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Atlantis

Where our voices meld shrill and sheepish at the same time, holding the bird that twitches, wings folded, eyes tight.

by Serena Alagappan on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018

Telescoping Morning

“In the succeeding entries, we telescope our mornings by recounting and recasting. Each succeeding morning of a series is composed in exactly half the number of words of the previous. Diminish with us below.”

by Alex Jacobson, Ananya Malhotra, Carolyn Kelly, Christopher Villani, David Exumé, Katie Duggan, Miriam Friedman, Serena Alagappan, Tara Shirazi, Tess Solomon, Tianyi Wang on October 22, 2017October 22, 2017

Monopoly

“I slipped two hotels into my pockets; I slept with some under my pillow that night, and the little silver piece I put in my sock for the day.”

by Serena Alagappan on October 8, 2017October 8, 2017

Our Fatal Flaws

“It was like my whole world filtered through a telescope when I knew you, all I needed was to look your way to think, yes, everything else is far and unimportant.”

by Serena Alagappan on July 23, 2017July 28, 2017

A Prayer in Passing

“‘Would you like a prayer?'”

by Serena Alagappan, Tom Hoopes on May 8, 2017March 6, 2018

To Talk To Jellyfish

When she was seven, Kaya said, “If I ever grow up and have my own bank account, the first thing I’m gonna buy is a Christmas tree and then Christmas tree ornaments.”

by Serena Alagappan on April 16, 2017April 22, 2017

Stained Glass

We always have so many things to do but time stilled in there, like the quiet between heartbeats.

by Serena Alagappan on February 19, 2017July 21, 2017

Leon/Levy

Forgiving and living after the Holocaust

by Serena Alagappan on December 11, 2016July 21, 2017

Witness Theater

Art, trauma, and the Holocaust

by Serena Alagappan on November 13, 2016

A Different Kind of Sound

Sign language stories in Barnes and Nobles.

by Serena Alagappan on October 10, 2016October 15, 2016

30 Minutes

She said she wanted to be 30 minutes from a mountain, 30 minutes from a city, and 30 minutes from a sea.

by Serena Alagappan on October 10, 2016


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