In this poignant, personal essay, Tom sits with his terminally-ill uncle, Baz, and explores life, loss and laughter, right up to the end. Continue Reading Sketches of Short ...
You can have anything you want, Honey, says Grandma, don’t mind your mother, who picks up her coffee and drinks it like she’s stopping a scream. Continue Reading ...
Experience the cinematic magic of Christmastime. This flash fiction captures the interplay of festive pasts and presents in a timeless film reel. Continue Reading Match Cut
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Unveil the emotional journey of a mother in “The Spiral and the Sticks.” Delve into the intricacies of budgeting, family bonds, and the magic that turns an affordable off-season holiday ...
“There was a lot of spite in our family.” A story of explosive grief and simmering tensions in a family who struggle to come together. Continue Reading When ...
“Too much simplicity conceals the hollows where what is unspoken lurks in the darkness.” An essay on family dynamics and food.
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“I have one eye trained on the volcanic mountain…” Today’s #EssaySaturday is “The Current Unrest” by Kaitlin Solimine. Continue Reading The Current Unrest
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The magic of Christmas laced with the dark undercurrents of abuse and the past. ‘Nico’s Wish’ explores love, change, and resilience. Continue Reading Nico’s Wish
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It makes him feel the same as on the day it happened, but he never cries. Continue Reading Carpet Vandal
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Sooner or later, everyone has to hear their voice for the first time. Continue Reading Noise
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On my doorstep a package. On the package no name but I’m pretty sure it’s from my mom even though she died 10 years ago today. Continue Reading ...
If I call you, you’ll say, hello, I’ll say, hi mum, it’s me, Catherine, then you’ll hang up. Continue Reading Ring
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Would a more loving partner have pieced the clues together? Should I have known? It seemed so obvious now. Continue Reading Mine
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To me it’s like he’s holding open a door behind which lies a shiny new future, a bright new beginning, and all we have to do is walk through and ...
We swung in the wooden swing, creaking back and forth, or rocked in paint-pealing chairs while she and my parents talked of weather, war, politics, or relatives. Continue ...
I liked Ben enough. I didn’t love him; I could never love someone so whole. Continue Reading The Wife
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He drives a bus, he lives above a shop, he drinks cheap wine, and he is now alone. Continue Reading The Bus Driver
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His mother hovers over a pirate ship cake. The father loiters by the tea urn. Continue Reading Prepare to be Amazed
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‘I’m afraid there’s been another incident with your father.’ David remains motionless, hoping the information, like a wasp at a picnic, will bother someone else. Following the previous complaint, he ...
There are three cats in this story: two dead; one dying, then dead. There is one man. Also dying, then dead. This is a true story. Continue Reading ...
