It is 1986 and I have lived in rural Nepal for a year, without electricity, running water, or a phone.
Floating by Veena K. Siddharth
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
Wonky Breasts by Katharine M. Emlen
I don’t know why I put on lipstick. He can’t see my smile through the mask I wear.
Orphans and Runaways by Sara Tatyana Bernstein
“We’re moving again.” I don’t look at Emily when I say this. It’s too hot to turn my head.
Monsters by Melanie Figg
He was our vampire, though we didn’t know his name.
Teeth by Gavin Paul Colton
We build a ramp on the road outside our house using cinder blocks and a long sheet of plywood…
Up by Michelle Bailat-Jones
This is not a story of faith, let’s get that straight right away.
Seeing Bone by Emma Bruce
Earlier, in class, the teacher had been screaming at us about our stomachs.
How to Preserve a Body by Lauren Cross
Wayside crosses often serve as markers to represent dangerous places.
Lên Nước by Agnes Tran
Buddha’s first teachings started with the Four Noble Truths. But the first of my four noble lies started with pig’s blood.
The Gradual Extinction of Softness by Chantha Nguon with Kim Green
The first time I cooked rice by myself, at five years old, I burned it to a tarry blackness.
