Philip Roth is checking me out on the corner of 80th and Columbus….
Hello, Columbus by Catherine Lowe
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
Traditions of a Mutt by Kira Carson
In 2017, I returned to British Columbia and straight back to work, straight back to the status of regular white girl.
Again by Hayley Notter
The first time I slept with another woman’s boyfriend, I decided not to think about it.
The Race by Jess Phoenix
A few days earlier, I had joined up with a group of other Americans to share the adventure and misery of the world’s longest horse race.
Streams by Marcos Reyna
See the river, mud toned and placid. It bends at the bosque where grandpa teaches me to fish.
Don’t Ignore the Ashes by Alison Colwell
My husband, John, worked hard to isolate me….
My Rock by Monika Dutt
Overnight camp is all my idea, not yours.
Call Us By Our Names by Kate Lu Sedor
When I was about 5, I stopped calling my mother’s dad ‘goong-goong.’
Like a Flock of Homesick Cranes by Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt
No matter how much pressure I applied, Maman and Daddy maintained that Beirut was too dangerous for sleepovers.
Year of the Rabbit by Alida Miranda-Wolff
Fergus’s stiff body lay prone on the vinyl floor of our bunny room.
