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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.

When the Ghost Came Calling Again

Lisa Brodsky - 0
But like a ghost, cancer is a master of return. And so, we must learn to live with this haunting, not in fear, but with eyes wide open.

Diamond Girls

Amanda Izzo - 0
Of all the times for Neil Diamond’s songs to make a mental appearance, it felt appropriate. And welcomed.

A Triptych of Deaths in Three Decades

Matthew Curlewis - 4
Because there we were: three athletic young men dressed in tight, turquoise blue wet suits with black trimmed gills ‘n all, helmets with shark fins protruding from our heads, and wraparound mirror eyewear.

The Importance of Being Roberta

Carole Morrell - 0
Roberta was a very intense graduate student from New Jersey, and she was not going to hear of this happening again.

High School Lessons

Barbara Chiarello - 0
One year a high school friend came over on my birthday. She was shocked that I had no birthday cake. I wasn’t. 

Pain by Numbers

Samantha Woods - 0
Pain is everything from the ache in my jaw to the grief I felt at my grandmother's bedside.
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