Life Isn’t Fair - Zeel Patel
It’s not fair. The first time I remember saying this was when I was four years old and had gotten in trouble for an argument that was...
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- Jan 19, 2021
- 12 min
Trapped - Holly Malkasian
The metal equipment clanged against the walls as we climbed the steep staircase. Before we reached the door, the acrid smell hit us and I...
- Jan 17, 2021
- 5 min
Intertwined - Emilie Bahr
I am all of three years old. The red-and-white-striped bathing suit clings to my tiny body, and I cling to my dad, my arms and legs...
- Jan 16, 2021
- 16 min
Authority Figures - Elizabeth Cooper
In 2015, a woman at work asked if I was pregnant. To my face. In front of other colleagues. In front of svelte colleagues standing next...
- Jan 6, 2021
- 8 min
Waves - Sam Yeh
“Okay, Sam-MEE, are you ready?” Jose asks, his curls bouncing despite the weight of the water droplets splashing off them. I nod. As I...
- Jan 3, 2021
- 7 min
The Sensitive Geek
The Sensitive Geek My first love was a TV trope. I was first exposed to the Sensitive Geek through Seth Cohen, a character from the The...
- Jan 1, 2021
- 5 min
Cats’ Intuition - Ann Liska
Once, God came to me in the form of a cat. Two thousand one had been a stressful year. I lost a job that I had held for years. I was...
- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
Naked Life - Lauren Melink
A girl walked by me while chatting with her friend. I overheard her say, “I love it. I’m not forced to hang out with anyone I don’t want...
- Dec 28, 2020
- 20 min
The Caller - Tamarah Rockwood
There was a surge of electricity across the wires after the transformer exploded on Osage Avenue. The sky washed white from the flash....
- Dec 24, 2020
- 4 min
Ice Hockey and Celine Dion - Maggie Edinger
Crinkle fries. I was willing to do anything to get my hands on those slender sticks of fried potatoes, and they only sold them at Fraser...
- Nov 4, 2020
- 4 min
It's Not a Fashion Statement - Kirsty Crawford
In order to get to high school, a decrepit-double decker bus would be mounted from the only village bus stop. The bus stop had one seat...
- Oct 29, 2020
- 8 min
Fighting the Shadows - Pauline Hawkins
Ian and I chuckled as we watched a viral MMA video that came across my feed. It was the Bellator fight that had a fighter wake up from a...
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