Kitty
January 16, 2025
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Photo by Erik Mclean: Pexels.com by Mary Lynn Reed The small grey cat sits in the middle of the valet line behind the white Escalade
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Vertigo
January 16, 2025
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Photo by Aditya Chinchure on Unsplash by Mary Lynn Reed The young paramedic leans against the table and whispers: we are ninjas, you and I – invisible – no
DADDY
January 16, 2025
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Photo by Inga Seliverstova Pexels.com by Sarp Sozdinler It all takes place in my mind. I close my eyes and will them into being. When
Flight, Or Not
December 5, 2024
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Photo by freshinc on Unsplash by Cath Barton Brian Portentous realised pretty quickly, as half-stifled giggles erupted around him in the restless crowd waiting at Gate 9 for
Solstice Wonder
December 5, 2024
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Photo by Harm Weustink on Unsplash By Amy Marques ~After Kafka’s A Little Fable: “Alas,” said the mouse, “the world is growing smaller every day.” Ah, little one,
Tangled Up
December 5, 2024
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Photo by Edna Robinson by Louella Lester Mothball scent overwhelms the hallway, even before Great-Aunty Nell actually sweeps in, and Lilly wishes it wasn’t their
The Day I Went Missing
December 5, 2024
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Photo by Unsplash+ by Jessica Klimesh There were no gifts last year (or any previous year)—no tiered cake or pink champagne, no celebratory pomp at
God Jul!
December 5, 2024
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Photo by Unsplash+ by Kathryn Silver-Hajo Our parents argue about everything—like mom’s a vegetarian, but dad insists on bringing home a brisket or chicken livers
Whales Have Funerals Too
December 5, 2024
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Photo by Vinh Thang on Unsplash by Ella Hormel While Mom is in bed, I drive my little brother around the city looking for a store that’s open
Triple-Digit Fire Weather
December 5, 2024
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Photo by Lawrence Crayton on Unsplash by Dawn Tasaka Steffler When we exchanged our wedding vows, my husband said I was the only woman who ever tamed the