Editors’ Choice: Adriana Páramo

Oil Spills Remind Me of Him The moment we walked into a trendy club in the upper-class party strip in Bogotá, the women stopped talking. Their heads turned in our direction and their smiles got silly flirty. He smiled back, did this thing with his spiked-up hair, winked with a slow flutter of his eyelashes [...]

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Thank You

It is with a heavy heart I report that despite the efforts of the dedicated students, faculty, and staff, the Board of Trustees of Chester College of New England last evening announced its decision to close the college. Without Chester College, Compass Rose will no longer exist in the way you’ve come to know in [...]

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Volume XII Available Now!

Compass Rose is pleased to announce Volume XII is available. We would like to thank all of you for your patience and we hope you enjoy this collection of poetry, prose, and artwork as much as we do. You can buy Volume XII here.

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Compass Rose Announces Flash Fiction Contest Winner

The editors of Compass Rose are happy to announce the winner of our first flash fiction contest is “The Lifter” by Eliot Wilson of Denver, CO. Our final judge, Tim Horvath, also awarded a second prize to “Midsummer,” by Amelia Boldaji of Salt Lake City, UT. Both pieces will appear in our Volume 12, scheduled for [...]

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