Vol. 44 No. 1 — Summer 2024
Navigating tension appears to be the heart of this open-themed collection.
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Besides, they were just things, right? I didn’t need his clothing to keep alive my memories.
Aloneness is tangible. It shrugs right up against you And presses against your skin. It smells cold and aches. Heat up the oven. Stir your sweet sauces. Put on your flowered dress, Earrings and bracelet.
I can recount thirty years of disappointing gifts from my husband — he simply had no clue. There was the electric can opener for our anniversary, a garage parking sign, the claustrophobic footed-robe that tripped
For as long as I can remember, I have felt a certain kind of loneliness, an emptiness that I couldn’t put my finger on until recently. As a child, I often felt different from those
From a workshop at the Exponent II Retreat in Fall 2022.Read by AuthorMy Journey with Ambiguous LossDeath has been on my mind for decades: my undergraduate thesis focused on James Agee’s A Death in the
Read by AuthorThere is a distinct, sterile smell in every hospital. I think about the combination of cleaning supplies and latex gloves they must use to engineer this scent as I fidget with the notebook
Read by Author it’s easier, i think, to see substance in silence and ghosts, than in lions and hosts. after all, bees do not relate with words or touch but with work and minutes and
These experiences led me to pull apart my intersectional masks one at a time and take on my rightful role with pride only made possible by loss.
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