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The Sticks at Miller’s Ridge
Diane Kowalski found the milk crate on her third week volunteering at the Miller's Ridge trailhead
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Cracked Paint on the Porch Swing
I clean houses in Asheville, North Carolina — have for eleven years now, mostly the same dozen families
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A Fawn Named Clover, and the Fourteen Days We Lost
I've mopped the floors at Whitetail Hollow Wildlife Rehab in Asheville, North Carolina, for six
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A Wednesday Named Duke
Carla Mendes got off the 6:40 bus at the corner of Maple and Third, same as she had the two mornings
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The Rulebook
"After the divorce, Mom's moving in here," Marcus said, like he was reading off a grocery list.
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The Ring in the Wreckage
The rooftop bar at the top of the Carrington Hotel in downtown Austin had the best sunset view in the
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Rust Belt Striker
Everybody in Youngstown had me pegged for the pros by the time I was twelve. I'm not exaggerating
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The Paper That Outlasted Everyone’s Doubts
"You did what?!" My sister nearly knocked over her mug of coffee at the kitchen table in my
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The Envelope Beneath the Diploma
Edward Whitman's question hung in the gymnasium like smoke that wouldn't clear. "
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Grandma’s Debt
The storm hit El Paso right as I was counting out quarters to pay the kid who fixed my walk-in cooler.