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Life in Motion

  • Jake Slovis
  • August 8, 2024
I had hoped the trip would be poetic.
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On People Pleasing

  • Sanata Nacro
  • July 18, 2024
I learned to smile even when I didn't feel like it, to reassure people and make them feel at ease.
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A Dad in the World

  • KC Councilor
  • June 6, 2024
I always knew I wanted to be a parent, but I didn't know I'd be a dad specifically.
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Sketch Book Reviews: The Book of (More) Delights

  • Kateri Kramer
  • May 16, 2024
Today's delight: a flush of blooming forget-me-nots creating a blue blanket on the edge of my garden.
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Softmongering

  • Kristin Emanuel
  • May 9, 2024
I wake aching; I know nothing about living, though I've been alive all my life, afraid of giving.
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Your Ripples

  • Sarah Maloney
  • April 4, 2024
Now, I stand on the brink.
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Sketch Book Reviews: The Complete Gardener

  • Kateri Kramer
  • March 21, 2024
What makes this book so different is the exceptional quality and thoughtfulness in Don's writing.
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Queer As Family

  • Brian Gresko
  • March 7, 2024
A closed mind is like a closed hand—it's a fist, a weapon.
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Fasting or No Fasting?

  • Zareen Choudhury
  • February 22, 2024
Sorry, am I stuck in a time loop?
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Sketch Book Reviews: Ardor

  • Kateri Kramer
  • January 18, 2024
Knorr . . . makes a variety of forms and experiments into a cohesive artifact.
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On Oversharing

  • Angie Kang
  • January 11, 2024
Sometimes there's a reason for the skin we grow.
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Mulch

  • Eliza Harris
  • December 7, 2023
My memories before nine aren't made of much worth excavating . . .
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