She Saved Me
/Sometimes trauma can take a terrific turn.
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…myself and covered the area in aloe.
It hurt so badly, I felt nauseous and hollow.
The pain spikes tended to ebb…
By Debby Hackbarth
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The Bell Tower
/When a child thinks their…
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… resting her hands on top of the waist-high parapet, and couldn’t help but emit a gentle sigh at the tranquil solitude she found herself in. She lowered her chin onto her hands and gazed dreamily across the red-tiled rooftops to the vineyards…
By Peter Jonathan
Read MoreIn The Blood
/Hold fast to your …
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…my grandfather served as a Marine.
At Omaha Beach, my father’s minesweeper led the way.
Irish and English heritage is present in …
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreAquatic Elation...
/It was a life-long dream…
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… forever not far away,
Location often unreachable,
Sounds sweet to the…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreBackyard Fence
/Happy Father’s Day!
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…family went to a baseball game at my father’s army post, Fort Sill, when I was little. We sat behind a man with a toupee. I stared and stared at the man with curiosity. Finally, I ran my fingers over the top of his head and brushed …
By Karol Nielsen
Read MoreOn One Cloudless Day
/… cloudless day, without spring shower
or monsoon, angels made their stand;
and conjured otherworldly power,
one cloudless day, without…
By Ngoc Nguyen
Read MoreAs I Held Lightning...
/…cloudless day, without spring shower
or monsoon, angels made their stand;
and conjured otherworldly power,
one cloudless day, without spring …
By Ngoc Nguyen
Read MoreMysterious Meandering
/A weekly hike turns into …
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…an adventurous trio: two girls and a boy.
Our weekly treks throughout the woods generated joy.
One autumn hike brought cool…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreOil, Always Oil
/…vibrant body of my
grandmother’s homemade sauce
lives in memory, I think
of her kitchen around …
By Melissa Lemay
Read MoreMissing Cigarettes
/…I took out one. Until then I had always given my father the impression that I never smoked. So, as he lit the cigarette for me, I went about the business of smoking like a …
By Benjamin Nambu
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