When they arrive, she is propped up on pillows in the hospital bed.
The Dying Room by Leanne Pierce Schneider
Tag: essay
Pulses by Kathy Davis
Once, arms waving in frustration, my father said, “If no one’s alive who remembers you, it’s like you never existed.”
Foreign by Terri Lewis
In the seventies, I went to Würzburg, Germany, to perform with the ballet.
There Are Girls Like You in Japan by Mimi Iimuro Van Ausdall
You had been to Japan only once before this, when you were eight.
Peephole by Lotus Mae
I opened the door half-way and saw this young worker-type guy wearing a tool belt.
Teeth by Gavin Paul Colton
We build a ramp on the road outside our house using cinder blocks and a long sheet of plywood…
Up by Michelle Bailat-Jones
This is not a story of faith, let’s get that straight right away.
Seeing Bone by Emma Bruce
Earlier, in class, the teacher had been screaming at us about our stomachs.
How to Preserve a Body by Lauren Cross
Wayside crosses often serve as markers to represent dangerous places.
Lên Nước by Agnes Tran
Buddha’s first teachings started with the Four Noble Truths. But the first of my four noble lies started with pig’s blood.
