The Pointed Circle

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A literary magazine out of Portland, OR, established in 1984. Visit us at thepointedcirclepdx.com Submit via email until April 24th, 2025. #PDX #opensubs #opensubmissions

Flyer in pink mottled background with grey border. Top right is a blue and red flower with green stem. Top reads POINTED CIRCLE in green, followed by EDITOR READING & OPEN MIC in navy. Green text follows reading "Monday June 9 Mississippi Pizza & Atlantic Lounge Doors/Sign Ups at 5:30 PM Reading starts at 6:00 PM"
A flyer in a pink mottled background and tan border, with flowers in blue and green. Text in a seventies retro cont in brown and green reads POINTED CIRCLE LAUNCH PARTY with Alchemy Literary Magazine Tuesday, JUNE 10 PCC SYLVANIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DOORS 6:30, EVENT 7-8:30 PM Featuring readings by Carolyn Moore Residents Kweku Abimbola and Henneh Kyereh Kwaku
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Lime green and pink text on a background of brown dirt, using a groovy 70s inspired font with curves. Issue 41 Theme DIG IN! Submissions Open Now! Via Email Until April 24th thepointedcirclepdx@gmail.com www.thepointedcirclepdx.com
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POINTED CIRCLE 2025 THEME: DIG IN! Chartreuse text on brown background, center "Topics we're especially interested in right now:" spiral pink arrows to: -Stories of working through radicalization to organization -Interdependence -Exploring root systems -Community -Connections -Discovering symbiosis -Mychorrhizae and uncovering previously unknown networks of communication and commonality
maylie in a red hat with a brown dog to image left in an outdoor setting. Format is Pointed Circle editor bio, text "Maylie McDaniel" title in yellow and red, with text box reading "Maylie is a writer and artist based in Portland. Her work skews towards haunting and humor as she draws inspiration from the various hauntings in the state and finding laughter in place of fear."
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