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Fight

The Junk Drawer

June 9, 2016

Christine Sneed

1. It was one of the only places in their house where logic and order did not prevail. He had dreams about it sometimes; in one, the drawer appeared in the guise of a giant shipboard valve that, when opened, … Continued

The Human Variable

April 28, 2016

Dan Bevacqua

This part of Northern California was too dark, Ted felt. It freaked him out. Without a moon, the lack of streetlights gave everything a creepy redneck vibe. Driving with his high beams on reminded him of certain back roads in … Continued

The Fight and the Flight Issues

April 1, 2016

Minna Zallman Proctor

I was wildly intrigued when first introduced to the concept of the fight-or-flight stress response. I ran it over furiously in my mind, calculating out “the way I was” and “what it all meant about me,” as if it were … Continued

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