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April 26, 2024
Dust covered shelves and a rotten fridge is all he left behind. Despite all the clutter this Queens, NY apartment seemed so empty. Box after box […]
April 18, 2024
Wax Tulips in Connecticut by Elaina (first published in Drunk Monkeys, Pop Culture Edition) We always think of the Italian grape-stomping hijinx, or the chocolate factory […]
April 4, 2024
Guest Essay #8 Sometimes I don’t write at all. Like, for weeks. I say this with embarrassment because people often ask me how much I […]
March 22, 2024
Guest Essay #7 It’s About Love. And It’s Easy When It’s Your Child. By Renata La Forgia “No. There is nothing hard about accepting your child […]
March 15, 2024
A scholarly aesthete once said long ago, that “All art constantly aspires to the condition of music.” This quotation has come to both inspire and bother […]
March 4, 2024
I received a panicked phone call from my older sister, Debbie, saying that my mother was bleeding out of her mouth and was waiting for […]
February 5, 2024
Fearlessness by Suzanne Crain Miller My mother was feared, fearless and fearful. Never at the same time. As a fifth-grade teacher she ruled her classroom […]
January 19, 2024
FROM CHILD’S COUGH TO A MOTHER’S ROAR by Catherine Shields Research shows that disabled people find it hard to access health care and medical supplies especially […]
January 7, 2024
Guest Message #1 2024 Looking Forward by Karen Jones The end of the year was recent, and it’s good to review it and my experiences of it– as […]
December 28, 2023
I want to know your experience. Your story. Next year I’d like to hear from you or people you know who’d like to connect their joy, […]
June 8, 2023
I’m not a big drinker. Meaning, a nice Tito’s and seltzer once a month with a meal is fine by me. I’m not a big sun […]
May 18, 2023
I’ve taken a break from writing. I’ve jumped face first into reading and audiobooks again. Which is so common for writers. If the words aren’t falling […]