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The Value of Sad Stories
23 September 2020 on Nonfiction, StorystormI grew up in a laughing house. Granted, it was sometimes a yelling house, or a screaming house, or a crying house – but the important thing was, my family...
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Thoughts While Waiting by Elizabeth Templeman
15 May 2020 on Blog, NonfictionWhat did I think, then, in those years biding my time, waiting? Waiting: for life to get serious, whatever that might mean; for maturity, whatever that would feel like. But...
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“Suffragette” by Amy Stonestrom
10 April 2020 on NonfictionMy second favorite thing about going to church was coming home to the bubbling carrots, onions and pork or beef that stewed while we were putting in our time on...
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“Night and Day” By Marni Berger
06 March 2020 on Blog, Nonfiction1. The Awakening. I’m waking from a sad dream. In the dream, my husband Leo is uncharacteristically crying at me, saying, “When was the last time we were really happy?”...
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“Details” by Mary Higbee
13 December 2019 on Nonfiction“What do you mean illegal?” I ask. The only sound is the metallic ring of the spoon on the china cup as my dad stirs sugar into his coffee. It takes...
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“Emboli” by Jennifer Phipps
15 November 2019 on NonfictionLast weekend you wore long, loose shorts. Your workout clothes— billowing, breathable black t-shirt and those silky, baggy shorts—obstructed my view. I’d wanted to see your legs. But when I...
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“Aubergine” by Cara Lynn Albert
11 October 2019 on Blog, Nonfiction“His name is Eggplant,” said John as we examined his dying fish inside the large aquarium in the middle of his living room. This was before we started dry humping...
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The Deadline Dilemma
10 October 2019 on Nonfiction, StorystormI work best on a deadline. When I’m feeling charitable, I tell myself it’s the journalist in me. Years of working under pressure, all those late nights in the newsroom....
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“Crushes” by April Vazquez
03 May 2019 on NonfictionHow old were you when you had your first crush? you ask me out of the blue as I lean over the table, clearing the supper dishes. We’re alone, your...
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Being Around People Who Get It
19 April 2019 on Blog, Nonfiction, StorystormEn route to the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, I ran into a writer at the airport who I knew from my past life as a newspaper reporter....
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“Missing in Action” by S.C. Beckner
29 March 2019 on NonfictionIt was somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan that I was no longer “Mom,” but now “Momma.” At some point while Joshua was carrying ninety plus pounds of radio gear...
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“This Ragged Cat is Not My Heart” by Charlotte Gullick
22 February 2019 on NonfictionBanjo, the cat, looks rough. Thinner. No, too thin. Maroon inner eye sockets that take up more space each day. I hold him while I look at his litter mate,...
