Tag: old

The Blue Binder

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The Blue Binder

A tattered blue binder reveals a mind that sees pathways no one else can.

The Wrong Road

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The Wrong Road

Exploring the moral conflict between a father and his son during the final years of the communist regime in Romania.

Then and Now

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Then and Now

Light-hearted reflections about the impairments of advanced age.

Deadname

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Deadname

”Deadname” is a sestina that mirrors gender transition with the emotional transition of a family that has to put their biases behind them.

Used Steinways

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Used Steinways

A Story of Friendship, Growth, and the Love of Pianos.

The Last Voice Message from Abuela

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The Last Voice Message from Abuela

A quiet, haunting story about a woman who keeps receiving voicemails from her deceased grandmother – messages that evolve with time.

The Bel Air inside the Bog

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The Bel Air inside the Bog

A retired English teacher learns of a rumour about two missing high school students and sets out to solve the fifty year old puzzle.

Old Man at the Cafe

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Old Man at the Cafe

An old man sits at a cafe never touching his beer. An American sits down next to him. They observe each other, believing themselves superior.

El Salvador

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El Salvador

When Bobby was twenty-one and newly arrived in America, he met a girl from El Salvador.

Old apple tree

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Old apple tree

There is an apple tree
At the bottom of the garden

Oh so Miserable

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Oh so Miserable

Wednesdays it’s raining solidly, the sky is dour and gray,
About the place that makes me so miserable, yet still I stay.

Lost in Pepperland

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Lost in Pepperland

A middle-aged man learns the true meaning of growing old.