marajh

Apathy paralyzes. Disconnection troubles. But there is still a hopeful heartbeat resounding in the abyss.

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Art

Film, Photography, Illustration, Painting

Zion

By Joshua B Huitz

An electric garden provides a pathway to succor.

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Baby Blue

By Joshua B Huitz

Pink plumes. On ice.

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Orange Mango 2

By Joshua B Huitz

Explored. Lost. And found.

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