Everyone said Mrs. Harper was a strapper, but we hadn’t yet witnessed her in action.
Correction by Wanda Hurren
Category: Creative Nonfiction
Thrilled to Announce by C.E. McKenna
There she is: white girl drunk on the dance floor of the Reed student union….
The Prison of Misunderstanding by Candace Lamb
We were almost late this morning because I begged Mama to stop at Grandma’s house and get my pageant dress.
Someone got too drunk one morning and drove their truck into the side of my car by Charles Michael Pawluk
No, that’s not what happened — what happened was I drove my car into the side of the truck of someone who got too drunk one morning….
The Ward Flowers by Timo Teräsahjo
The flowers on the oncology ward balcony are dry and wilted.
Love and Milk Duds by Kerry Leddy Malawista
Previously, I could find humor almost anywhere, but after Sarah died, laughter came to a halt.
Commentary from an Eldest Daughter Regarding TSA Approved/Prohibited Items When Traveling by Airplane with a Grieving Father by Sharon Colby
Writers of the TSA website list “What Can I Bring?” slip in humor from time to time….
At the Beginning of Autumn I Remember the Last Days of 6th Grade by Gregory Emilio
The last week of sixth grade: a time of kick-flips, bottle-rockets, first kisses in closets….
A Transplanted Midwestern Chinese-Filipina’s Theories of Life by Ann Guy
Theory of Welcome: Boredom opens doors.
Foghorn 1980 by Beth Tillman
The sound of the foghorn blowing low floats up the Mississippi….
