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Archive for August 2008

Bridge

by Mark—Age 30—Astoria, OR
The bridge I see from my window rises quickly from Oregon and crosses a river so wide it could be confused for the ocean it feeds.
Bridges occupy a piece of real estate in Sarah’s brain. She’ll spot them on trips and make me pull over. Covered bridges, short steel trussed spans bridging […]

Toes

by Milly Strelzoff—Age 29—Hattiesburg, MS
As a baby I was never aware of my toes. I might have sucked on them but I don’t know. If someone sits down and cares to tell you, you have babyhood. Even that is impossible if no one noticed. No one counted my toes out for me so I learnt […]