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  • They’re Fossils, He Says

    They’re Fossils, He Says

    holding his pale palms outstretched, water-stained sedimentary rocks filling his hands, and I smile and say It could be true, not wanting…
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    Michael Ramsburg
    May 21
    Roxting

    Roxting

    I called it “roxting,” because song titles were used instead of phrases, verses instead of paragraphs, lyrics instead of messages. A crazy…
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    Alexandro Chen
    May 13
    That Good Ol’ Fashioned Grey-Area Depression

    That Good Ol’ Fashioned Grey-Area Depression

    A couple months back, a young woman asked me how she could delineate between sadness and depression. Did she deserve to call herself “a…
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    Stephanie Georgopulos
    May 11
    Vermilion Border

    Vermilion Border

    Where do you draw the line?
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    Ted Anthony
    May 5
    how i would like to be as a bible verse

    how i would like to be as a bible verse

    i. GROWTH
    Go to the profile of Tara Eng
    Tara Eng
    Apr 27
    The Defiant Act

    The Defiant Act

    This was the year I owned a bed again. The year I returned to teaching in an elementary school, tired and overextended, resentful and broke…
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    Amanda Oliver
    Apr 27
    Her Favorite Movie

    Her Favorite Movie

    They find the pop-up store in an old shopping arcade on the walk home. DVDs fill baskets out the front, and racks and shelves inside.
    Go to the profile of Snippets
    Snippets
    Apr 22
    Everything Was Beautiful And All Of It Hurt

    Everything Was Beautiful And All Of It Hurt

    A love story in five acts.
    Go to the profile of John Gorman
    John Gorman
    Apr 14
    Finding a Math Equation for My Universe

    Finding a Math Equation for My Universe

    “I’ll pray for you, and you know I don’t even like Jesus”
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    Auburn Hae
    Apr 12
    A modern tragedy

    A modern tragedy

    At some point in the past, when conglomerates did not yet exist on the internet and the primary mode of investigating the web was following…
    Go to the profile of Jamie Talbot
    Jamie Talbot
    Apr 12
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