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Matthew J. Parker: One of Those Years

They had found a body in Phoenix, she said, and the cops were convinced it was John. But the body had no tattoos, and my mom had convinced herself that John, like my younger brother Mark and I, had at least one tattoo. I, however, knew better, and told her so. 

November 28, 2023 · 2 Comments

Video: Little Brother

Little Brother charts the transitional time of adolescence when childhood ends and independence comes into fruition.

March 26, 2021 · 2 Comments

Elizabeth Kirschner: The Story of Benjamin

Early July, ninety degrees in the shade and me in the crook of my mother’s arms. She has her movie star sunglasses on, purple cat-eye glasses with iris-tinted lenses.      … Continue reading

July 15, 2018 · 1 Comment

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