Outer Space

1. Tumblr tag: Maria Rubinke.
2. Paraffin wax mixture, pigment, steel, wicks, despair by Urs Fischer
3. “The interviewers belong to a new generation that has been called “silent,” though a better word for it would be “waiting” or “listening” or “inquiring.” They have done their assigned reading, they have asked the right questions, or most of them, and have listened carefully to the answers.” – the origin of the Paris Review interview.
4. Life finds a way: a tree thrives in a field of tires.
5. Congratulations to Anobium Executive Editor Benjamin Van Loon and his story, “Signal Over the Rhine,” finalist for the 2012 Calvino Prize!

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