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Posted on Apr 4, 2019Jun 18, 2019 by: Germ Magazine guest author

stale by MacKenzie

you tell him, “thanks for letting me know, sir,” then you amble your way off the table still chewing your crackers. you got them at …

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Posted on Oct 27, 2015Nov 23, 2015 by: Germ Magazine guest author

Bully by Caroline Lincoln Catlin

your father was an important man. always out on business. big suits. black briefcase. first class. he sent you to boarding school with the rest …

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Posted on Aug 11, 2015Feb 11, 2019 by: Aslik Sarkisian

Less Than More by Aslik Sarkisian

Limited by the seam of size six jeans, Defined by the red lines on my curves. Lowered by the sacks of shame overlapping my skinny …

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Posted on May 19, 2015Jun 7, 2015 by: Germ Magazine guest author

The Fat Poem by Amber Tortorelli

To the boy in fourth grade who asked me why my stomach was larger than my chest– To the girl in high school, who hated …

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Posted on Jul 23, 2014Dec 31, 2014 by: Lara Yacoubian

No Bikini Body

Q: Dear Lara, I’m feeling self-conscious about being in a bathing suit in front of people this summer. What should I do?   A: I used to …

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