Finding Peace in the Desert - Erin Wilby
*Photo credit: Erin Wilby On a crisp, sunny morning in March, my sister and I laced up our hiking boots and set out for the trail through...
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- Feb 16, 2021
- 12 min
Ghosts of Devastation - Sarah Mohler
My past selves still speak to me sometimes, asking me to remember them and their struggles and what they have done or failed to do to get...
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- Feb 14, 2021
- 5 min
Cartography: A Tour of Heartbreak - Jami Williams
I lay out the cork pieces, a timeline of reception, a forced exercise in the art of exorcise. The cork is the opposite of self; I will...
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- Feb 8, 2021
- 16 min
Tradesies - Kelsey Lawson-Rogers
I got my first period in late 2002 or early 2003. It was around then too that I had a second set of braces removed, shed my childish Keds...
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- Feb 6, 2021
- 3 min
Songs About Cars - Steph Castor
“I want to be back in the van, where evil never would nor could nor should ever understand. Back in the van, it's anything, but their...
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- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
Death’s Footprint - Wendy Lukomski
I awaken as the sun emerges from the Santa Ynez mountains visible from where I lie, sleep-cleared of yesterday’s heavy grief, with only...
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- Jan 24, 2021
- 9 min
Aunt Emma - Angela Kidd
My Great Aunt Emma was already quite old when I was born. In my memory I think of her as being like Granny, the widowed owner of Tweety...
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- Jan 23, 2021
- 7 min
The Sensitive Geek - Marissa "Mazzer" D'Orazio
My first love was a TV trope. I was first exposed to the Sensitive Geek through Seth Cohen, a character from the The OC. He loved anime,...
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- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
Life Isn’t Fair - Zeel Patel
It’s not fair. The first time I remember saying this was when I was four years old and had gotten in trouble for an argument that was...
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- Jan 19, 2021
- 12 min
Trapped - Holly Malkasian
The metal equipment clanged against the walls as we climbed the steep staircase. Before we reached the door, the acrid smell hit us and I...
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- Jan 17, 2021
- 5 min
Intertwined - Emilie Bahr
I am all of three years old. The red-and-white-striped bathing suit clings to my tiny body, and I cling to my dad, my arms and legs...
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- Jan 16, 2021
- 16 min
Authority Figures - Elizabeth Cooper
In 2015, a woman at work asked if I was pregnant. To my face. In front of other colleagues. In front of svelte colleagues standing next...
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- Jan 6, 2021
- 8 min
Waves - Sam Yeh
“Okay, Sam-MEE, are you ready?” Jose asks, his curls bouncing despite the weight of the water droplets splashing off them. I nod. As I...
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- Jan 3, 2021
- 7 min
The Sensitive Geek
The Sensitive Geek My first love was a TV trope. I was first exposed to the Sensitive Geek through Seth Cohen, a character from the The...
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- Jan 1, 2021
- 5 min
Cats’ Intuition - Ann Liska
Once, God came to me in the form of a cat. Two thousand one had been a stressful year. I lost a job that I had held for years. I was...
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
Naked Life - Lauren Melink
A girl walked by me while chatting with her friend. I overheard her say, “I love it. I’m not forced to hang out with anyone I don’t want...
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- Dec 28, 2020
- 20 min
The Caller - Tamarah Rockwood
There was a surge of electricity across the wires after the transformer exploded on Osage Avenue. The sky washed white from the flash....
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- Dec 24, 2020
- 4 min
Ice Hockey and Celine Dion - Maggie Edinger
Crinkle fries. I was willing to do anything to get my hands on those slender sticks of fried potatoes, and they only sold them at Fraser...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 4 min
It's Not a Fashion Statement - Kirsty Crawford
In order to get to high school, a decrepit-double decker bus would be mounted from the only village bus stop. The bus stop had one seat...
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- Oct 29, 2020
- 8 min
Fighting the Shadows - Pauline Hawkins
Ian and I chuckled as we watched a viral MMA video that came across my feed. It was the Bellator fight that had a fighter wake up from a...
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