In August the cicadas burst into a new song. In August I took refuge in the scaffolds and built home from the ground up. The runaway kids, they don’t know much except for the distant blow of a train and the bitter taste of defeat— too familiar for a gentle night like this. The mothers […]
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These entries from August’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “August Writing Challenge.” Ally Cronin 12 USA Quietly sipping my coffee I observe. Dripping, pouring it comes down in sheets against our clear barrier, contrasting […]
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I picked up All the Bright Places toward the end of January 2015. I was over a month out from my birthday, weeks out from Christmas, and exactly two weeks out from my mom’s death anniversary. The winter holidays are always a hard time for me because it’s an avalanche of dates and emotions and […]
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Hey there, Germ readers! The July Uppercase box is in, which means that we get to open it up and find out what we’ll be reading next month! Here’s our unboxing: [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJJfHakB-CY” width=”480″ height=”300″][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY3YX5bi5MY” width=”480″ height=”300″]video— [/su_youtube] So, we will be reading Sophie Kinsella’s Finding Audrey in August! Here’s the blurb via Goodreads: From […]
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