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Encounter with a Hongkonger at a Hostel in Taiwan

Encounter with a Hongkonger at a Hostel in Taiwan

  (Audio recording by Jordan Luz) On the rooftop terrace, we talked about traveling; things like finding stylish and affordable...

by C.J. Anderson-Wu21 February 2024
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Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

Author's note: Here is my poem that deals with mental illness and LGBTQIA+ factors. The echo of heels and dress...

by Tia Credle20 February 2024
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PawsUp and Hands Out For The ‘Untouchables’   

PawsUp and Hands Out For The ‘Untouchables’   

"When 20 people showed up at our 0.3 acre property during the 2020 COVID lockdown, I thought it was the...

by Abu Danial16 February 2024
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Ingredients for Love: The Unspoken Language of My Grandma’s Kitchen

Ingredients for Love: The Unspoken Language of My Grandma’s Kitchen

  (Audio recording by Julianna Wages) As years go by, I spend more and more time making memories in my...

by Brooklyn Riepma16 February 2024
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Rings of Magic

Rings of Magic

It was a hot day in the Colorado oil fields. The hottest day of the year. Robert stood on the...

by Luis Amaya14 February 2024
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Unconventional Tuesday 

Unconventional Tuesday 

The morning of the first Tuesday of December, I was staying at my uncle's house because, until the night before,...

by Hichem Benkessirat13 February 2024
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Whore Sonnets

Whore Sonnets

An autobiography (of sorts) in five sonnets See Me (Audio recording by Yosef Baskin) (Photo courtesy of Alice Shardan photography...

by Ver Hoet10 February 2024
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Apocalypse New

Apocalypse New

Country of Origin: United States of America Trigger Warning: Themes of Violence and Sexual Violence Threat We walked quietly, my...

by Shannah Ford26 January 2024
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Two Secrets

Two Secrets

When you discover a secret, you have two options.  I say “discover” because a secret is not made to be...

by Miriam Awuor24 January 2024
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My Virtual Interview in a Pakistani Ice Cream Parlor

My Virtual Interview in a Pakistani Ice Cream Parlor

(Audio recording by Julianna Wages) I’ve been in the telecoms field for the last 20 years and writing for the...

by Ijaz Ahmad22 January 2024
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Her

Her

"You are so talented and smart. The dexterity in your work is astonishing. You, my dear, are going to be...

by Solomon Esther Imoleayo19 January 2024
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I Am Just as Confused As You Are

I Am Just as Confused As You Are

You are not alone, I am just as confused as you are.  My life hasn't always been the way I...

by Lukman Yusuf Alabi18 January 2024
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A Hāfu in Japan

A Hāfu in Japan

(Audio recording by Eric Mabry) Two passports. Two last names. Two identities. From a very early age, my life has...

by Eric Mabry12 January 2024
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A Premature Death on New Year’s Eve

A Premature Death on New Year’s Eve

I was at Primrose Hill, in Camden, London at the time of 16-year-old Harry Pittman’s murder on New Year’s Eve...

by Global Citizen11 January 2024
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Movie Characters and Why I Wish I Was One

Movie Characters and Why I Wish I Was One

I wish that I was traumatized like people in movies are traumatized I wish that other people could escape into...

by S.25 December 2023
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My Journey from Nopreneur to Entrepreneur

My Journey from Nopreneur to Entrepreneur

‘Life is full of ups and downs,’ we have all heard this. For me, this saying is completely justified. I...

by Namita Agrawal23 December 2023
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Sea Comedies

Sea Comedies

Seas. Escapades. Journeys. These are the things one lives for. These are the things that Melissa Jennings’s mother wanted her...

by Lashun Williams23 December 2023
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Contours of Language

Contours of Language

Sifting through multitudes of strangers, Longing for a familiar face, a smiling acceptance, An existence away from home, Calls for...

by Anuj Sahu20 December 2023
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The Magic of Writing Christmas Greeting Cards

The Magic of Writing Christmas Greeting Cards

The world moves on, times change, and technology continues to invade our lives. Yet every year, as Christmas approaches, I...

by Viviana De Cecco20 December 2023
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Tidal Waves

Tidal Waves

some days are tidal waves  knocking me breathless i gasp for air that won't fill my lungs drowning in the...

by Erica Lyn19 December 2023
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One Woman’s Mission to Let Migrant Women Shine Front and Center

One Woman’s Mission to Let Migrant Women Shine Front and Center

(Audio recording by Laura Rodríguez-Davis) “...as a journalist, when I migrated, I started to face a lot of issues to...

by Laura Rodríguez-Davis19 December 2023
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Reclamation

Reclamation

Emile scowled theatrically at the mirror. His imagination ran wild with unearned pride. That’s how I’ll look, he thought. That’s...

by Elijah Schade16 December 2023
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To My Only Friend Who is Gone on a Voyage of Death

To My Only Friend Who is Gone on a Voyage of Death

(Image courtesy of Enoch) Many, at times, think we see a ray of hope to comfort our emotions and whittle...

by Enoch A. Ojotisa16 December 2023
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Why Fueling Work with my Intense Passion is My Disruptive Secret

Why Fueling Work with my Intense Passion is My Disruptive Secret

(Photo courtesy of Andrik Langfield via Unsplash) Society doesn’t like people like me, like you. Do you ever find yourself...

by Stana Ferrari14 December 2023
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Circles and Repetitions

Circles and Repetitions

Image courtesy of Thainá*in the picture is written "can't stand the unbearable" my mind always thinks it's a competition, between...

by Thainá14 December 2023
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The Voice Of Our Ancestors

The Voice Of Our Ancestors

  (Audio recording by Ricardo Santillan)   (Image courtesy of Maka Forest Villa) He hears them. They speak to him...

by Ricardo Santillan12 December 2023
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Ripping Off The Words

Ripping Off The Words

What's a good picture for you? mine is the one in which I’m the happiest. it’s fascinating how the parts...

by Tanvi Sethi9 December 2023
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The Beauty of Daydreaming

The Beauty of Daydreaming

Yuvoice Duet: Read another inspiring story about the hypnotic allure of daydreaming for a South American writer   Have you...

by Belén de Dios7 December 2023
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Grandpa’s Dying Gift

Grandpa’s Dying Gift

By the time she was nine, Chloe was well on her way to becoming a really, really spoiled brat. As...

by Francis Nantha5 December 2023
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From Azerbaijan to Poland: How I Created A Home Away From Home

From Azerbaijan to Poland: How I Created A Home Away From Home

I am Nargiz Mammadzada, a young woman who moved from Azerbaijan to Poland at the age of 23 during the...

by Nargiz Mammadzada2 December 2023
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Resilience

Resilience

The epilogue To the one who has arrived Bringing lucidity to an interrupted- And wandering life That was once tribulated, ...

by Liatile Machoane Mokhesi30 November 2023
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Mapping Hell

Mapping Hell

hell is a dank, dark basement apartment  once a home for two  but now only housing one who perpetually breathes...

by DJ Leary28 November 2023
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Sane

Sane

SANE: A word I have never quite been acquainted with. I was brought up by someone who physically used my...

by Annalicia Novuyo Sitali23 November 2023
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Old Photographs

Old Photographs

A ghost of a smile Graced my lips, Gazing at old faded photos of us I missed, Younger days have...

by Maria Aires E. Raymundo21 November 2023
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2027

2027

The invasion happened 40 years ago, in 2027.  Big, oval-shaped metal ships appeared out of the sky. It’s hard for...

by Tia Credle17 November 2023
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I Told my Mother About Gurdjieff

I Told my Mother About Gurdjieff

(Audio recording by Yosef Baskin) This subtle jewel of a story, a confession almost, was dictated rather than written. Liba...

by Liba Chorny16 November 2023
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Pocrescophobia

Pocrescophobia

A number is just a number, Which is a popular belief. Simple as that -          Yet when you saw...

by Tia Credle14 November 2023
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Silence in the Pub Trade: Do Pub Companies Enable Alcoholism in Their Staff?

Silence in the Pub Trade: Do Pub Companies Enable Alcoholism in Their Staff?

Working in a pub encourages drinking.  For some, this is a dream.  For others, a nightmare.  After work, drinks, generous...

by Kathryn Rolfe11 November 2023
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Trust Your Gut

Trust Your Gut

I was accepted into the doctoral program and was offered a full scholarship.  Most people would have immediately accepted.  But...

by Daisy Dabb9 November 2023
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I Feel Closer to My Great Grandma Since She Forgot Who I Am

I Feel Closer to My Great Grandma Since She Forgot Who I Am

“Are you sure you want to go visit Grandma T? It might be difficult for you to see her this...

by Brooklyn Riepma6 November 2023
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Reminiscing on My First Day of Teaching

Reminiscing on My First Day of Teaching

(Audio Recording by Jordan Luz) My first day of teaching still haunts me to this day.  Not because it was...

by Jordan Luz4 November 2023
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Sitting at the Table With the Dead on November 2

Sitting at the Table With the Dead on November 2

On the Italian island of Sardinia, where I was born and still live, there has always been a deep-rooted belief...

by Viviana De Cecco2 November 2023
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Without Censorship

Without Censorship

(Audio recording by Yosef Baskin) There is so much within her, she deems unspeakable. A restlessness, long muted, vibrating undercurrents...

by Shikha S. Lamba31 October 2023
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Hawaiʻi – School Bus Snapshots

Hawaiʻi – School Bus Snapshots

(Audio recording by Jordan Luz) Ho brah, your breath is haunas, dawg. Ever heard of one tooth brush? Da ting...

by Jordan Luz28 October 2023
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Photocrowd

Photocrowd

Two things: 2 iron nails run insmoke. Frosty morning sunshine Overexposed B&W: at Loe BarRed: Red Alley Sunset Silhouettes of...

by Dominic James28 October 2023
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Your Body, Your Choice

Your Body, Your Choice

(Audio recording by Julianna Wages) Men questioning women today is the norm. Why? Because less freedom means less opportunities to...

by Elena Chiujdea26 October 2023
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Paper Dreams

Paper Dreams

Turning from the busy conundrum of a dream full of lies, A bittersweet goodbye; Passion so strong Somehow feels so...

by Maria Aires E. Raymundo24 October 2023
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11 Years After I Moved to South Korea, I Embarked on my Most Memorable Stay in a Korean Temple

11 Years After I Moved to South Korea, I Embarked on my Most Memorable Stay in a Korean Temple

“It’s going to snow,” my temple tour guide, Seokun, told me. The grey clouds covered the sun, and the wind...

by JP Morselli20 October 2023
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Why You Shouldn’t Bury Your Past

Why You Shouldn’t Bury Your Past

(Audio recording by Jordan Luz) One of the biggest lies we are told is that it is possible to live...

by S. Thomas Drake19 October 2023
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It’s Okay If You Never Use Your Degree

It’s Okay If You Never Use Your Degree

(Audio recording by Jordan Luz) Students are told they need to go to college or will never succeed.  I was...

by Brooklyn Riepma18 October 2023
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Healing Beyond Medicine

Healing Beyond Medicine

Sentinel Duet: Check out Yousef Waly’s moving story here for a complementary article from another doctor, also showing why great caregivers...

by Snigdha Sharma14 October 2023
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To Treat the Disease,  First Treat the Soul.

To Treat the Disease,  First Treat the Soul.

Sentinel Duet: Check out Snigdha Sharma’s moving story here for a complementary article from another doctor, also showing why great caregivers...

by Yousef Waly14 October 2023
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On Autism With My Son, Waiting for the Train

On Autism With My Son, Waiting for the Train

Together, down a level he’s overly tense-                          ...

by I.Z.12 October 2023
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The Magic of Lake McCarrons

The Magic of Lake McCarrons

When I first discovered Lake McCarrons in my home state of Minnesota, I was around 17 or 18 years old....

by Alexis King12 October 2023
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What I’m Learning About Women Aging

What I’m Learning About Women Aging

(Audio recording by Yosef Baskin) What I’m learning about women aging is we don’t do it alone – everything, from...

by Katherine M. Gotthardt10 October 2023
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Damned If You Do

Damned If You Do

As a teacher, a member of a large family, and a feminist, I have always had crystal-clear notions about nurturing...

by Wiam Najjar5 October 2023
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In The Car on the Way to the Hospital

In The Car on the Way to the Hospital

  (Audio recording by Jordan Luz) When he circles the roundabout, I am pressed against the car door, And it...

by S.2 October 2023
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Her Mother’s Advice

Her Mother’s Advice

(Audio recording by Yosef Baskin) Her mother told her when she was young – Be the kind of woman who...

by Shikha S. Lamba29 September 2023
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Coping With Lost Time

Coping With Lost Time

(Audio recording by Jordan Luz) When I first started college, I always believed I would make something of myself. I...

by Serene M.27 September 2023
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Thanaka: The Beauty Standard of Myanmar

Thanaka: The Beauty Standard of Myanmar

When a foreigner sets foot in the land of Myanmar, one of the questions I’ve heard is  “What is the...

by Johana Htwe25 September 2023
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