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Falling Down, Getting Up
Before the U.S.
Sep 7
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Gina Roitman
23
9
August 2025
Losing My Religion
Sister Mary Thecla was in hot pursuit and almost grabbed my collar as I started down the stairs of St.
Aug 31
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Mary Kathryn Dunlop
46
25
The Sweet Sadness of Music Remembered
It all began on Christmas Day 1954.
Aug 24
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Ann Richardson
39
32
Please Weed the Herbs
A full moon beckoned through the maples.
Aug 17
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Paula Halpin
33
17
Devine Justice
On the eve of my leaving home at the age of eighteen, my father said to me: “You can do whatever you want—just don’t get thrown in jail.” He was a…
Aug 10
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Bryan Demchinsky
24
16
Handbag on the Train
There are moments when time stands still, and the heart stops.
Aug 3
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Beth Kaplan
36
27
July 2025
Dog Days of Summer
A straight shot twelve hours east through mostly coniferous forests along mostly the Trans-Canada Highway gets you to almost the edge of the world.
Jul 13
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Alice Goldbloom
19
6
Why I am a Feminist
There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
Jul 6
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Paula Halpin
51
21
June 2025
It's Not Easy Being a Blonde
As a little girl, my sister had big brown eyes and golden ringlets.
Jun 29
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Mary Kathryn Dunlop
23
11
I'm Not Done Yet
The blanket fell off my body onto the floor, where drips of water and pools of ginger ale sloshed around.
Jun 22
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Catherine Dunn-Gilbert
31
24
Thank You, Emilia
Kids can smell a phony—not to mention abject fear—from across a classroom, especially bright eighteen-year-olds who sit in the back row with that…
Jun 15
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Sarah Prospero
31
17
Love In Pieces
The dictionary describes love with words like warmth, endearment, fondness, compassion, concern, caring, goodwill and fellow feeling.
Jun 8
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Isabella Mindak
49
33
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