Category Archives: 2020

  1. Opera Dad

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Claire T. Lawrence    1. Of the few things I know about you the most important is this: you …
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  2. Opera Mom

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Claire T. Lawrence    Mothers in opera are notoriously, theatrically bad. Azucena throws a baby, which turns out to …
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  3. Taste: A Brief Memoir with French Toast and Popcorn

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Cal Freeman   My father made French toast by dipping Wonder Bread in milk and egg yolk then browning …
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  4. What We Can’t Do: A Father and Daughter’s List

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Anita Gill   Me Hindi The moment we touched down and the prickly Delhi heat grazed our skin, you …
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  5. Privacy in a Small Town

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Stephen Scott Whitaker   Ask someone who lives in a small town to swallow a Ferris wheel and they …
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  6. Click

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Christina Marie Glessner   The little white hatchback was having a fine day. Today was cooler than the last …
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  7. Give Me a Break

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by D.H. Valdez    After makeup and wardrobe, the three of us were led down to the Parent Lounge where …
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  8. The Border Town

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Mehr-Afarin Kohan    There is mud and rocks on the ground and tire tracks from trucks carrying cement and …
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  9. My Closet

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Samantha Steiner   My closet has no clothes. One side: a jewelry chest, a tub of half-used nail polish, …
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  10. A Primo Place to Stay

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    March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Melissa Llanes Brownlee    Turkeys screech on the oil-stained concrete driveway. She watches them through the louvered glass windows …
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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025