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Trash

Collecting bottles, tossing leftovers, taking out the garbage

January 2022

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Caught In The Act

Smoking in the girls’ room, sneaking a drink, napping

December 2021

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Brothers

The good-looking one, the one in need, the one that almost was

November 2021

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Sisters

The kind you’re born with, the kind you choose, the kind that teach Catholic school

October 2021

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Bread

A family recipe, a childhood memory, a Depression-era handout

September 2021

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Summer Jobs

Waiting tables, dyeing textiles, separating goats in heat

August 2021

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The Woods

As a refuge, as a threat, as a place to live

July 2021

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Getting Started

After graduation, after a divorce, after an election

June 2021

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Ghosts

On the phone, at a gas station, in our dreams

May 2021

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Fighting Back

With fists, with words, with kindness

April 2021

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Mail

A stolen letter, a posthumous package, a Christmas card from a stranger

March 2021

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Consequences

A hasty purchase, a starvation diet, an unwanted pregnancy

February 2021

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