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Under the Milky Way, after the fireworks, out of the closet
By Our ReadersJune 2019I felt I was supposed to pretend I was a little sad he was gone — at least, for the first few days. I told him I missed him, because I did. I’m not a complete monster.
By Lucie BritschMay 2019Running is better for me than church; better than counseling, pills, or meditation; better than diet plans or twelve-step meetings. Running keeps me literally on the straight and narrow.
By Joseph HoltMarch 2019I soon found out that the reservoir was where some locals dumped their unwanted dogs. I was there one afternoon with Sofia when a well-dressed woman stepped from a Mercedes and opened the back door.
By Sarah VallanceFebruary 2019We made eyes across the room. We made each other’s acquaintance, whatever that means. I made a move, you made a face. We made out anyway. We made bad pottery, we made bad jokes.
By Ben HoffmanJanuary 2019You can belong to yourself, but it’s lonely, and you can belong to others, but there’s loss built into that, in uncountable forms.
By Piper VignetteDecember 2018My love for you is a sun inside my chest. / It burns like shingles, wrings tears from my eyes / like the hands of a tough old woman washing / clothes in a tin tub.
By Terri Kirby EricksonNovember 2018A secret letter, a political message, a kindergarten rebel
By Our ReadersOctober 2018I worked weekend nights and a couple of afternoon shifts during the week. Sometimes I requested more hours just to get away from home. Being away meant I didn’t have to deal with the sadness that lingered in our house.
By Ira SukrungruangSeptember 2018A flat tire, a rescue cat, a winter in Antartica
By Our ReadersAugust 2018Personal, political, provocative writing delivered to your doorstep every month—without a single ad.
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