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Strong Armed

Your arms are looking a little chunky,” my CFO said, eyeing me suspiciously from her corner of the elevator. I glanced down at the...

~Noel Rozny

Our Last Race

Line up for the race, children!” Miss Chissom yelled at us. Obediently, we ran to the white line painted on the dark asphalt...

~Ingrid Miller

Dim Sum

Not having a working handicapped-accessible restroom is illegal.” I can feel a choking at the base of my throat, right between my...

~Katrina Grigg-Saito

It's My Turn Now

It was like any other hot, late summer afternoon. The air was thick, the trees dripping with the sap of lush foliage and brilliant blooms. Steamy,...

~Kirsten Miller

Dita and Me

I’ve been channeling Constantina Tomescu-Dita as I head out the door for my early morning runs. In my head I think of her as “Dita” and her...

~Amy S. Mercer

Citizen Mom

For every flight of fancy, emotional entanglement, and success or failure, my friend Malika and I have always stood sentry for one another,...

~Kim Lute

Ceilings

My neck hurts. I spent the summer straining it, gaze lifted, looking up to remarkable women reaching high, looking up at dreams and possibilities,...

~Stephanie Hunt

Tending to What Matters

I’ll bet you a drink that you’ve never met anyone who’s ever said, “When I grow up, I want to be a bartender.” Am I right? I’ll have a...

~Kaleena Cote

Notes from Center Stage

The house lights go down. A fiddler steps into the circle of light on the stage. The audience shares a hushed, anticipatory moment with her as she...

~Stacy Appel

The Mirrored Ceiling

It turns out there was something more nauseating than the nomination of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. It was the tone of the acclaim...

~Judith Warner

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