Cobbling by Phillip Russell
Facebook Threads Mastodon Bluesky The first thing I notice about someone is their shoes. * Wendell Phillip Russell Jr., took…
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All The Robots I’ve Ever Loved by Mason Johnson
Facebook Threads Mastodon Bluesky This is a serious list. Like super fucking serious. I do not take love lightly. And,…
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The Studio of the Voice by Marcia Aldrich
1.  It starts as a muffled cry. 2.  Down a long hallway into a wood paneled room with a wall…
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Alas, Poor Bob! by Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons
If you look up Polish composer and pianist André Tchaikowsky online, you will find something unique in his Wikipedia entry.…
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A Transplanted Chicagoan’s Guide to Kansas City by Matt Lowe
A little over five years ago, I left my hometown of Chicago for Kansas City to be with the love…
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Always Judge Books By Their Covers, or, Check Out This Bear Wearing A BDSM Harness by Justin Bostian
One of the lessons my fairly priced and invaluable liberal arts education taught me was that books have covers, and…
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There is a Light That Never Goes Out by Patricia Ann McNair
(with apologies and appreciation to Morrissey) My father died when I was fifteen years old; I was still a virgin.…
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The Birds and the Bees by Randy Richardson
A recurring character on the long-running children’s TV series Romper Room was Mr. Do-Bee, an oversized bumblebee who taught children…
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What It Means to be a Single Woman Again in Your Thirties by Noelle Aleksandra Hufnagel
1. For a brief moment, you will think you are Beyoncé. You are not Beyoncé. Get this idea out of…
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@Love by Matt Martin
Love is hard in 2014. Before I go any further, I would just like to say, that no, I am…
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Possible Histories of Leroy Paige by Will McGrath
Leroy Paige sleeps in an ancient RV, a great beige behemoth with siding coming undone and rust creeping from the…
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Why I Let My Students Text In Class by Jessie Foley
In 2005, when I began teaching high school, social media was just emerging. Only 34 million Americans owned a cell…
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Best Lasagna Ever by Viki Gonia
This will make 3 large, deep pans of lasagna. I could try to figure out how to adjust it for…
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I was Stalked in High School by Amber Drea
I grew up in Eastern Connecticut and spent my teenage years in a small, working-class, rural town. In junior high,…
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Writing Blindly by Deb R. Lewis
August 3rd, 2009 I kissed my wife, Gail, before the two-hour drive I’ve been making every few days from Chicago…
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When Sparks Fly; When Doves Cry by Julia Borcherts
WEEK ONE It’s my first night of welding school. I’m standing in a simulated shop with twenty-three men. We’re all…
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Romeo and Juliet by Jessie Morrison
Every year at about this time I teach Romeo and Juliet to a new crop of freshman English students, and…
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Confessions of a Fourth Grade Love Slut by Darwyn Jones
I, Danny Boyer, was a fourth grade love slut I loved Julie Sadowski because she sat next to me. I…
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And Then There’s Me by Cyn Vargas
Of all the days, it was on my birthday when I realized that Steve had a crush on the pretty…
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The Trains in Tokyo by Amanda E. Snyder
You should know that if you ever go to Japan, you will never, ever pour your own drink. A carafe…
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