prose
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Should
By Jenny Darden Phoenix: Spring 2001 TW: Allusions to Suicide 1. The Disillusionment Romeo and Juliet are dead, and this time they’re not faking. Their dirty, naked bodies are lying beneath the apple tree, cradled in its roots, God-shamed. And…
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Enmeshed
By Gracie Somich I recently, within the past 2 years, learned that Hell does not exist. This information was particularly troubling to me, given I started worrying about the permanent condition of my soul right around the time I started…
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The Last War Story
By Michael Knight Phoenix: Spring 2004, Inspirations Issue My father’s war story is a simple one. He shipped out to Vietnam in 1968, an ROTC lieutenant, trained for airborne duty. All blood and balls, to hear him tell it, but…
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Wake for Susan by Cormac McCarthy
Written by C.J. McCarthy Jr. Phoenix, Fall 1959 “Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly?”- “The grey headed Sexton That delves the grave duly.” Sir Walter Scott IT WAS NINE O’CLOCK on a sparkling Saturday morning in October. The…
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The Analog Sea and Intentional Curation
Written by Maxwell Frasher Edited by Presley Cowan In an era when increasing desire for convenience has made the audiobook and the e-book more practical than ever, it’s easy to question whether the print book and the bookstore have any…