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Flash Nonfiction

A Mother’s Tongue Across Linguistic Worlds

by Magdalena Olszanowski

My son and I dip our summer legs in the shallow end of Parc Jarry's swimming pool. Impatient feet speed up around us, ready to jump into the water. ...read the full piece >>

Essay

Grieving In Your Name

by Bora Hah

“Your name becomes a song that flows in my heart. If I follow the water, will I get near you?” ― Kim Yuna, River I. HIM News of his death arrived in ...read the full piece >>

Flash Nonfiction

I Am an Alien

by Parvathy J

I tell stories. It could be anyone, we could be anywhere, doing anything. After hours and days of debating in inner monologues, when I feel safe ...read the full piece >>

Essay

kontrollat e pasaportave/ passport control

by Serafina Ferizaj

The smell of armpit sweat and unbrushed teeth are so dominant in the car, I can’t stand them anymore. My legs are asleep but I can't stretch them: The ...read the full piece >>

Flash Nonfiction

My Land

by Margarita Beatriz Escobar

I approached the open casket and leaned over to kiss my grandfather’s forehead. He wore his old dark suit, a white shirt, and a small red carnation in ...read the full piece >>

Essay

my mother tongue

by Asya Akimzhanova

to Apasha ... I needed a different language: a language that was a place of affection and reflection. — Antonio Tabucchi on Friday I had my first ...read the full piece >>

Essay

Patient Notes

by Bella Majam

My first brush with psychiatric hospitalization, I often joke, was a prelude to my sweet sixteenth. There are a few things you can only learn once ...read the full piece >>

Essay

You Can't See Me but I'm in the Frame

by Nandita Dutta

My huge bay windows frame the constant flow of traffic, the blood gushing through the veins of the city, up and down, in all directions, oxygenating, ...read the full piece >>

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