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kaleenamadrugaOct 16, 20219 minHow to Say Goodbye in the Desertessay The last time I had seen my grandparents in person was sometime around 2009. Prior to that, our interactions were spotty,...
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kaleenamadrugaMay 7, 20216 minI Am Having a Really Nice Time Picking My Skin Offessay When I was nineteen, two bartenders from the restaurant I worked at came over to my apartment with tattoos guns they had recently...
kaleenamadrugaFeb 8, 20215 minTimeshort story The couple at the museum had fallen into a rut. Nothing beyond repair, at least not yet, but the rut was there, palpable....
kaleenamadrugaJan 19, 20216 minA Case for Sleepessay It was the crickets that kept me up most nights. The incessant chirping beyond my window seemed never ending, as if a gang of...
kaleenamadrugaSep 10, 20203 minWhat a Cutiefiction I think the best thing that happened to me recently was my transformation. Before I completely changed, I was very stressed about...
kaleenamadrugaJan 8, 20203 minWorkshort story - fiction Sometimes when I am feeling particularly frisky I will take the elevator downstairs and have three strong Belgium...
kaleenamadrugaJan 8, 20208 minThe 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...
kaleenamadrugaJan 8, 20209 minOn a Cruise to Mexico short story - fiction I’m on vacation with my wife and kids in Mexico. A seven day cruise along the Gulf. We’re on day three and my wife...
kaleenamadrugaJan 8, 20208 minGod, I Love Myselfshort story - fiction “Now it came to be the day when the sons of the [true] God entered to take their station before Jehovah, and even...
kaleenamadrugaJan 8, 20208 minThe Most Powerful Woman in the Worldfiction I wake up to the smell of lavender and an alarm blaring on my marble bedside table. I check my phone, which is held securely by a...