Trick or Treat Don Raymond __________ You’ll only get so many of these; try to spend them wisely. Wisely or not, spend them you will: the clock ticks inevitably forward, and the seasons spill their colors across the trees, regardless of your choices. Try to make the best of this.…
Read MoreThe General Penny Nolte __________ A long time ago, Dad and his brother, who was the principal, found it hidden way underthe stage of our little school in upstate New York. They were scrounging around back there, nodoubt only because they could, and that’s when they hauled it out, this…
Read MoreUnconditionally Loved Nicole R. Zimmerman __________ My brother believes I was created to find ultimate fulfillment with a Godly man, not a woman. “Many parents of homosexuals embrace their children,” he said one evening at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. “But that’s the wrong way to love them.” Our father,…
Read MoreCracked Nonah Palmer __________ The egg, as a biological entity, is pretty simple to grasp. Families the world over are familiar with it. The humble chicken egg is a staple of breakfast, lunch, dinner, of Easter pageantry, of overhand vandalism and elementary science experiments. The American Egg Board, in the…
Read MoreHow to Knit a Trans-Solidarity Scarf Robbie Gamble __________ I’m a guy who likes to knit. I have a trans daughter, who I love dearly. I started knitting way back in college, to have something creative to occupy my hands, and I’ve enjoyed knitting sweaters and mittens for friends and…
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