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Scuba Diving in the Living Room
Scuba Diving in the Living Room
Clown feet with flippers. My ten-year-old self insisted on the flippers. One foot up, one foot down as I walked/marched, duck hopped to…
Rane Kelze
Apr 20, 2021
A Night Out
A Night Out
I’m too old to be here.
S.J. Elliott
Apr 8
The Ordinary
The Ordinary
I’m glad I was paying attention.
Mandy Osterhaus Ream
May 23
Seeds of Doubt
Seeds of Doubt
Or maybe hope…
Pat Aube Gray
Nov 20, 2021
The Uninvited Lump in the Throat
The Uninvited Lump in the Throat
A series of suppressed expressions
Diksha Singh
Jun 13
From Albuquerque to Santa Fe
From Albuquerque to Santa Fe
I’m standing on a platform waiting for the train. Sections of red railings like propped-up monkey bars separate rows of train tracks, and a…
Jessica Lucia
Mar 19
Remembering Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium, the Best Worst Bar in Louisville
Remembering Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium, the Best Worst Bar in ...
A reminder to cherish the things you love, even if you don't love them all that much.
Dan Canon
Dec 3, 2021
A Yearlong Summer
A Yearlong Summer
Some fleeting moments that felt like forever
Viko Anugrah
Oct 29, 2021
Ostentatious
Ostentatious
On seeing someone more clearly.
Callie Juniper
Jun 18, 2021
Finally Returning to the Classroom
Finally Returning to the Classroom
First I had to find something to wear.
Mandy Osterhaus Ream
Mar 4
To All the Mugs I’ve Loved — A Chronicle of My Working Life
To All the Mugs I’ve Loved — A Chronicle of My Working Life
Because a mug can say the things I can’t bring myself to say
Allison Cecile
Aug 7, 2021
Erased
Erased
“My! How you’ve changed!”
Rane Kelze
Oct 8, 2021
Leaving
Leaving
When I was 12 years old, my mother told me she and my father were getting a divorce. We were sitting in the living room, which had a forest…
Jessica Lucia
Feb 19
The Text Message
The Text Message
It is the future, but the past keeps showing up.
S.J. Elliott
Jan 7
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