SARITA by Lisa Y. Esparza
A pile of leaves blew into the street. An elderly lady stepped off the curb and swept them into another pile. A car passed, swerving towards the center of the road, so as not to hit her. She continued sweeping. It bothered her that people did not respect her neighborhood. Candy wrappers danced around with the leaves while her broom chased them into an orderly display along the curb. ...
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ORDERING CHILDREN’S BOOKS FOR UNBORN CHILDREN by Matthew Guzman
It felt like we were choosing the children
themselves, as though the quality of
illustrations and story would certainly
affect their burgeoning development.
Choose Green Eggs instead of Cloudy
Meatballs, and our children might speak
in contrived sing-song rhymes, instead of
complete, coherent sentences. On the
other hand, should we decide on Cloudy;
might they stand outside with a...
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CANTALOUPE AND BOOTS by Camille Soto
Pink combs, red nail polish, the smell of fabric softener. I sat there on a white lounge chair, combing through my mother’s hair, as she sat at my feet on the deck below me. She was dozing off; her head moving side to side not knowing where to go.
I nudged her a bit, and her eyes quickly came open; she looked around and grabbed a piece of cantaloupe from a white plate. My twin sister sat next...
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