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THE NEXT WAVE They might think that our gym obsession is about exercise, a healthy lifestyle, a swimsuit body, but we know better. We say nothing as we steadily climb…

It was to be the show’s last season. There had been too many lawsuits by kin of the deceased. Still, ratings were astronomical. And Kris Calhoun was determined to make…

Our real estate agent, Bonnie, texted me about the estate sale. We had been in the new house for just over a month and had hardly finished unpacking: the cardboard…

Sniffle teary those few months after Spencer died. Poor sterile sod burned through life oh man as if stung by a thousand bees. Dirty miser thought himself. Special. And Spencer…

Dear Editors of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle, Please do not dismiss this as just another crank letter. I swear that everything that I relate to you here is…

This report summarizes the findings of the focus group conducted at the Mount Sinai base camp following the new product rollout. Participants were asked their views in a casual atmosphere…

Mickey’s the thinnest I’ve ever seen him always been a skinny fucker but he’s been hitting it hard the past few months never eats he’s disappearing jeans hanging off him…

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Instead of seeing the world in such dualistic terms as East versus West, North versus South, we envision the gathering of the most progressive elements everywhere, and the publication of such a gathering in our list.

Edmund Garson awoke earlier than usual. He shuffled in a fog toward the bathroom to relieve his burning bladder. The mirrored medicine cabinet door above the sink hung ajar, moving…

I have a request I’d like to make. Only message me if you are serious about helping with this, I don’t need messages telling me I’m crazy or a sicko.…

“Don’t go too far,” the woman at the Diamond Door Health Spa said as I tied my running shoes. “These things happen fast.” Oh, but it’s a sparkling day with…

No one looked my way as I emerged from under the purple overhang past the sentinel row of queen palms to the deck of the posh seaside supper club where…

As a non-profit, mission-driven press, our goal is to ensure US culture includes, values, and reflects Hispanic contributions. Arte Público began publishing Latino authors of the US, including Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street, and works by Ana Castillo, Denise Chávez, and Gary Soto.