Spotlight: “Dentist Dad”
A young woman stays with her boyfriend’s parents. It will be her last visit.
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Rumpus Comics
Spotlight: “In Pursuit of a Better Me”
In the past, I have struggled with my body weight and the ways in which I eat.
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Welcome to South Bend: The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case
You have shown no proof of your claim. This family may go free.
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Spotlight: “Love Is Real”
On a Tuesday night in New York City, a girl meets the love of her life.
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Welcome to South Bend: The Lady Boxers
How did South Bend become so central to women’s boxing in the ’50s?
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Spotlight: “The Incredible Adventures of Man Spider”
Look! A crime! How will Man Spider solve it?
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Spotlight: “Japanese American Chocolate Pioneers”
How did this Hawaiian chocolate reach the middle of the cornfields?
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Welcome to South Bend: Bail Out Studebaker
Fifty-plus years is surely too long ago to cash in on a bailout.
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Welcome to South Bend: Notre Dame Football
When the air turns cool, and the leaves turn color.
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Welcome to South Bend: How to Change Your Name in Indiana
I don’t even know what planet I’m on!
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Welcome to South Bend: My Current Literary Crush
[G]ood writing can also distract us from what’s not being said.
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Welcome to South Bend: How to Get Out of Jury Duty
Oh god, do I have to publicly admit I watch The Bachelor?
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Welcome to South Bend: Mr. Answerpants
We arrived at the South Bend Civic Theatre 45 minutes early for Mayor’s Night Out.
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Spotlight: “I Met Prince Once”
While struggling with a severe bout of depression I found myself inexplicably drawn to Prince’s music.
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Spotlight: “Girl’s Guide to Personal Hygiene and Cell Decay”
Maybe that’s what we should teach in schools.
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Spotlight: “Reflections on My Quiet Nature”
Living in an extrovert-oriented society, I’ve always struggled to accept my own introverted nature.
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HORN! REVIEWS: Song for the Unraveling of the World
Even at its most earthbound, I’d rather spend my time in Evenson’s world…
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