It’s been two years since I walked during Yom Kippur…fasting and light-headed and hungry amid temptations of raspberries sweet and crimson and left too long on the vine.
Picardo Pilgrimage by Adrienne Ross Scanlan
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
In Observance of My Hometown by Danielle Shorr
I woke up…to a barrage of text messages from friends… It was 10 a.m., and I was contextless.
The Letters You’ll Never Read by Romila Santra
You are talking—it’s not really your fault that to everyone besides Ma, Baba and me, your sounds don’t hold meaning.
Samskara by Krishna Chari
It is interesting, the thoughts that accompany solitary journeys down long corridors.
Resumé by Melissent Zumwalt
In an unprecedented maneuver, Dad intercepts my weekly phone call with Mom…
Menopause in Young Adulthood 101 by Louise Bell
“…emerging research indicates that PMDD is due to a cellular genetic malfunction in the brain.”
Let Her Eat Cake by Trish Cantillon
I sat through the whole singing Happy Birthday business with a smile on my face.
Lighting the Way by Jonathan Odell
…40 years after I escaped Hazlehurst, MS, it turned out there was only one place in the entire world that housed documents I needed.
Widowmaker by Renee Soasey
Dave’s heart attack didn’t make me a widow, but it made me a widow in the making.
Checklist for a Sign-Making Party by Ren Cedar Fuller
My high schooler turned away, willing to march but not chitchat with me.
