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\"NMC<\/a>Submissions are open for the fall 2026 issue of NMC Magazine. The theme of this issue is Xeno. We want poems, stories, essays, graphic stories & art inspired by either definitions of Xeno:<\/p>\n

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  1. XENO (noun). The smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers\u2013a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence\u2013random and fleeting shared moments that contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate loneliness. \u2013from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows<\/li>\n
  2. XENO \\ze-n\u00c5\u008d\\ (adj.) Strange, foreign; (noun) a guest, stranger, outsider, guest-friend, or one entitled to hospitality. (xenia).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    NMC students, employees and alumni can enter their submissions thru Sunday, October 25. Visit nmc.edu\/nmcmagazine<\/a> for more information. Please complete a submission form for each entry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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