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HOW I KILLED MY SISTER : CONFESSION OF A CHILD OF GOD
Exploring grief and its devestating ripple effect.
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On becoming a border
On the estate where I grew up there was a woman who delivered the free newspaper. She had stubble all over her chin and on the rolls of neck beneath. ...
Shalimar
A daughter reflects on her father who died of lung cancer and the recollection of his expulsion from a monastery in Asia, his love of birds and their conversations.
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Hanky
As we head into hanky season, this piece feels timely. Of course, we are always heading into, or residing inside of, hanky season, so it’s always timely.
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Museums, Museums, Museums
An essay exploring the museum in three parts. First, an account of a childhood experience of a museum, second, through a report about John Nevin, an employee of the V&A ...
Say Something Japanesey
I was reminded of my own difference at the start of every school day, which began with An rolla.
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Dog in a Frame
Headlights are returning to the streets, drifting across the hall from the living-room door….
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A Strange Companion
A commentary on the strange pets we keep!
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Writing in an Atmosphere of Glass
In March 2020, the world drew to a halt. An unprecedented stasis. Many grasped for metaphors.
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Bareback Biking
Our journey would be recorded. We could see the headlines already: “Transport for London freezes bicycle hiring after 200 moon-worshippers break lockdown rules in one night.” We
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Shaming the Diabolos
To wash away the blood of bulls and heretics, a trio of Hispano-Bretones draw six tons of bronze from the Casa de Campo.
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How Do I Dispose of a Microwave?
Facing eviction from his tiny mouse-ridden damp house, a young man watches his girlfriend struggle to keep up with her fellow students via remote learning, while pondering how to dispose ...
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The Enemy Within
An introspective look at the world in light of our new reality.
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Coal, Socials and Us
This was the time when we were still shy and new to budding bodies, excited at the prospect of being with the other sex, but not wanting to show it ...
Love in the Time of Corona: Covid-19 Diaries
Can’t remember when a week last felt like a month, a month like the distant past.
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Intermission Syria
“God bless the Free Syrian Army!” a boy cries on an overcast, frigid February afternoon, his breath as gray as his surroundings, “God bless the Free Syrian Army!”
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The Making of Legacy | Litro Lab Podcast
This week on Litro Lab, Michele Wheeler shares with us an intimate story about her relationship with her grandfather, a machinist who taught her the importance on passing on legacy ...
Reading the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Seasons 1–8
An essay about the extensive literary output of the cast members of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Collectively, these texts serve as a valuable document of the experiences of ...
Learning Together
An autobiographical essay, that moves between past and present, told by a young woman who describes the aftermath of the 29th of November 2019 stabbing of two people at a ...
High Priestesses
A personal memoir about a young woman who finds herself depressed at a hen party.
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