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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 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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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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What We Humped in Newfane by Kiki Dy

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You are seven years old and have just gotten the training wheels removed from your pink huffy bicycle. […]

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The Man in White Underwear Thinks I’m Crazy by Cynthia Gralla

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Whenever I imagine my father, he’s almost naked. For three years after my parents divorced, I spent every […]

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At My Grandparents House by Dinos Gregoriou

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It was hot that day and the dirt was so dry it crunched under the soles of my […]

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Dog is God by Daniel Kearney

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The dog didn’t want to go with the man. I could hear him trying to be friendly, trying […]

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Water Underground by John Carr Walker

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I found a snapshot of my father taken before I was born, a black-and-white print on foxed paper […]

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Tangerine by Sally Gander

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I have not always had this memory. It has been acquired, like the pains I feel in my […]

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Review: Lowborn by Kerry Hudson

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The timing of the release of Kerry Hudson’s Lowborn couldn’t have been better, hitting the shelves just days […]

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