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Alison Hurwitz: Submerged

the story run across his skin, his mind a moving wheel
that cannot stop its circling, bearing down the road
with grackle wings, a story leafing past each turning

March 25, 2026 · 22 Comments

Alison Hurwitz: V.A.S.T 

An acronym for Variable Attention Sensory Trait

March 11, 2026 · 20 Comments

Alison Hurwitz: On Resilience

In 8th grade English class my son’s assigned
a sonnet, asked to find an image, select
one metaphor that can expand to bind
disparate thoughts together.

January 28, 2026 · 38 Comments

Alison Hurwitz: My Son Runs Out of Time

Inside his syncopated thinking, there is only now:
a sound, and he’s a fox kit caught in sudden shift, head cocked,
one paw lifted from the leaves.

December 3, 2025 · 24 Comments

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