THE ANATOMY OF DISCONNECTED LINES by Tim Harris
The Anatomy of Disconnected Lines
I first noticed him on the other side of Westbury Avenue, as we both made our way to the bus stop.
LESS WE FORGET by Gretchen Weaver
“Her name is Dua Lipa, mom, not Leepa Dupa,” says my very exasperated 15-year-old son.
“Oh, you know who I’m talking about,” I laugh it off, but ugh.
TWO DAYS IN BANGKOK by Teresa Yang
Two Days in Bangkok
Two days before my flight to Thailand, the phone rang.
“Terry…” my father’s voice wavered. In our family, phone calls were always...
PRETTY ENOUGH by Grace Meadows
Pretty Enough
Ever since I was a child, I knew I wanted to be beautiful. The kind of beautiful that merits a second glance when walking down the street,...
A DREAMER’S COMMENCEMENT by Marie Seeba
A Dreamer’s Commencement
Restless. Anxious. Overwhelmed.
I moved to New York over two weeks ago now, and I haven’t had a full night’s rest since. Writing...
GREAT EXPECTATIONS: A BIRTH STORY by Tom Sibley
Great Expectations: A Birth Story
“She could be here by tomorrow morning.” my wife Rachel beamed.
I was equally as excited, “I just can’t wait...
PUNCH YOU IN THE EYE by Rachael Wesley
Punch You in the Eye
Have you ever been bullied? If you attended high school, there’s a chance that you have been. Movies have us programmed to think that...
THE DOMESTIC SIDE OF IMPERIALISM by Mariana Graciano
The Domestic Side of Imperialism:
An Argentine Mother Raising Black Kids during the Presidential Transition in the US
By Mariana Graciano
Fantasmas
HOW COVID STRENGTHENED MY RELATIONSHIP by Sarah de Leon
HOW COVID STRENGTHENED MY RELATIONSHIP
I am at a weird, in-between stage in my relationship. My boyfriend hasn’t popped the big question yet, but everyone knows it...
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE by Laura Gaddis
You Are My Sunshine
Evelyn and I rocked in the glider. With her birth two months before we expected, we had little more than a crib, mattress, and...