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A House in Foreclosure by Henry J. Weese
“We have one more on our list,” Diane said.
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What We Carry, What We Share by Julie Ryan McGue
I round the busy street corner on Chicago’s near north side and glance shyly toward the seven-story, red brick building commanding an entire city block.
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Separate Evolutions by Ursula Mann
In the last days of our marriage, we went to Disneyland.
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Happiest Girls Are the Prettiest Girls by Katharine Bost
This piece contains domestic violence and suicidal ideation.
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First Loves by Lauren Dunn
I was seventeen.
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Catch and Release by Brenda Lightle
Whitesnake in the cassette deck blares from rolled-down windows as I speed to work in my ’87 Dodge Ram 50, gas gauge on empty.
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Found Family by Taylor Harrison
I was nineteen when my seventeen-year-old cat, Joey, got sick.
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