DALLOYAU CAFE, 5ème ARRONDISSEMENT, PARIS by Dawn-Michelle Baude
He chose the café—a raspberry red one known for light, fluffy pastries filled with heavenly creams.… Read More “DALLOYAU CAFE, 5ème ARRONDISSEMENT, PARIS by Dawn-Michelle Baude”
Article Category: Non-Fiction
PORTMANTEAU by Alice Lowe
When my father told me that a mid-morning fusion of breakfast and lunch was called brunch, I thought he’d made the word up.… Read More “PORTMANTEAU by Alice Lowe”
THE WASHER by Karen Storm
It wasn’t just any washer.… Read More “THE WASHER by Karen Storm”
MY CARTIER WATCH by J Brooke
If you met me, you wouldn’t think I’m the sort to own a Cartier watch.… Read More “MY CARTIER WATCH by J Brooke”
A TURN AT THE OARS by Heidi Lasher
Pee trickled down my leg as I stood on tiptoe, gripping my shaking palms to the oars of our 14-foot inflatable raft, and tried to get a glimpse of Snowhole, a rapid named for an enormous boulder on the right side of the river that lifts the water up and then drops it into a billowing white cloud of chaos called a hole.… Read More “A TURN AT THE OARS by Heidi Lasher”
MIGUEL by Kyle Seibel
We just need to figure it out.… Read More “MIGUEL by Kyle Seibel”
SPIDER INTREPID by Ted Olson
Spiders don’t live in our car.… Read More “SPIDER INTREPID by Ted Olson”
Hollow Hairs of a Musk Deer: Reflections on Channels, Winds, and the Non-Dual (April 2020) by Kathryn Stam
Today we will live in the moment unless it’s unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie. … Read More “Hollow Hairs of a Musk Deer: Reflections on Channels, Winds, and the Non-Dual (April 2020) by Kathryn Stam”
Junkyard Dog and the Thin Blue Line by Laura Iodice
“If you are a junkyard dog, you assume that that’s what life is: chained up, barking all day.”… Read More “Junkyard Dog and the Thin Blue Line by Laura Iodice”
AN APOLOGIA FOR SOUP by William Lehman
I will say soup over eighty times in this essay.… Read More “AN APOLOGIA FOR SOUP by William Lehman”
TRAUMA, BOOKENDED by Kelsey Allagood
“Trauma” is a bruise of a word, like “hematoma,” blue and black and yellow: blood pooling under the skin from an exchange of kinetic energy.… Read More “TRAUMA, BOOKENDED by Kelsey Allagood”
AS ALL WARS DO by Warren Stoddard II
“You’re a long way from home now, aren’t you son?”… Read More “AS ALL WARS DO by Warren Stoddard II”
Does Iron Occurrence in Ground Water Correlate with Dissolved Oxygen? by Richie Smith
The first time I remember being proud of my father was in third grade.… Read More “Does Iron Occurrence in Ground Water Correlate with Dissolved Oxygen? by Richie Smith”
Somewhere Under the Rainbo by Nick Locke
Rainbo Roller Rink is the largest slice of Americana in Chicago and possibly America.… Read More “Somewhere Under the Rainbo by Nick Locke”
Franz among the Animals by Elana Wolff
The tiny village of Siřem is located 78 km northwest of Prague.… Read More “Franz among the Animals by Elana Wolff”