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Pandemic Story Problems
1. Mariah gets a temporary job that pays her $1 on Day One. On the second day, her pay is doubled to 2 dollars. Her daily wage doubles ...
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Perspective: Trump’s Acts May Face America with an Unwelcome Dilemma
President Trump has a well-known habit of accusing others of what he himself is guilty of. For example, he calls Hollywood “racist” and accuses the national media of reporting “fake ...
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Essay & Memoir 3
For Greenwood
When my husband and I were much younger and had more leisure time, we decided to binge-watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was my husband’s idea. I had ...
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Pandemics and Pasta: Sustenance in the Viral Age
Tonight, I am roasting ripe Heirloom tomatoes with onions, garlic, and olive oil in a 400-degree-oven while a blend of mushrooms, garlic, and white wine bubbles in a ...
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Reading Sontag When Life is Sci-Fi
I’ve never been able to read much non-fiction, always lamented my impatience for it. And yet now I find I’m unable to put down Sontag’s collection from the ...
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Diastema: The Spaces Between
I’ve had a sizable gap between my two front teeth for my entire life, and for most of it, I’ve wanted to get rid of it. Or I’ve ...
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The Novel I Will Never Write: A Screed by Gabe Cohen
The protagonist of the novel I will never write is kind of like me. Except more articulate. And cleverer. And a bit more handsome. And, if I’m real ...
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Stories About the End of the World
My first visit to a science museum, when I was kid, had a remarkable impact on me. I might have been eleven or twelve; it might have been ...
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Complaint and Prayer
In recognition of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, we are proud to publish Marie G Coleman’s personal essay “Complaint and Prayer.” Coleman’s piece is a raw and ...
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Marcuse on the MTA
To open separate window, click button on upper right of comic display “Marcuse on the MTA” is an excerpt from Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia: A Graphic Biography, ...
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You Had Me at Beheading! The Author of “Against Football” Responds to Selected Hate Mail
To open separate window, click button on upper right of display Copyright @ 2015 by Steve Almond. First published in The Rumpus, December 1, 2015. Reprinted with permission ...
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The War on Pagans
It’s the time of year for the “War on Christmas”. The war, supposedly a slight against Christianity, was most recently inspired by a book written by John Gibson ...
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