"Elevator Music" by Lauren Kardos
According to Yelp, most tourists depart the haunted hotel downtown in disappointment, but you’ve always been luckier than most. You...
- Sep 18
- 2 min
"The Lie I Wish I Told" by Margo Griffin
After the third interruption, I lost my train of thought again. “It must have been a lie,” my mother quipped. Why the hell would I lie...
- Sep 18
- 2 min
"Lily of the Valley, Mamma and Me" by Mary Anne Mc Enery
I smell lily of the valley scent—mamas’ perfume — from the flower bouquets in the dayroom. We sit in washable armchairs wearing our...
- Sep 18
- 2 min
"Bearing Down/Bearing Up" by Hilary Ayshford
Vivienne is pregnant. She shares her news with the office before she's even taken off her coat. People crowd round her. There are hugs...
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