ALL THE THINGS WE OCCUPY By Amanda Gaines

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ALL THE THINGS WE OCCUPYby Amanda Gaines My mother collects daughters. In 1994, at twenty-six, she had her first. One year later she founded a nonprofit for women in Lincoln County: The Girl’s Resiliency Program....

LOUD MUSIC By Leslie Tucker

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LOUD MUSICby Leslie Tucker He is mournful and scornful, bellowing about love in vain, alternating a velvet baritone with a nasal whine. Thick, damp hair flops at his shoulders. His ivory-colored sequined jumpsuit, open to...

HOW THE FILM THE EXORCIST CAME ABOUT By Dr. Raymond Fenech

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HOW THE FILM THE EXORCIST CAME ABOUTby Dr. Raymond Fenech Part 1 A small group of nuns and priests met the woman in the chapel of a house one June evening. Though it was warm outside,...

GRAND DESIGN By Steven Markusen

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GRAND DESIGNby Steven Markusen An insistent voice brought me out of the void and darkness.“What is your name? Where are you?”My eyes opened to see a chiseled face with furrowed brow. Pain stabbed my side....

SHAPING BEHAVIOR By Isabelle Runge

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SHAPING BEHAVIORby Isabelle Runge I pressed my foot firmly into the gas pedal, maneuvering in and out of lanes at an anxious pace. With one hand on the wheel, I reached my other into the...

THE GOLDEN RECORD By Emmi Conner

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THE GOLDEN RECORDby Emmi Conner   I have spent a lot of my life looking up at the night sky, wondering what surrounds the stars that we can see from Earth. I’ve dedicated countless hours to...