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Photo Credit: Max Lovy   It was raining the morning of October 6, 1973—the day before my eighth birthday, and the day of the Yom Kippur War—so they put a…

[Image Credit: “Soul Groups,” by Kazuya Akimoto] Washington Bridge now connects with Broadway. You’re bloodied on the jungle floor. Her marvellous intellect. Description of your infantile attempts. Corn soup on…

Photo Credit: Benjamin M. Johnson   This is not a meditation on cannibalism or its function as “last taboo” but a direct translation of my kidneys, which are the shape…

As we huddle in a corner of our smallest room, I wonder how I never noticed the similarities between “window” and “wind”. I guess I never had a reason to…

Photo Credit: Pattie McCarthy   Note: In 1912, Philadelphia’s transit commissioner, A. Merritt Taylor, proposed a comprehensive subway plan to serve the transit needs of the entire city of Philadelphia.…

  Remember when Serial came out and everyone was like, “Oh my God, have you heard of podcasts? They’re amazing!” True, this may not have been the case for you—by…

Photo Credit: Chera Hammons Miller Cigarette smoke hung like an early morning fog over the plastic tablecloths of the 24-hour diner. Its butter-soaked food and nicotine-faded wallpaper reminded me of…

By Jessie Daniels                                                                             I changed my name after I discovered a book, and a family secret, on my great aunt’s bookshelf. “Why do you have this book, Aunt Marie?”  I…

[Image Credit: Edwige Fouvry, “Wolfgang”] It appeared to be another firm; one of the sort that Arthur worked for. I stood outside it and grinned. The ad had said they…

The Child Celebrates Privilege by Eating Cake Whiteness walks along the smooth sidewalk to her local bakery. What else can she, at this time of crisis, do but indulge in…

We put on our jackets to go up to the roof of Liz’s building in Brooklyn. Liz carried a Ziploc bag, and I carried a pack of cigarettes. When I…

  The infinite arrives barefoot on this earth. — Jean/Hans Arp Clothing twists with repeated wear and, when you fold it as clean laundry, you must choose: to fold it…

[Image Credit: Tyler Scully] Where were you the day he resigned? We were in Cleveland. With so many allegations unfurling, some days felt precarious, as if hitting refresh one more…

[Image Credit: Konstantin Malakhov] The wind is more abrasive than usual or the rain is colder than usual or someone just exited your life so abruptly that you gravitate towards…