The correct mattress is not about comfort, Nina informed us. It’s about support. Support isn’t always comfortable at first; it grows on you over time.
Bed Time by Amye Archer
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
A Graveside Nuptial by Sean Finucane Toner
The streets in New Hope, Pennsylvania are tree-lined, the restaurants have charm, the engagement rings we finally choose are hand-crafted. But how closely does what I feel match what she sees?
Mea Culpa, Maria by Andrea Fox
The school year was well underway when you entered our tenth grade homeroom, hair first. We had never seen anything like it…
Riding in Emily Hackett’s Car by Elizabeth Webb
I was fascinated by the studied casualness of Emily’s look, and I longed to emulate it.
Rich Facts by Kate Levin
My mother and father died on the same day, eighteen years apart.
Asking Barry Questions by Nathan Evans
A couple of days ago, at an appropriate point – mid-morning, I think it was – I left my desk and my to do list and wandered over to the other side of the office.
Dirty Clothes by Roberta F. King
In the bottom drawer of a dresser in our bedroom I keep two Ziploc bags with some of Noah’s dirty clothes inside…
Bread on the Grass by Linda C. Wisniewski
“We don’t throw away bread,” my mother said. She took a few quick steps to the metal trashcan near the kitchen sink and fished out the crusts inside.
Auto Mechanics by Jessica Hamilton
I awoke to the tilting sensation you get when somebody sits on your bed. I rolled over and blinked until my vision worked through the darkness to my father, who sat there in his blue work shirt and jeans, grinning the soft grin he saved for his daughters.
Talking to Jacob on a Type 2 Day by Thomas Michael Duncan
Jacob had a brown mop of hair and a round figure. I figured him to be ten years old. He had that ten-year-old smell, like cheese crackers mixed with unbridled curiosity. And then something amazing happened. Jacob read my mind.
