Category Archives: 2012
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Scratches
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by Elizabeth Wade We were there at the museum in my hometown, the museum named for the man, on …
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Sailing
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by Margaux Griffith Her hair (my mother’s) spun from her olive skin—chestnut. A photograph stole her timid, thin-lipped …
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Pelts
1December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review
by Joanne Lowery Lying in a row on the museum table the pelts of badger, coyote, fox and mink …
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Forgiveness
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by Lesley Dame Though it’s been years since I last heard your cocky voice on an Autumn evening, I …
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Girl on Fire
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by Michelle Brooks The year I became a Catholic, a student of mine named Kelly gave me two cardboard …
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Another Weekend for the Whiplashed
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by Matthew Dexter The rattlesnake belt swung from dirty jeans as Bill told me to leave the room so …
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Drought
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by Beth Mathison The edge of the field was hard-packed mud, deep ragged cracks gaping under the hot summer …
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Valley of Dry Bones
1December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review
by Lisa Bellamy “Your ancestors are composed of more than vital records…Behind the names and dates are tales of …
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What I Might Tell my Children
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by Timothy L. Marsh I foresee a distant Sunday afternoon, visitation day at the Sleepy Autumn Hospice Center, my …
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Bone Meal
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by Lindsey Miller There wasn’t a funeral after Mrs. A—-‘s son died, nor a cremation, and no one spoke …
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