Category Archives: Micros
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Notes on the Micros
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It’s no secret how much I love libraries, really I should find a t-shirt to let me count the ways. …
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My Father’s Hands
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by Diana Anaya Marble slabs, delicately calloused,that open beer bottles and pluckchicken bones out of myeight-year-old throat. Diana …
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My Mother’s Hands
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by Diana Anaya cracked pink shellsunder running waterand smooth, cool stoneswhen you cup my cheeks Diana Anaya is …
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My Sister’s Hands
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by Diana Anaya Long,manicured nails, andbelow her pinky, a chocolatechip freckle she couldnever lick clean. Diana Anaya is …
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Childhood
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by Michelle Ross Woods in early morning. No sunrise—only a slow bleaching. Ghostly glow of X-rayed bones. The wind …
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the poetics of journal, i. gray as graphite, soft as lead.
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by Amanda Hays Blasko I spent an evening driving to the grocery store, thinking about how to describe the …
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Halfway There
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by Florence Murry In this whitewashed village black and white cats meow at my feet. There is no way …
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Black Cherry Jell-O
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by Beth Hahn The hospice nurse said food was only for pleasure. He carried morphine and release. My stepmother …
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In Lieu Of
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by Beth Hahn Waiting for the kettle to boil, she can no longer find her reflection in the microwave …
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The Mandevilla Clutches the Rail Like a Submissive On Tinder
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by Sarah Sorensen She unspools green fingers that grow like a psychedelic smear. Her center is a roar of …
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