The nurse told me that if I resisted the insertion of my nasogastric tube, she’d restrain me and shove it up my nose. I was 11.
Via Crucis Via Lucis by Cynthia Gralla
Category: Essays
An archive of all of the personal essays we’ve published at Hippocampus Magazine over the years.
Unfolding by Dheepa R. Maturi
Two months ago, she showed me the 52-year-old fabric, folded into a neat rectangle.
Imposter Syndrome by Maria Hetherton
You start wearing a habit, the first thing they tell you is “Watch it around toilets.”
A Balancing Act by Joy Riggs
I sit in the parking lot outside my parents’ senior apartment building and hit the FaceTime button on my phone.
Wonderland by Laura Carraro
It’s cold outside, twenty degrees and windy. I’m eager to get inside my psychiatrist’s office, but only for this reason.
Hair by Morgan Blair
As a child, Em was full of spunk and defiance. She would run away from home and laugh with a full belly of air.
Bloody Is the Body by Christie Tate
I’m five and waiting in the front yard for my Dad to return from a two-day business trip to Little Rock.
Two Fishing Women by Ryan Odinak
Mama stands over the stove, one hand resting on the shelf of her wide hip, the other holding a metal spatula.
Eruption by Yvanna Vien Tica
The night the volcano spewed ash into our lives, I dreamt about eating lava.
Kitchen Instincts by Suzanne Orrell
At my house, Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — wasn’t complete without creamy, cheesy noodle kugel…
