Larry’s contempt for me was hard-boiled, and I knew why: he saw through me.
Bagging the Office Bully by William Dameron
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
What He Left Behind by Miranda Campbell
The sky was Dad’s roof. He was homeless. I had often wondered where he’d go when it rained.
When Someone Shows You Who They Are, Believe Them the First Time: A Story in Eight Parts by Amy Fish
Family vacation. Time to unwind, unplug and yes, check my email…
Schooled by Meredith Jeffers
…I spend my days sipping sweet iced coffee, tanning in the driveway, and flirting with boys I don’t like all that much over text.
Looming by Ryder S. Ziebarth
My boots broke through a crust of rime, down deep into the hardened snow knocking me off balance with each step.
Sulfur and Its Relationship to Suffering by John Carr Walker
I sat on the seat still gripping the steering wheel. The tractor sat on the wreckage of an end post and grapevines…
Battlefield Promotion by Jeffrey Seitzer
A cyborg baby. That’s what our son Ethan looked like when they had finally finished hooking him up….
On the Bus by Mireya S. Vela
The bus is nearly empty. I wrap my arms around my backpack and press my items close to my pregnant belly.
Out of My Hands by Jayne Martin
A charming, deep voice cuts through your semi-conscious state:“We have to get you into surgery right away, Miss Martin.”
A Thing No Longer Given Freely by Stephanie Vessely
I did not want to touch it. I wanted what I had seen on TV, in the movies—a first kiss under a porch light…
