I offer you these two cups of air, said the rabbi under the chuppa. One for you, and one for you. Though I’ll not tell you whose is whose.
Six Flash Essays from ‘Leaving Instructions’ by Gail Hosking
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
The Decision by Stephen Morison, Jr.
I’ve traveled to dangerous places before. I once hitchhiked from Amman to Baghdad, but that was before the wars and the Twin Tower flattening…
Everett by Susan Imboden
“Hon, could you get me a cup a coffee?” asks the voice behind the curtain. It’s a remarkably strong one for someone with end-stage lung disease.
Armageddon by Lillian Brown
I haven’t attended Mass since before I got sick. It’s not that I’ve ever been a particularly religious person, but I did spend some time on the playground of the Catholic Church.
In the Safety of a Three-Sided Box by Jennifer Fliss
In a large brick box, tiny figurines stand still in what looks to be a family setting. We have a kitchen: miniscule butcher knife, thumb-sized boxes of cereal, and even a fridge that opens and closes.
Recipe by Heart by Catherine Young
I received my Italian heritage through food – through a sauce that is thick, greasy, salty, and orange-colored. Put together so that no one flavor predominates.
The Right Tap by Lara Lillibridge
I had forgotten how warm the water is straight out of the faucet in Key West. Open the cold tap, and you’ll get water warm enough to bathe in.
Just a Ferryman by Dan Branch
Auggie was passed out drunk when I first met Elizabeth. It was three in the afternoon on a summer Friday, only ninety minutes before the court closed for the weekend.
A Stroll Westward: Twenty-Five Years in Coney Island by Natasha Lvovich
The sky is low; the September sun is tender; and the bright orange of life guards’ swimsuits and umbrellas has been replaced by the green of fully clothed Parks and Recreation officers.
Fearless by Madhushree Ghosh
On December 16, 2012, a young physiotherapy student and her friend, who happens to be a boy, board a bus after watching The Life of Pi in a multiplex in New Delhi.
