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Intuition Fractures First

Monica Leyva - 1
There are breakings that announce themselves loudly, and breakings so quiet you don’t recognize them at all. The quiet fractures are the most dangerous.

So, Who’s the Daddy?

Ari Cordovero - 0
“So,” she says, squinting. “Who’s the daddy?” The question lands easy. Practiced. Like this is a riddle women pass down to one another,.

What It Means to Survive as a Cancer Mom

Mikaela Perron-Sampson - 0
My other pregnancies had all failed—all except for my perfect Olive. She was our survivor. The only one strong enough to survive my own body.

After the Fire, the Ruins Still Warm

Tania Winther - 0
The truth is I was not mourning just you. I was mourning the version of myself that still trusted fire.

Just Listed

Sarah Lewis - 2
The house where I was sexually assaulted just was just listed for sale.

Doors 

Sarah Edge - 0
She felt an urge to shed like a snake, to wriggle out of life and be new again — to walk through another door, to discover again, a new version of herself.

Genealogy Dealt the Fatal Blow to My Marriage

Barbara Krasner - 0
I spent hours reviewing emails from new genealogy friends, making entries in my research log, and mapping out family relationships.

Is Everybody Comfortable?

Trish Cantillon - 0
I was mesmerized by the ease with which she moved through life; a wonderful mixture of pride, sass and being comfortable.

A Degas Tattoo

Katherine Elena-Hanson - 0
Degas, famous impressionist artist that he was, doesn’t hold up well in the court of treating humans respectfully. Regardless, I still love his work.

Intermittent Rivers

Tina Carlson - 1
By mid-summer the river is mostly dry. People living on the banks have moved to more shade. I sit in its sandy bed, which sifts through my fingers.

Cocktails in Jaffa

Elena Shakhnovsky - 0
We quietly check our phones to see if Iran has attacked yet or if we can still finish those cocktails.

Would That Make Me the Atheist’s Wife?

Madeline Dietzman - 0
Translation: You’re not here enough for a pastor’s wife.
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