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Other Doors

From haiku to hefty memoirs - poems, stories and essays that break through the bullshit. Looking for pieces that go far beyond cliché to uncover a new realm of possibilities. Other Doors features writing that leaves the reader with genuine congenital reactions.

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Monster

You are my son

I will weep

Nicholas Petrone in Other Doors

August & All Those Dreams We Had

Upon his mother’s command
he plodded to bed
the seventh-inning-go-ahead-miracle
still resonating.

Erin Ryan Burdette in Other Doors

Miss the Boat

One daughter’s voyage to find peace with her father through motherhood.

Chuck Miller in Other Doors

Let’s Call It Social Huddling Instead

Perspective Grounded in Loss

Terry Barr in Other Doors

Beach Music

And summer dreams of sea and shore

Nicholas Petrone in Other Doors

Sports Culture: A Love-Hate Relationship and Why I Miss It So Damn Much

Nicholas Petrone in Other Doors

How To Be a Dad In Less Than 100 Words

Notice it doesn’t say good dad or great dad. One is either a dad or not. If you are…

Will Schmit in Other Doors

The Second Floor of Chance

Racing to the verge of outliving our eldest daughter we drive ‘neath the…

Sylvia Wohlfarth in Other Doors

Alcohol

And losing you

I’ve never seen you drunk like this before.
It must be ever so painful for you, I think as I…