Yonatan (Jonathon) Maisel is a professional content writer, author and poet. He is a 2009 nominee for the publishing world's prestigious Pushcart Prize. From mainstream fiction to historical fiction, from poetry to mass-media, this website is an ongoing chronicle of his published works.
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Published Works:
"On Splitting Atoms and a Burgundy Dress"
published in
Review Americana (Spring, 2009, Volume 4, Issue 1)
“…features the best in American creative writing.”
Review Americana's logo's is trademarked
Yonatan's latest work of fiction, "On Splitting Atoms and a Burgundy Dress" appears in the Spring 2009 issue of Review Americana: A Literary Journal, published bi-annually by The Institute For the Study of Americana Popular Culture. It is his second work in this prestigious literary venue.
It is the story of America’s 1950’s-era atomic testing in the Nevada desert and the tragic effect it had on an American G.I. and his family.
To read the story, click the link directly below:
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/review_americana/spring_2009/maisel.htm
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“Life After Death in The Bronx”
published in
Review Americana (Fall, 2008, Volume 3, Issue 2)
“…features the best in American creative writing.”
Review Americana's logo's is trademarked
"Life After Death in The Bronx" appears in Review Americana: A Literary Journal, published by The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture.
Set against the turmoil and tumult that was inner-city America in the 1960s, a man experiences the death of his wife and birth of his child during one night in a Bronx hospital.
To read the story, click the link directly below:
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/review_americana/fall_2008/maisel.htm
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The Literary Review:
An International Journal of Contemporary Writing
Update: March 3rd, 2009:
The Literary Review: An International Journal of Contemporary Writing has just accepted Yonatan’s poetic piece, “Self-Esteem, by-Proxy: On How Your Downfall Quells My Angst.”
The Literary Review, a quarterly publication in existence since 1957, has published the works of 22 winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Dear Yonatan Maisel,
We are pleased to accept your poem for publication, “Self-Esteem, by-Proxy: On How Your Downfall Quells My Angst” for our Fall 2009 Issue...
Sincerely,
Minna Proctor
Editor-in-Chief
www.theliteraryreview.org
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“Arbitrary in the Abstract”
Published in
The Houston Literary Review
Yonatan’s latest work of poetry, “Arbitrary in the Abstract” appears in the April, 2009 issue of the Houston Literary Review.
Click the following link to read “Arbitrary in the Abstract”:
http://thehoustonliteraryreview.com/Documents/April_poetry_2009.pdf
Link to Yonatan’s Houston Literary Review Bio:
http://thehoustonliteraryreview.com/Documents/April_poetry_bio_2009.pdf
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Bartleby Snopes: A Literary Magazine (ISSN 1945-2519)
Yonatan’s story “Restitution for Collateral Damage” has been accepted for publication in Bartleby Snopes. It is his second story in this wonderful literary magazine. Thanks to Editor Nathaniel Tower!
Click the following link to read the story online:
http://bartlebysnopes.com/restitutionforcollateraldamage.htm
The story will be available in print PDF Format in Summer 2009. Click the following link for Yonatan's bio page:
http://bartlebysnopes.com/maisel.htm
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Bartleby Snopes: A Literary Magazine (ISSN 1945-2519)
Yonatan’s story “Peas of a Pod” was awarded "Story of The Month" honors by Bartleby Snopes for December, 2008. The story appears in the December, 2008 print-edition magazine.
To read the story in PDF Format, click on the following link and scroll down to page 89:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9716466/Bartleby-Snopes-Volume-1-Issue-1-January-2009
To read the Story of the Month honors, click on the following link:
http://www.bartlebysnopes.com/storyofthemonth.htm
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“Black Is Not a Pastel Hue”
accepted for the Summer 2009 issue (June 1st, 2009) of
tinfoildresses
Yonatan’s poem “Black Is Not a Pastel Hue” appears in the Summer 2009 edition of the eclectic poetry journal tinfoildresses.
The poem can be viewed at the website: http://tinfoildresses.synthasite.com/ or in .pdf form by clicking the following attachment:
| black_is_not_a_pastel_hue.pdf |
Yonatan's works are quite regularly featured in The Jerusalem Post print-edition weekend magazine (circ. 40,000) and JPost Online (175,000 hits per-day from across the globe, making it the busiest website in Israel according to Point Communications Corp.).
Click the following links to read some selected pieces from Yonatan's Jerusalem Post archive:
“In Jerusalem: Stolen”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304829870&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
“In Jerusalem: A Dog’s Eye-View”:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733131988&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
"In Jerusalem: Driven Out of Town":
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1226404800663&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
"In Jerusalem: A Shidduch Gone Awry":
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-154616894.html
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The American Protagonist
Yonatan’s nostalgic work of 1920's fiction, “The Hunchback of Rockaway Beach,” appeared in the May, 2007 issue of the now defunct The American Protagonist.
It is the story of cruelty, pain, triumph over adversity, and redemption, set against the backdrop of the sand, surf, sun and frolic which was New York City's Rockaway Beach back in the Summer of 1924.
Called, "A touching work which goes to the core of human emotion."
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-8394042.html
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"Pastel Coast"
featured in
"Churn"
Yonatan's first poem, "Pastel Coast" appeared in the 2007 issue of this art periodical. Click the link below to read a re-print of the piece as it originally appeared:
| yonatan_pastel_coast.pdf |
“Shrinks, Steroids and Cigar Smoke”
Published in Volume 11, Issue 3,
THE CYNIC ONLINE MAGAZINE
Yonatan’s work of fiction, “Shrinks, Steroids and Cigar Smoke” has been accepted by Cynic Online Magazine.
Click the following link to read the story:
http://cynicmag.com/feature.aspx?articleid=2728
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Cantaraville: an International Literary Quarterly
Update: February 15, 2009
Yonatans latest work of fiction, “Toilet-Paper, Grassy Knolls, and Broken Glass” has just been accepted by Cantaraville Press:
"Toilet Paper, Grassy Knolls and Broken Glass"
To read the story, click the file directly below. This will lead you to the pdf proof of the print magazine. It might take a minute to open as the magazine is close to 200 pages. Scroll down to page 83 to read my story!
| cantaravillesevenproofcopy.pdf |
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Yonatan’s first novel…
Yonatan’s first novel, a modern, urban take on Charles Dickens’ classic Great Expectations will be finished by December 2009. At that time, he will seek a publisher for the yet-to-be-titled work.
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Executive Penmanship Ltd.
In addition to the creative works appearing on this website, Yonatan Maisel has professional writing experience in the following areas, and he and his company, Executive Penmanship, are available to assist you or your company with the following tasks:
_Website content
_General content writing
_Corporate bios
_Manuscript editing
_Professional resumes
_Business proposals
_Research of all types
_Report writing of all types
_Conference proceedings
_Information pamphlets
_Abstracting
_Assistance with theses and dissertations
For expert writing services, turn to Yonatan at Executive Penmanship Ltd. by clicking the following link:
www.executive-penmanship.com
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Yonatan is a proud graduate of West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, where he was awarded the following degrees:
M.Sc. in Rehabilitation Counseling, December 1995
B.Sc. in Psychology, December 1991
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Yonatan, standing in the rain.
Yonatan; wife, Rivkah; mother, Bobbi; sister, Diane; brother-in-law, David; dog, Halva.
Halva.
Halva outside.
Rivkah and Halva, the two "ladies" in Yonatan's life.
