Tag Archives: The Citron Review

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Rina Palumbo   Cream cheese and strawberry jelly, cut the crusts off, white bread into triangles, snap the lid, …
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  2. My Hands

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Diana Anaya   Witch hands, as I liketo call them, littered withtorn skin around bony claws,white spots on nail …
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  3. When Rust is Under Us, We Curse the Sky

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    April 29, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by Tiffany Promise   In the front yard, horse placenta dissolvesin a mud puddle. The trough is riddled with algae …
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  4. God is Sleeping in the Attic

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    April 26, 2026 by The Citron Review

    by B.C. Brock   “We have to be quiet today,” Mama used to say on Sundays. “That’s when God takes …
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  5. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction selections

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    Welcome to our creative nonfiction for winter, a tapestry woven with longing that evokes the tenderest places within us. These …
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  6. Notes on the Micros

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    Seems significant that on the day of the least daylight, my lamp should go dark. Today on the Winter Solstice, …
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  7. Notes on the Poetry Selections

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    Be kind to me, or treat me meanI’ll make the most of it, I’m an extraordinary machine– Fiona Apple, “Extraordinary …
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  8. My Father’s Bed

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Chris Pellizzari   I visited my grandparents last night in Chicago Heights. They needed me to come over and …
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  9. It Took Us Years to Hear Helicopters Again

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Justine Sweeney   Their distant clap was whipped into our infant milk and fed to us during the night. …
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  10. Desperate, Bright

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    December 22, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Kate Michaelson   Fall is our favorite, my mom and I, both of us born into it. We celebrate …
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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