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Bordering on Absurdity

Kirk Astroth - 0
We maintain our Humane Borders website’s “death map” to hammer home the appalling reality that Arizona is a land of open graves.

The Smell of Fresh Mint: On Signs and Synchronicities

Jessica Steward - 0
She is with me every time I smell fresh mint, and it transports me to her garden.

Dirty Spanish

Lauren Brockmeyer - 0
Like the history of the island itself, the history of Puerto Rican Spanish is complicated, blended together from all the cultures that have influenced it.

Learning to Figure Skate at 34 as a Chinese Canadian American Woman

Xing Zhang - 0
On the first day of figure skating class, I felt like I jumped into the deep end of a pool without knowing how to swim.

Hunger Strike

Hannah Bottigheimer - 0
And then it hits me: I am witness to my own hunger strike.

Damn You J. D.

Thom Schilling - 0
Along the way, J. D. Salinger taught me how to exasperate a hypocrite.

The Photo Never Changes

Christopher Liverman - 0
Maybe that’s the essence of grief — being frozen in a photograph while the rest of your life moves on without permission.

Ten Stolen Dollars: Who We Were, Who We Are

Michael Collard - 0
That version of me—the one trembling on the asphalt, clutching ten stolen dollars—isn’t the whole story.

On the Edge

Ayoung Kim - 0
She pulled over onto an unpaved section perilously close to the edge, beyond which the mountain dropped in a near vertical line.

The Last Baton

Emily Sexton - 0
The baton met my palm like a struck match: quick, hot, igniting something deep in my chest. I ran.

Strawberry Poke Cake

Taylor Booe - 0
That cake was magical, not because of some kitchen sorcery that was evocated by skill. It was because it had a real kind of magic, love.

Arrangements

Anne Dougherty - 0
My mom moves across the room now to her closet, and is gathering clothing to wear for the week. She’s going up before us to help  make the arrangements.
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