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Losing the World

  • Amanda Montei
  • June 16, 2020
When we begin life, language is play.
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FUNNY WOMEN #144: Food Reviews by Third Grader

  • Candy Schulman
  • October 4, 2016
This refined combination will transport taste buds into a state of euphoria matched only when capturing a rare Mewtwo on Pokémon Go.
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The Surprising Magic of Bad Books

  • Amy Shearn
  • August 3, 2016
Any story about a fairy is a story about female power.
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The Last Book I Loved: Abbott Awaits

  • Christopher Benz
  • June 29, 2016
Summer works like this. Every day small moments cycle like waves within tides, eroding our opportunities on a geological scale invisible from our point of immersion.
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: The Kill Shot

  • Yvonne Conza
  • May 14, 2016
1964, a month prior to the anniversary of JFK’s assassination, a different home movie shot. Infant toss. Up-down. Plummeting. I’m ten months of age—picking up speed.
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OG Dad #27: Tiny Brandos

  • Jerry Stahl
  • June 25, 2015
Forgive me if I’ve said it before, but now that I’m working dad duty without heroin I can see why I needed it.
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FUNNY WOMEN #129: Consumer Reviews

  • Ashley Lefrak
  • May 26, 2015
My baby girl calls this her “fun cage” and since we installed it, she giggles more. And so do I. This gate has made me a happier and more sexually-satisfied person.
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OG Dad #24: Kiddie Calm

  • Jerry Stahl
  • May 14, 2015
Days when my daughter hates me, I console myself that this may be a sign of her discerning nature.
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OG Dad #22: 24-Hour Potty People

  • Jerry Stahl
  • February 6, 2014
But musical child toilets! The problem on the technical level is that none of the Amazon descriptions would say exactly what kind of music we’d be hearing.
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