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Viburnum opulus

essay I am staring out of a window into the dark street while a Ukrainian woman shoves pins into my sleeve when I start to miss my...

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How to Say Goodbye in the Desert

essay 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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The Scent of My Skin

essay When I decided to take my body back into the ocean I was feeling very calloused and dry. I hadn’t allowed myself anywhere near the...

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I Am Having a Really Nice Time Picking My Skin Off

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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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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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...