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Love Song for Amygdala

Love Song for Amygdala

by: Lara Messersmith-Glavin ((Header art by Federico Bebber.)) An impactful essay about learning to celebrate the experience of anger and using…

American Cab

American Cab

by: Cynthia Close A real-life story of an authentic connection across cultures where an encounter opens a wound and…

Wistful Wishes

Wistful Wishes

by: Blake Ainsley A lifetime of yearning. An existence replete with unfulfilled dreams and false hopes. Until that one day…

Dancing Man

Dancing Man

by: Drema Deòraich  ((Header art by George Grosz.)) “His grin shadowed me, a happy reminder of fleeting insight.” A man,…

Business Cards

Business Cards

by: Tim Gorichanaz The memories of life’s journeys — scents, tastes, feelings — trapped in the compact offering of…

My Mother’s Closet

My Mother’s Closet

by: Kate Rabinov A vault of treasured memories, that incessantly drift off into the ether… I am certain my…

Exposure

Exposure

by: Christina Rosso ((Header art by Hervé Martijn.)) “Why must being a woman equal disgrace? Why must I hide…

To Breathe You In

To Breathe You In

by Allie Burke ((Header art is by the incredibly talented Mark James.)) “[The water] gains speed so quickly. It…

Blue

Blue

by: Sarah Fader ((Header art is by the very talented mixed-media artist, Tricia Strickfaden.)) Those bittersweet moments, when it’s over,…

World Peace

by: Allie Burke  ((Header art by the incredibly talented Kazuki Takamatsu.)) Allie Burke returns to The Margin with another moment…