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Christina Berke
Christina Berke waits all year for apricot season in Los Angeles while teaching and writing. You can follow her on Instagram: @whereischristina.
Essays, Memoirs & True Stories
Zuma
When you get to your father's bedroom, you see Dad shaking like a freshly fumigated bug. Your brother is by his side on the phone, his face red and sweaty, like when he's been skateboarding all day.
April 2025
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