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From the Quiet Room

Dear Readers, Welcome to Turtle Way Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1 – our first issue of 2013, and our fourth issue since inception! Here you will find an eclectic mixed of personal stories, perspectives, poetry, and creative art from around

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From the Quiet Room

Dear Readers, Welcome to Turtle Way Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1 – our first issue of 2013, and our fourth issue since inception! Here you will find an eclectic mixed of personal stories, perspectives, poetry, and creative art from around

Manic is the Dark Night by Michael Lee Johnson

Deep into the forest the trees have turned black, and the sun has disappeared in the distance beneath the earth line, leaving the sky a palette of grays sheltering the pine trees with pitch-tar shadows. It is here in this

Manic is the Dark Night by Michael Lee Johnson

Deep into the forest the trees have turned black, and the sun has disappeared in the distance beneath the earth line, leaving the sky a palette of grays sheltering the pine trees with pitch-tar shadows. It is here in this

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Depression Is Not Selfish

Photo-quoto designed by Wil. ~ Girl in window stock photo courtesy of that-damn-eskimo. ~ Quote by the Golden Phoenix Girl.

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Depression Is Not Selfish

Photo-quoto designed by Wil. ~ Girl in window stock photo courtesy of that-damn-eskimo. ~ Quote by the Golden Phoenix Girl.

I Was by Sergio Ortiz

I was… ardent column, spring moon. Golden ocean, big eyes. I searched for what I thought; thought, like dawn in languorous dreams, what desire paints on teenage days. I sang, climbed was light one day dragged into the fire. Like

I Was by Sergio Ortiz

I was… ardent column, spring moon. Golden ocean, big eyes. I searched for what I thought; thought, like dawn in languorous dreams, what desire paints on teenage days. I sang, climbed was light one day dragged into the fire. Like

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Photography by Samantha Seto

Samantha Seto studies creative writing and was diagnosed with mental illness at an early age. She has been published in various anthologies including Ceremony, The Screech Owl, Nostrovia Poetry, Soul Fountain, and Black Magnolias Journal.

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Photography by Samantha Seto

Samantha Seto studies creative writing and was diagnosed with mental illness at an early age. She has been published in various anthologies including Ceremony, The Screech Owl, Nostrovia Poetry, Soul Fountain, and Black Magnolias Journal.

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Art by Samantha Seto

Samantha Seto studies creative writing and was diagnosed with mental illness at an early age. She has been published in various anthologies including Ceremony, The Screech Owl, Nostrovia Poetry, Soul Fountain, and Black Magnolias Journal.

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Art by Samantha Seto

Samantha Seto studies creative writing and was diagnosed with mental illness at an early age. She has been published in various anthologies including Ceremony, The Screech Owl, Nostrovia Poetry, Soul Fountain, and Black Magnolias Journal.