Previously, I could find humor almost anywhere, but after Sarah died, laughter came to a halt.
Love and Milk Duds by Kerry Leddy Malawista
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
Commentary from an Eldest Daughter Regarding TSA Approved/Prohibited Items When Traveling by Airplane with a Grieving Father by Sharon Colby
Writers of the TSA website list “What Can I Bring?” slip in humor from time to time….
A Transplanted Midwestern Chinese-Filipina’s Theories of Life by Ann Guy
Theory of Welcome: Boredom opens doors.
Lost by Shoshana Ray
We flag a cab to the Bronx. Mama is downright giddy.
Pistol Whipped by Aimee Seiff Christian
Johnny told me he never saw the gun. He didn’t know what hit him, people say.
The Weight of Wood by Alexa Livingston
There used to be a fireplace in the living room of what had become just my dad’s house…
Long Morning by Diana Toubassi
Hyperemesis gravidarum. It had received only passing mention in medical school.
The Woman in Unit 2 by Rachel Veznaian
…I receive four texts from Gretchen, my upstairs neighbor and self-appointed building manager.
Cacao by Ceridwen Lee
The stove is hot enough to hiss. Around me, the house shifts in its sleep.
The Postpartum Survey by Stephanie M. Wytovich
My husband carries our one-week-old into the waiting room.
