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Posted on Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 2023 by: Lana Day

Grief

When you died, I lost a piece of myself. I remember feeling like I had died that day too…

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Posted on Apr 16, 2020Apr 15, 2020 by: Joshua Flores

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird: A New, Complex Romantic Read

Lydia thought she had her life planned out with her boyfriend, Freddie. They had ordinary lives, ordinary jobs, and an ordinary, wonderful life together. But …

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Posted on Mar 16, 2020Mar 15, 2020 by: Germ Magazine guest author

No Sympathy from the Heat by Alyssa May Trifone

In Fort Myers, the weather doesn’t change much. Despite this, my grandmother will always tell you about the sun, how it chars your skin red …

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Posted on Jan 30, 2020Jan 28, 2020 by: Germ Magazine guest author

I Will Wake Up by Bea L. Hertz

The following is a featured 100-word story from the December Writing Challenge.   And she won’t. Stupid plane. Stupid ballet. Gigi, dead, because of them. Without a …

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Posted on Jan 26, 2020Feb 24, 2020 by: Germ Magazine guest author

Grief Vocabulary Test by Spencer Hyde

It’s not that you need to know, really—just that I need to say it to someone. I can’t think of the word for it, but …

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Posted on May 22, 2019Jul 18, 2019 by: Emmy Song

hiraeth by Emmy Song

the long summer i wished would never end. you wondered if your clammy fingers could get away with brushing against mine, measuring the weight of …

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Posted on Apr 24, 2019Jun 18, 2019 by: Germ Magazine guest author

Friend by Melissa Sussens

Do you know how often I still think of you? How many hours I’ve lost scrolling through the shrine of your Instagram; how I am …

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Posted on Jan 4, 2019Mar 1, 2019 by: Claudia Miranda

Moving On by Claudia Miranda

The day after your death, the sun still surprisingly came up and shone down onto the cold and blue horizon. There were no loud noises, …

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Posted on Nov 3, 2018Jan 16, 2019 by: Germ Magazine guest author

Mute by Jenneve Abaño Aying

Somewhere along the way, you lost your voice You remember it being made out of springtime lullabies and strong powerful marching songs. It was the …

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