“The Paternity of Dogs”
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FINDING THE STORIES, WRITING DESPITE BANNING
“FINDING THE STORIES” What does it mean to find story when you are the one who is oppressed? What does it mean to find story when you are the one…
The Hurricane
The workers at the Hole in the Wall catalogue their friends’ losses to the group of diners that come in and sit at a high table. One friend has lost…
Bored and aching, I just wanted someone to love me.
"Bored and aching, I just wanted someone to love me." We were visiting Mom’s best friend, An aunt who wasn’t an aunt, She taught school, the job my mother dreamed…
When Your Father Isn’t Your Father
When Your Father Isn't Your Father This morning when I planted An apple tree in the backyard again Because the last had been crushed By the weight of beaten maple…