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Eggs Quarantine by Ellie Slee

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‘My baby humps is sore.’ My three year old is dressed in a diaper and a pair of […]

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Selfless by Rachele Salvini

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My friend didn’t know that her ex would show up at the funeral. He sat on the bench […]

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Swamped by Gerri Brightwell

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We called in to see him between running errands. My mother led the way—through town and up a […]

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The Hurricane by Camryn Smith

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I point my five-year-old finger towards the fish, asking my father about how it got there. He stands […]

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A Little Crow by Louis Gilbert

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For me it begins with a weekend of moving to a new house. Prioritising the unpacking of records […]

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The Snowballing of Mrs. O by Kase Johnstun

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“You snowballed me!” she said through tears. You betrayed me. You shamed me. You broke my heart. “You […]

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Body, Boundary by Zoe Turner

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I undress and my jumper falls into a warm heap on top of my foot. I am still […]

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Not Cool by Laura Carnes Williams

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The doorbell rings. Dad. It’s weird he’s ringing the doorbell to his own house. Well, what used to […]

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Crying is Pronounced Caoineadh in Gaelic by Kathleen McKitty Harris

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I’ve only seen my father cry a handful of times. There’s an immediate sense of betrayal in typing […]

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Atheism by Patrick Hackett

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Most of us have been there. You are at a party, glass of wine in hand. More often […]

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