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  • Flash Fiction: A Neighbor’s Warning

    I was unpacking boxes when Steven told me about the weird neighbor. “She was telling me what we could and couldn’t do, all kinds of crazy stuff,” he said as he stuffed bubble wrap into an overflowing garbage bag. “This neighborhood doesn’t even have an HOA.” “Like what?” I asked, distracted by the dishes I’d Continue reading

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    Woe, Malice, Frolic, Dread

    October is finally here! Welcome to Spooky Season. It has been a rough year. A rough couple of years? Maybe even a rough decade. Everything feels terrible. The vibes are bad. Rancid, even! We find ourselves once more enfolded in Spooky Season’s velvet embrace, but many of us are so mired in unpleasantness that we Continue reading

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    My Weird Blue Shirt

    Today, I’m closing out Secondhand September with an essay about one of my own secondhand purchases that examines three different aspects of sustainable fashion through the lens of a single garment. Part One: Impulse Shopping with My Fantasy Self I’ve noticed a pattern over the last few years: I tend to impulse shop during times Continue reading