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Jan 5, 20218 min read
Dawn - Elena Ender
My sister Dana had recently gotten dumped by her boyfriend Teddy. I liked him fine, but knew he wasn’t “the one,” just the right wrong...


Jan 4, 20218 min read
Going Through It - M.J. Garland
I would’ve been better off growing wild on a hillside, or even pushing up through a sidewalk crack in some neglected suburb. In your...


Jan 3, 20211 min read
Dislocation - Sarah Wyman
There where we walked over stones between cliff face and sea trees stretched our spirits to sunshine, to sky and the stream’s drill awoke...


Jan 3, 20217 min read
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...


Jan 2, 202114 min read
Untold - Vera Vaughan Hough
There's a story I don't tell about two stupid things that happened. One thing happened the summer before high school started. I was at...


Jan 1, 20215 min read
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...


Dec 31, 20205 min read
Birthday Dinner - Ruth Niemiec
Luca raises the wine glass to her mouth. A simple move to conceal her disdain. The dining hall is dimly lit, festoon lights hang low...


Dec 30, 20205 min read
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...


Dec 29, 20204 min read
The Millpond - Kira Wronska Dorward
Everyone called it the Millpond. Built by an enterprising gentleman to run his saw mill a hundred and twenty-five years before, the...


Dec 28, 202020 min read
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....


Dec 27, 20201 min read
Crepe Paper Soul - Mary Elliott
In solitude, Loneliness arrived on time, Whispering to my fears, “It’s too late, In this flesh encasement, To try again.” The problem...


Dec 26, 20203 min read
Fleas - Elizabeth Conard
We slept with the fleas that August. The house was situated along the White River, about twenty minutes from West Lebanon, New Hampshire....
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