A cyborg baby. That’s what our son Ethan looked like when they had finally finished hooking him up….
Battlefield Promotion by Jeffrey Seitzer
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
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…
Strings by Linda Broder
I try not to sound crazy when friends ask me how I am. I’m doing okay, I say. Really. I’m learning to play the harp…
Retail Outlook for the Zombie Apocalypse by Lisa Greim
Fabric scraps, discarded tools, and drifts of white shopping bags cover the floor, their contents already forgotten.
Summer, 1987: Windber—A Place You Can’t Leave By Moving by Damian Dressick
There’s a large bonfire. I have no idea what they are burning. If my cousin is involved, evidence is a safe bet.
Pulling Levers by Emily Pavick
Years ago, before our son was born, my husband and I dreamed of moving away from Illinois, where the world is wind and lakes and cornfields…
Five Wallpapers by Anne Panning
The other day I mentioned the deep regret I feel over not having taken small scraps of wallpaper from the rooms of my parents’ house.
Everything Must Go by Marie Manilla
It’s all tagged. Baggies of nails from Dad’s workshop. Two end tables that belonged to my Italian grandparents. Even the dust mop.
