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Baby Love
by Laurie Levy
Back in those days, young couples didn’t get dogs first so they could practice their future parenting skills. So my baby son [...]
Klearance Sale
by John Zussman
The flyer—featuring a jolly Santa and offering floor models, repossessions, and a choice of linings—was in spectacularly bad taste.
Song Lyrics that Fit
by Jim Willis
Sometimes the fences that need mending exist right within the family.
Put It Off Until Tomorrow
by Suzy
I really need to start writing this. But first ... gotta to check facebook ... play a move in 18 WWF games ... plan dinner.
Gates of Eden: the genesis of an antiwar novel*
My antiwar writing began in a theater. I was working on a new play and the antiwar movement of the 1960s came [...]
Chains of Love
by Risa Nye
I began wearing an anklet when I'd outgrown little girl ankle socks and graduated to cheap mesh stockings in shades of a [...]
Four Morally Ambiguous Cheating Vignettes
by Mister Ed
Example 1: High School, 1968. Trigonometry test. I walked by the desk of a girl I liked – not romantically, but a nice [...]
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