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The Annotated “Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America”
On behalf of FOTF, I'd like to ask you, dear reader, to excuse what may be construed as a cynical assessment of the relationship between Barack Obama and the nation and party which elected him their leader. Although I'm sure none of you have suffered...
Anthony Bromberg – The story of the woman who thought she wanted to be a river and turned herself into a puddle (and then back into a woman)
[...] It didn’t hurt to be stepped on or in, but she couldn’t help wondering about the little droplets that splashed away. Would those pieces of her be missing when she returned to human form - if she ever figured out how? [...]...
Reading Season
There have been a few books assigned by my professors that I’ve enjoyed, but they haven’t had the emotional impact that I’m looking for. I look for certain kinds of books—those that make my heart say “omg”—and what I’ve been reading l...
YARN Seeks Submissions
An opportunity for writers in the young adult genre....
Libby Cudmore – The Second Time I Lost My Virginity
[...] For one second I consider his offer. I glance back at him, sitting on the edge of the bed in his Star Wars boxer shorts and instead of seeing the perfect life I saw at seventeen, I saw a life littered with fast-food wrappers and overdue bills,...
Phoebe Nir – Hairs
“Is there a cure for this… trichotillomania?” I asked. “Baldness,” boomed my father, entering the room....

