In No Way Delighted
By Sophie Kearing- We’re ready to tell you the story of The Americano. We call him that because morning, noon, and night he can be found...
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- Jul 15
- 1 min
What Speaks To Me
By Cathryn Shea- Lately, I’m mindful of insects and arachnids though I’m not hearing them in great swarms and of course spiders are...
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- Jul 15
- 2 min
This Story Has No End
By Kate Maxwell- In a triangle patch of overgrown green, between lanes of traffic and bored faces behind glass, a stand-off simmers....
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- Jul 15
- 6 min
The Perils of Dentistry
By Ella Torres- Dr. Dennis’ office was littered with signs. Even before you stepped into the small makeshift dentistry office, signage...
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- Jul 15
- 2 min
Restless
By Katy Goforth- I want to hear the music building to a crescendo in the theme song of Young and the Restless. My stubby eight-year-old...
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- Jul 15
- 7 min
A Little Girl Whose Name I Can't Quite Remember
By William Kitcher- And then I saw myself in the future. I looked ninety or a hundred or eighty, who can tell? Once you’re past a certain...
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- Jun 15
- 8 min
Words Left Unspoken
By Britt Marie Box - The hinges creaked and floorboards groaned as Jennifer opened the door and entered the old cottage. The inside of...
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- Jun 15
- 7 min
In The Rothko Chapel
By Mike Lee - Katerina stood staring at the broken obelisk sculpted by Barnett Newman, set in a pool next to the Rothko Chapel. The...
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- Jun 15
- 1 min
The Evening Habits of Lora, Age 89
By Jenny Wong - SoftBlue98.2 The radio station doesn't exist anymore. But tonight, like every night, just before ten, she prepares a cup...
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- Jun 15
- 4 min
Long Lost
By Maggie Nerz Iribarne - If it weren’t for the faculty meeting, she’d be done by now, heading home, Susan thought. Glancing at the...
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- Jun 15
- 3 min
Close as Breath
By Mandira Pattnaik - When they went into the air, with their wings flapping, the occasional glide, my mother always asked me to look...
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- Jun 15
- 2 min
Bridge
By Joe Ray W - The boy became a man as he clenched his fist in the morning mist. In one single night, his skin had wrapped so tight...
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- Jun 15
- 4 min
Sleep Talking
By Michael Belanger - The first night Tina began talking in her sleep, she told Jim to shut the fridge. Jim’s eyes sprang open and he sat...
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- May 15
- 1 min
Ask Google
By Helen Chambers- Sunday 11.10.21 1500 What sounds do pigeons make? Does pigeon shit stain? How to stop pigeons landing on your...
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- May 15
- 7 min
Mango
By Elodie Barnes- It was their mother’s sixtieth birthday. As children, neither of them had ever dreamed of their mother being sixty. It...
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- May 15
- 9 min
A Forgettable Face
By Heleen Kist- I miss the clothes. The privilege of popping into a different outfit every morning, fresh off the racks. The satisfying,...
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- May 15
- 1 min
The Fable of a Late Spring
By Rachel Canwell- Everyday she woke and dug a little deeper. Searching for the seed. The one she knew would make her worthy. And...
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- Apr 14
- 10 min
Secret Ingredient
By Frances Howard-Snyder- My mother and sister and I are up early because it's summer and the sun is bright and there's nothing and...
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- Apr 14
- 1 min
Laundry Night
By Lori Cramer- On Saturday nights, we load our laundry into heavy-duty washing machines and pop open Pepsis. I show him the latest...
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- Apr 14
- 2 min
Roof Man
By Judith Shapiro- The truck has ladders strapped to the side, huge sign on back – “Tired of ugly roof stains? Don’t replace it. Clean...
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