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All themes and forms49What Living Costs“I used to measure the day by what it took from me.”Soren Vance“I used to measure the day by what it took from me.”What Living CostsQuick read1 reading50Break Room“Ten minutes, and I spend four of them”Juniper Cole“Ten minutes, and I spend four of them”Break RoomQuick read1 reading51Small List“i will not promise you the ocean”Juniper Cole“i will not promise you the ocean”Small ListQuick read1 reading52The House Keeps Time“Nine years and the house still creaks”Mara Okonkwo“Nine years and the house still creaks”The House Keeps TimeQuick read53What I Meant to Say“I practiced the word in the car.”Mara Okonkwo“I practiced the word in the car.”What I Meant to Say1 reading54Abyss“My life is nothing of my own”Trinity Francesca“My life is nothing of my own”AbyssQuick read55Live“I never looked life in the eyes”Trinity Francesca“I never looked life in the eyes”Live1 reading56Small breaths“Little hands and those soft eyes”Trinity Francesca“Little hands and those soft eyes”Small breaths1 reading57will you visit me?“don't cry”AmaniM“don't cry”will you visit me?1 reading58the sun and the earth“the sun and the earth”AmaniM“the sun and the earth”the sun and the earth1 reading59my heart misses you“i hope you still think of me”AmaniM“i hope you still think of me”my heart misses you1 reading60what about tomorrow“I have your love now”Trinity Francesca“I have your love now”what about tomorrowQuick read61i talked to the devil“i talked to the devil”AmaniM“i talked to the devil”i talked to the devil1 reading62Flower“stand tall”AmaniM“stand tall”Flower63Reverie“I’m so deeply consumed by you”Trinity Francesca“I’m so deeply consumed by you”Reverie2 readings64Real?“It’s scary to think that we shared something real”Trinity Francesca“It’s scary to think that we shared something real”Real?Quick read1 reading65Thirty Percent“The forecast gives it seventy”Nadia Osei“The forecast gives it seventy”Thirty PercentQuick read1 reading66Appetite“I wanted the house.”Mara Okonkwo“I wanted the house.”AppetiteQuick read1 reading67What He Would Say About the War“He would say the food.”Soren Vance“He would say the food.”What He Would Say About the War68I love you differently.“I can say”AmaniM“I can say”I love you differently.2 readings69What the Neighbors Heard“Not the plates. We never broke plates.”Mara Okonkwo“Not the plates. We never broke plates.”What the Neighbors HeardQuick read2 readings70Two Words for Rain“My mother's language has two words for rain —”Nadia Osei“My mother's language has two words for rain —”Two Words for Rain2 readings71Inventory“Thirty-one years of a workshop”Soren Vance“Thirty-one years of a workshop”Inventory1 reading72The Long Way to Forgiving My Father“He taught me how to check the oil”Soren Vance“He taught me how to check the oil”The Long Way to Forgiving My Father