Family

May 2021

This Is Us

Whatever we’re writing, it’s about family. This issue’s pieces deal with the topic head-on, in its contours of estrangement and belonging, connection and loss.

toothless

TOOTHLESS

By Marc Olmsted
Poetry
before a honolulu sunset

Before a Honolulu Sunset

By Heather Grant
Poetry
artichoke women

The Artichoke Women

By Arianna Astuni
Short Story
faces

Faces

By Susan Vespoli
Poetry
aunt joan

Aunt Joan

By Kate Sullivan
Poetry
ill fly away

I’ll Fly Away

By Kate Sullivan
Short Story
there but for the grace of god

There But For The Grace of God

By Kate Sullivan
Personal Essay
beach walk

Beach Walk

By Anne Mitchell
Poetry
to magic

To Magic

By Lisa Juliano
Personal Essay
judge judy

While my Mother Dreams of Judge Judy

By Tina Barry
Poetry
come back

Come Back

By Tina Barry
Poetry
stick figures

Stick Figures

By Kerry Anderson
Personal Essay
leaving words behind

Leaving Words Behind

By Cheryl Treiber-Kawaoka
Poetry

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