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We publish stories, articles, and poetry that are edgy, even uncomfortable to read, that stimulate the heart, mind, and occasionally the colon.
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Childhood
Theophilus Auctor
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Apr 21
Reflections
Small Town Blues
In which I revaluate a childhood sentiment
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200
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Suzanne Cohen
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Jul 22, 2022
Free Riders
GiaB prompt #2–23: childhood
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760
6 responses
Jim Dutton
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Jul 10, 2022
POETRY
That Fleeting Immortality
GiaB writing prompt #2–23: childhood
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436
8 responses
Mark Tulin
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Jul 10, 2022
In the Highchair of My Life
GiaB writing prompt #2–23 — Childhood
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1.5K
12 responses
Caroline de Braganza
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Jun 22, 2022
Did I Have a Happy Childhood — Yes Because I Edited the Script
GiaB writing prompt #2–21 Happy Place
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300
5 responses
Carolyn Hastings
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Jun 17, 2022
Fictionalised True Story
The Woodshed Roof — A Place to Belong to Himself
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821
11 responses
Lisa Alexander
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Sep 21, 2021
Memories at the Lake
Back when I was free
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259
Patrick Metzger
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Jun 9, 2021
PARENTING
Can I Call You Dad?
The small changes that change everything
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321
4 responses
Robert McManus
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Jun 1, 2021
The Dust Collector in the Corner
GiaB prompt # 21 furniture
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190
1 response
Emma Kemp
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May 20, 2021
I Am Disappointed in My Childhood — And That’s OK
I am allowed to wish it had gone another way
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345
5 responses