The Tumor
By Kris Ann Valdez — I gave birth to a monster. Never will I forget how the calcified, tumorous creature coaxed every doctor and nurse from the surrounding
Aug 7
The Day I Didn't Recognize Myself
By Emerole Clinton — I caught my reflection in the elevator mirror on the way down to the lobby, and for three full seconds I didn’t know who I was actually
Aug 2
A visit from Yolanda
By Pat Raia — I was barely 3 years old when my mother returned to my Aunt Lydia's apartment. Whether she came for a visit – a furlough, so to speak – or
Jul 25
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT SHE LEFT AFTER SEEING MY CHATGPT PROMPTS
By Samuel Edward — Three years. That’s how long Hinee and I had been together before one quiet night changed everything. Three years of memories.
Jul 20
Hide and Seek
By Jenny Morelli — When I was five, my whole world was Floor is Lava, snowball fights, and Hide and Seek, the game I was playing when I killed my brother.
Jul 14
Game Theory
By Agatha Valencia — In my second year of university, I did something most people would call ‘stupid.’ It was Microeconomics II and we were on the topic of Game Theory. Our teacher
Jul 12
The Day I Didn’t Recognize Myself
By Emerole Clinton Chimezie — I caught my reflection in the elevator mirror on the way down to the lobby, and for three full seconds I didn’t know who I was
Jul 7
My Bunny
By John Finch — It’s one of my earliest memories, flickering and vague, and more than a memory of time and place, it's a memory of an emotional state. The
Jun 27
A Command Heeded
By Alan James Folkestad — One wintry day, a high school friend and I set out on a large frozen Minnesota lake. Wearing ice skates, we hoped the wind would fill
Jun 19
Empathy
By E.P. Lande — Rachel arrived at the restaurant shortly after me. We often had lunch together when I visited New York. Stylish at 62, Rachel carried a dramatic
Jun 8
SEED CATALOG
By Brenda Kay Ledford — Each year when the seed catalog arrived in the mail, a clock alarmed inside Mama. She got her Blue Horse Notebook and made
May 26
A Moment
By Eli Ehrenpreis — I heard a poem as a train approached. Swaying while it moved toward me, curving left and right along the tracks, filling my visual field.
May 12
28 May 2016, 10 days after Your death
By Daniel M Zibman — Pollen floats, settles on the deck, driveway, cars, brick walkway. Footprints from the pups, tire tracks. The birdhouse, the one sitting in
May 9
"Johnny"
By Jeanne Andrea Di Grazio — I found your old toothbrush with the faded, frayed bristles and a half-used tube of Colgate in a tattered plastic bag in the
Apr 30
The Night I Learned to Hold My Own Hand
By David Anson Lee — “You will survive,” I whispered. Not brave. Not certain. Only needing the words to land somewhere that would not move. Outside, a stray dog
Apr 22
He Sat in the Light
By Cynthia Dorfman — He sat in the light. There was a Monet-luminescence about him. Light on the surface trembling, catching the transient moment.
Apr 4
Chiaroscuro
By Barbara Krasner — My mother would have called it a nishtgutkeyt. I lie in the ICU, mumbling, “I don’t feel good.” I'm rolled onto my side. Medical staff surround
Mar 11
Brighton Beach
By Karen Rosenberg — Maureen and I practiced our disco moves, spinning until we fell over into the hot sand. We were on a field trip with our second-grade
Mar 8
THE CALM DURING THE STORM
By Paula Hagar — The oil rig where I was working was only 30 miles east of Williston, North Dakota, so I figured an hour was more than enough time to drive
Feb 27
Neptune’s Fountain
By Mary Ellen Talley — We don’t even have photos to remember that evening, us just out of college, having gifted ourselves with a five-country tour of Europe,
Feb 21