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Tag: immigrants

“Seeds of Racism” by Dave Luker
Poetry

“Seeds of Racism” by Dave Luker

July 8, 2022July 10, 20220

At dawn, in the distance, a kitchen radio slips  commodity prices through a screen door  into a farmyard, echoing off the metallic green  of a …

“Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi
Non-Fiction

“Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi

July 26, 2021July 25, 20210

You’ve seen water towers, right? Those huge, tall jugs of water along the roadside. They’re usually a mess—washed out paint and rust, covered by graffiti, …

“Grace” by Jeff Burt
Poetry

“Grace” by Jeff Burt

September 9, 2019September 9, 20240

I freeze, startled by the sudden flight of a mud swallow against the backdrop  of a tilt-up building, swarm  of chirping notes I cannot decipher, …

“The Woman Who Makes My Salad” By LilyAnne Rice
Non-Fiction

“The Woman Who Makes My Salad” By LilyAnne Rice

December 21, 2015August 29, 20200

It occurred to me the other day that I don’t know your name even though you wear a name tag. I never even bothered to …

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