Category Archives: Micros
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L’usurpateur
2July 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Chelsea Allen The piano riff you play, mama, twists my insides into grievous knots, but ears pressed to …
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Grandpa at the Intersection
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by D. Walsh Gilbert John’s wearing snowpants. It’s July. Betty guides him, puffy swish with each step. The traffic …
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Turnover
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Chandu Govind I grew up tied to the ocean. My brothers and I—the three of us—trampling on sandcastles …
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Colander
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by James Geary In any other utensil it would be a major design flaw, but here it is the …
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recovery breath
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Nathaniel Calhoun sometimes recovery breath doesn’t work and the drowning unfolds on dry land. Nathaniel …
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Notes on the Micros
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
Hey — what’s the small idea? What qualifies me to be the editor of your micros section, anyway? Am I …
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What Fathers Pass on to Sons
Leave a commentMay 27, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Elena Zhang He hates his father. Such a dick, he thinks. Their home is the ocean, but he’s …
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Is it Cake?
Leave a commentMay 27, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Elena Zhang Is it cake or is it a hamburger? Is it cake or is it a purse? …
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The Art of Listening
Leave a commentMay 27, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Elena Zhang You were talking about the quarterly projections for your startup the third time that day while …
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Vintage Butch Etiquette
Leave a commentMay 27, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Mel Sherrer I used to drivemy mother’s chevy duallyback on VA county road 606,plumes of dust in my …
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