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#103: Nonfiction by Madison Block
ALL MY LOVE ALWAYS “These look like engagement photos,” Mads laughed as we looked at the pictures we had taken at Keukenhof, the famous tulip…
#102: Nonfiction by William Tang
THE DREAMED WALL “But for a dream, the Great Wall was built; but for the wall, the empire fell.” He Zi-Qing何自清, Chinese historian In…
#101: Nonfiction by William Tang
THE OMEN Lu Buwei, Lord Wen Xin, ex-prime minister of the realm, and birthfather of the king rested on a large silk cushion in the…
#100: Fiction by Kay McSpadden
TWICE-TOLD TALE “It is annoying to have to tell the same tale twice.” -Homer, The Odyssey *** Nell liked to say that she…
#99: Fiction by Nam Tran
CARBON DATING After an ex-lover left him emotionally paralyzed for the better part of ten years, my uncle John decided at 53 to give relationships…
#98: Fiction by P.J. Powell
GENEROUS FEMALE VILLAINS GIVE FREELY IN THEIR “BUY NOTHING” GROUP Cersei Lannister – Admin says Congratulations! Your request to join this Buy Nothing Facebook group…
#97: Fiction by Linda Briskin
MODEST SABOTAGE At St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, I was hoping for a multitude of Christs on crosses, pale anemic skin, blood dripping from hands,…
#96: Nonfiction by Cynthia Yancey
ALMA Back at my grandmother Mimi’s house, after my mother’s terribly premature death, my brother, Ashbel, and I whiled away the hours, months, and years…
#95: Nonfiction by Barbara Thompson
SITTING WITH MY BOYS “Where did you get that tan?” “In a cemetery.” The question is commonplace after returning from the tropics; the answer was…
#94: Fiction by Joanna Galbraith
PIRATE X Barry Becker’s decision to become a pirate was mostly his father’s doing, with a further inopportune nudge from a career guidance counselor when…
#93: Nonfiction by Andy Betz
THE SINGLE HAZARD OF TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL I can confidently say, I am as fully prepared for any hazard associated with the rigors of teaching. Until…
#92: Nonfiction by Valarie Anderson
SHROUDED It’s been weeks and we’ve been shrouded in smoke from the Oregon fires. Silenced—caught perpetually in a clouded sunset. Sounds have diminished and the…
#91: Fiction by Maria Wickens
DOUBLE EXPOSURE The translation of Woomera is Big Spear, but the locals call it Big Evil. Kurdaitcha, the Aboriginal shaman of death, waits outside the…
#90: Fiction by Rebecca Fifield
PERMANENCE Heat and anger are the main ingredients in hell. When September is hotter than August, it feels like betrayal. My partner is cheating on…
