Vol. 40 No. 3 - Winter 2021

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“To the Monster Under My Bed”

To The Monster Under My Bed, When I was younger, I would tell my friends: I have the most terrifying monster of them all. He has horns the size of a bus that drip pink poison onto whatever they touch. My monster is bright green with scales all over him. He doesn’t walk on two legs but hops around on his coiled tail. I vividly explained your adventures and the stories you told to keep me glued to my bed at night. I would listen, too afraid to even move the blanket from one side of the bed to the other. I look back […]

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“The Box”

Today My darling daughter, It’s been nearly five years. And yet, I find myself—standing here on the eve of your birth—in complete shock that yet another year has flown by. The precious baby you once were slipping even farther into memory. Leaving me both sad, aching for your smallness, and happy, too. In awe. At the beautiful stroke of color your life has left on the page of our existence.I allow myself to imagine. To dream. Write.About the parts of your story that haven’t been written.One of your favorite chapters is the one of your birth. You love to hear how the wise and […]

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