Yeah I’ve got a backbone that can’t decide between being its namesake and being a wishbone. My whole life I’ve been pulling the shorter end, …
My Favorite Photograph of Us by Talicha J.
This is where I like to go before I get to the cracked vase of our life together. The places we once existed but no …
Anger is Sadness Set on Fire by Megan Tyler
My mother made a slide show for my grandfather’s funeral, and I would stand in silence, observing the process, and she pushed me aside as …
For My Daughter by Tina Lear
I missed out on feeling your handprints, sticky with doughnut frosting, on my face, on the face of my days. I missed out on being …
A Memoir of Boredom by Aparna Datey
“I’m bored, Mom.” My twelve-year-old daughter, Mita, spat out the words. I knew this was a prelude to the next question, and it came predictably …