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Fantasy Farmer

Fantasy Farmer

Stonecrop is a gorgeous new online journal of urban nature writing, art & photography. I was excited to have an essay included in Issue 2: Routes/Roots about how my grandfather had an urban farm in Oakland, CA, long before it became trendy. This is a picture of the two of us together back then. Read…

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A Library Of The Mind – Simone Martel

A Library Of The Mind – Simone Martel

When I was very young I knew about Carnegie libraries built all around the country, a steel tycoon’s gift to the nation. They were special places, the sort of mansions rich people might live in, only devoted to books. My branch, in Oakland, California, had high ceilings, wood paneling, a fireplace and sofas. For an…

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Simone talks to Krishan Coupland about video gaming, urban farming and zombie squirrels.

Simone talks to Krishan Coupland about video gaming, urban farming and zombie squirrels.

We talk to Simone Martel – author of the short story “Urban Terroir” in issue forty-five of Neon – about growing food, playing games and writing across a variety of forms. February 6, 2018 Your story takes place on an urban smallholding, and you mention in your biography that you spent some time working on…

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Pinko Paula and the Preppy Plague Nominated for Pushcart Prize

January, 2017 A huge thank you to the Tishman Review for nominating my story, Pinko Paula and the Preppy Plague for a Pushcart Prize! http://www.thetishmanreview.com/2017/01/ttr-pushcart-nominations/

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Fantasy Farmer
October 17, 2020
Stonecrop is a gorgeous new online journal of urban nature writing, art & photography. I was excited to have an essay included in Issue 2:…
Read more
A Library Of The Mind – Simone Martel
May 16, 2019
When I was very young I knew about Carnegie libraries built all around the country, a steel tycoon’s gift to the nation. They were special…
Read more