Past the woods and the lowlands lay The Warrens, where shy but dangerous folk lived in the foothills of the Scandes. And past the hills, the mountains bristled, propping up the sky on the Swedish side. Now Kani could only see layers
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I peek through the door of my daughter’s bedroom and find her sitting on the edge of her bed, rocking back and forth, back and forth, humming a soft and comforting melody. In her arms, she cradles her own daughter, a tiny
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Soon, the world will be destroyed by sound, and I will make it into music. The sounds that are being created everywhere have already driven the mammals out of the forest, and the birds are almost gone; soon, the trees will shrink
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Hooked by Elijah Woodruff Frederick Guttzeit by Paul Smith Memory Ghost by Kat Caldwell Flesh and Blood by Grace Tynski Crab by Ace Chu
His daughter stands next to him. He can still remember when she used to put her little hand in his and squeeze with all her might, with all her love. Those were the good days. These are good days too. They’re just
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There are voices in the room waking me from my hibernation. They aren’t arguing, but there is a strange excitement in their speech. My cardboard box lifts into the air, swings over a small distance before settling back down again. On something
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People underestimate the end of life as you know it. If you had asked me weeks ago, I’d have said it’d probably be horrific and quick. A mushroom cloud blossoming into the air, a few screams, and then darkness. If not a
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It isn’t weird, is it, to wander around cemeteries? I don’t think so. I like the cemetery where my family is buried. There are my grandparents, my parents, and my Uncle Bud. I was really close to him. Every fall, when the
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Inspired by Elizabeth Bishop’s “Strayed Crab.” I’ve been thinking about crabs. I’ve been watching my pet crab Herbert in his little tank, specifically designed to his comfort. There is a sandy area above the water that slopes gently into a watery playground,
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