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Unanswered Questions

Memory foam cradles my bones as I attempt to drift off to sleep. Outside my window, a single owl calls. Hoo-hooo. Hoo. Unbidden, The Who’s…

Jan 22, 2020

Unanswered Questions

Jan 22, 2020

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New Year’s

Last year was a nightmare, an endless pit of despair. Each day we survived was a victory against the ever-present dragon guarding the…

Jan 1, 2020

New Year’s

Jan 1, 2020

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Remnants

I stand here, alone, a solitary lightning rod beneath the blanket of storm clouds roiling overhead.

Dec 12, 2019

Remnants

Dec 12, 2019

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P.S. I Love You

Cigarette Kiss

I lose you for a moment as you exhale slowly, smoke rising languidly from your lips and obscuring your features.

Nov 17, 2019

Cigarette Kiss

Nov 17, 2019

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P.S. I Love You

Hibernation

winter’s come again in the form of a cold wind biting at our souls

Nov 10, 2019

Hibernation

Nov 10, 2019

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Broads Non Grata

I Changed My Name to Honor My People

Why I’m choosing to be known by my Hebrew name

Nov 1, 2019

I Changed My Name to Honor My People

Nov 1, 2019

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The Startup

How to Find Treasure in the Ordinary

That one time a fortune cookie taught me a life lesson

Sep 24, 2019

How to Find Treasure in the Ordinary

Sep 24, 2019

Yardena Schwersky

Yardena Schwersky

lover of stories // purveyor of words // just a Jewish girl from the swamps of Florida, telling my story one essay and poem at a time. yardenaschwersky.com

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