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A Carton of Eggs
I didn’t know at the time how I came unstuck. It happened on a day like any other day. I was taking a walk in my neighborhood. I do this...
Mike Sherer
14 hours ago16 min read
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Brimfield
The white GM box truck with ‘J Corduroy, Antiques – Collectibles’ on the side in scraped brown paint bounced us as the big tires rolled...
Robert Moore
Mar 2021 min read
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Writing and the Forest
The forest seems intent on healing me. Take today, for instance. I was walking on the trail, taking notes on Shakespeare. My latest...
Julie Mariouw
Mar 106 min read
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Song of the River
Which is the more difficult thing to do—love your immediate surroundings for the way they nurture you? Or hate them for all that they’ve...
Urmi Chakravorty
Mar 113 min read
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Pentimento: Paint on a Canvas
............................................................................................................ The Second Layer “You’re in...
John RC Potter
Feb 248 min read
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Dog Park Dharma
After I rescued Louis, friends said I’d find a new social life at the dog park. My puppy and I would be welcomed into a community of dog...
Judith Frankel
Feb 144 min read
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The Great Chemistry Test Heist
All this happened back in 1965 when the Vietnam War was raging, and my high school pals and I were reading MAD Magazine and The...
John F. Miglio
Feb 111 min read
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The Shaman
Those who do not want to lose their blindfolds for fear of the light, deserve the dark. – Quechan proverb Cusco, Peru "Not far now!"...
Krin Van Tatenhove
Jan 2414 min read
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A Cat Sanctuary Story
I never expected enlightenment in a cat sanctuary, but that's exactly where I met Aufgabe. We often say funny things behind his back,...
Emecheta Christian
Jan 1511 min read
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Scarlet
O, we don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan The whole state of Michigan, the whole state of Michigan We don't give a damn for...
Matias F. Travieso-Diaz
Jan 18 min read
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A Christmas Convergence
Maggie Turner walked briskly down Elm Street, her scarf pulled tight against the biting December wind. She wasn’t sure what had brought...
Edward J. McCoul
Dec 23, 20246 min read
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Somewhere Else
Tension: On the Way to Robben Island by Keith A. Barker. 2013. Digital print. The Catholic sister smiled kindly as she pushed the...
Keith A. Barker
Dec 15, 202414 min read
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Bud's House
A few weeks before the Fourth of July, I was curled up on my couch, enjoying the soft light of the patio through my sliding doors, ready...
Fay L. Loomis
Dec 1, 202412 min read
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Escaping a Predator
I was club hopping with my BFF, Jeannie, when I found myself, in deep trouble! This was the 1970’s and it was quite popular to go to a...
Sharon Oberne
Nov 16, 20244 min read
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Ánima en Pena: Spain, 1656
“Titles matter little. We are the children of our works.” —Don Quijote de la Mancha Madrid, 23 de junio, 1656, Stilo Novo ...
Carol Zapata-Whelan
Nov 1, 202415 min read
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Just You and I
(content warning: this story includes references to domestic violence.) As a cradle Catholic, I always knew you needed your faith to do...
Angela Curnutt
Oct 15, 202422 min read
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Polyps
1 My knees and hands were bleeding and hurt like the dickens, but I was still holding onto the seashell I had picked up from the darkened...
Matias F. Travieso-Diaz
Oct 1, 202412 min read
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End to the Year-long Winter
It’s been over a year of darkness, and I am longing for the light of a new dawn. The memories of what brought me to this place are so...
John Ganshaw
Sep 15, 202410 min read
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Best Land Plans
I paid a goodbye visit to Windburn Barn figuring a bunch of college kids would have rented it by now, but there were no cars in the...
Thomas M. McDade
Sep 1, 202415 min read
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Nursing Mother
“A mother who has had a baby in the hospital should insist on keeping him with her 24 hours a day. Unwrap the baby, keep him in your bed,...
Rachel Lutwick-Deaner
Aug 15, 202413 min read
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