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Oct 13, 20243 min read
"Living Trust" by Linda Dreeben
Prologue You write your wills before your first trip away from your young son. You revise them when you have more assets and a second...
Jun 9, 20243 min read
"How to Survive Christmas" by Alison Colwell
Tell everyone you're fine. Pick yourself up from the bottom of the stairs, climb back up to the kitchen and take the phone from your mom...
Feb 4, 20243 min read
"Iconography" by Stephanie Frazee
I attended mass with my son. His first time, my second. My first time was my boyfriend’s niece’s first communion. My boyfriend said the...
Jan 28, 20242 min read
"Small Goodbyes" by Rebecca Minelga
Phototograph courtesy of Slobbered Lens. His skinny arms wrap around my torso, his face buried in my shirt, a makeshift handkerchief...
May 13, 20231 min read
"If You Go Into the Woods Today" by Donna Vorreyer
The forest preserve rumbles with the deep-throated song of frogs, holed-up in fallen trees or testing the frigid indigo of the lake. The...
Jan 2, 20223 min read
"Lincoln Town Car vs African Elephant vs 125 lb Woman In Stilettos" by Annie Marhefka
At the hardwood flooring outlet, the sales rep is an older gentleman (although should we always assume gentleman just because of the...
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