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Judy says, “It’s snowing.” I look out the window. The sky is the same dirty grey as the snow left fr...

You love someone. A boyfriend, who hogs the covers and pisses with the bathroom door open. Your moth...

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Have you seen those houses on Oroño Boulevard, especially the ones that face east, those dry, cold, ...

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One night, I woke to the sound of my mother’s voice, as I did when I was a child. The words were fam...

It was a crystalline morning in early June, and the sky was wide as a saucer. It was a beautiful day...

Ellie Santos-Smith grabs a clean white coat as spring dawn brightens her worn Oriental rug and strea...

“It’s the best bargain you’ll get in this town,” the faery woman says. She’s standing by a cracked k...

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