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essay When I was nineteen, two bartenders from the restaurant I worked at came over to my apartment with tattoos guns they had recently...
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kaleenamadruga
- Mar 30
- 6 min
Nerves
short story The walls of my waiting room are painted a pale, soothing green. I always have some kind of gentle score playing in the...
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kaleenamadruga
- Feb 13
- 7 min
What Goes Around Comes Around
Why I Am Letting Go of Justin Timberlake The past week has been a particularly difficult one for children of the 90’s. We were forced to...
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kaleenamadruga
- Feb 8
- 5 min
Time
short story The couple at the museum had fallen into a rut. Nothing beyond repair, at least not yet, but the rut was there, palpable....
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 19
- 6 min
A Case for Sleep
essay It was the crickets that kept me up most nights. The incessant chirping beyond my window seemed never ending, as if a gang of...
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kaleenamadruga
- Sep 10, 2020
- 4 min
Seasonal Affective Disorder
nonfiction I hate writing about the weather and talking about the weather and hearing about the weather, but it feels strange to attempt...
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kaleenamadruga
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
What a Cutie
fiction I think the best thing that happened to me recently was my transformation. Before I completely changed, I was very stressed about...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jun 30, 2020
- 7 min
Two Aliens
essay - nonfiction There’s this thing that I do every week which is to work at the front desk of the yoga studio by my house and check...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jun 30, 2020
- 8 min
Bad Luck
essay - nonfiction You can come up with a bunch of reasons to do something, and then a bunch of reasons not to. For me, it was because my...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jun 30, 2020
- 14 min
Maybe There is No Such Thing as a Freedom Sky
essay - nonfiction Tracy’s faded mala tattoo begins on her right shoulder and snakes itself around her arm, stopping at the elbow. I...
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kaleenamadruga
- Feb 11, 2020
- 5 min
I've Been Feeling Much Bigger Than I Look Lately
essay - nonfiction I’ve been trying to write a poem. I’ve been trying to write a short story. I’ve been trying to write about art....
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 25, 2020
- 7 min
The Story of My Name(s)
essay - nonfiction At present, though I don’t know the exact location, I have three birth certificates. I recall handing them over,...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
Lobsters
short story - fiction My new boss is on the shorter side. He has a bald head and a big smile, and he wears a suit that is not tailored to...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 10, 2020
- 7 min
This is How it Happens
short story - creative nonfiction The ache that settles into the lower part of your abdomen won’t ever get easier to deal with. It’s...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 8, 2020
- 3 min
Work
short story - fiction Sometimes when I am feeling particularly frisky I will take the elevator downstairs and have three strong Belgium...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 8, 2020
- 4 min
Does it Hurt?
personal essay - nonfiction One day, very randomly, the bottom of my right foot started to get this stabbing feeling as if I had stepped...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 8, 2020
- 5 min
Good People
personal essay - nonfiction I was lounging on the couch with my legs on top of Chris’s legs scrolling through Instagram. I asked him if...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 8, 2020
- 5 min
Strong Women
short story - creative nonfiction I woke up in a bad mood. I cleaned the house and went for a run and watched two episodes of my favorite...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 8, 2020
- 8 min
The Bad Dad Christmas Phenomena
personal essay - nonfiction Yesterday I received a Christmas package in the mail from my father. Since we live in different states and I...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 8, 2020
- 8 min
Evacuate the Premises
personal essay - nonfiction Both of Danny’s hands were occupied by pints of beer. The golden liquid sloshed back and forth as he swayed...
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