They say I knew you before I was born. The sound of your voice. The music you play from vinyl records—The Andrew Sisters, Dean Martin, Etta James. The light of your cigarette.
Women and Children First by Michael Soloway
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
The Book of Favorites by Julie Marie Wade
My father is traveling again, and my mother is sewing his shirts while a game show blares on TV. I stand by her chair, sifting through the jar of buttons. “Did you need something?” she asks.
I Am Here by Nancy Devine
We’re not the first people to work this 20-acre tract of Minnesota land we bought in May 2011. There’s abundant evidence of human activity… But has anyone tried to raise crops here?
Something in the Air by Anne Fox
As the new kid in our small-town 1930s neighborhood, I noticed an unexplained smell in the air at suppertime.
Jake by Karen Zey
Seven-year-old Jake arrives at school on the bus, a storm brewing on his face. Watching him from the school bus zone, I recognize the pattern.
Consistency by Christi Craig
The last time I saw my mother, we stood in my sister’s kitchen, surrounded by the smell of celery sautéed in a pound of butter.
Triage Teacher by Patricia Dubrava
The kids call the room “the meat locker.” It’s the only academic classroom in the basement…
Is Danger My Middle Name? by Lee Stoops
I have stopped my motorcycle – killed the engine and jumped from it…Something on the road has grabbed my attention and my adrenaline floods
Charlie the Couch Takes the Final Plunge by Claire Asbury
We, the girls, had discovered Charlie – and christened him such – at the start of sophomore year of college.
Wet, Dead Leaves by Shannon Fandler
Sean Dell was not like the other English majors at my small and not particularly diverse Catholic college. For one, he was older than most students..
