Byline: Lara Katz

All In

“Then she got a glass of water, because really, it was almost 8:45 AM, she must be thirsty by now, and hydration is very important.”

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Things So Obvious They Almost Make No Sense: Defamiliarization and the Default in Megan Hunter’s The End We Start From

“I couldn’t discern an agenda, political, spiritual, or otherwise, and yet the novel felt anything but aimless. Primarily, it read and resonated like poetry.”

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Inheritance

A science fiction glimpse into grief and imposter syndrome in the aftermath of cloning.

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On Vignettes

A meta-analysis of one beloved literary form.

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The Spirit of Curling: Vignettes

Reflections on an author-athlete’s relationship to her sport.

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Delivery

“He frowned and then she was opening the door! and she was a woman because of course she was but he had temporarily forgotten women existed.”

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“We Could Be Killed; or Worse, Expelled!”

“Not only are we compromising and endangering our own health and education by not prioritizing our health in the short-term, but we’re compromising and endangering the health and education of everyone around us.”

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Only Curling, After All

“There are three types of curlers: the competitive, the prepubescent, and the beer-drinking. I have played with all three types in roughly equal measures.”

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“Sweaty, Loud, and Not a Little Tipsy”

Four underclass students reflect on beginning and continuing college.

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On My Way to You

“Are you there yet? Hello, dear. I’m on / my way, lost myself at the intersection /
between the bottomless sea and the swan / that wanders between the traffic lanes.”

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The Lurker

“I ran away from home because I thought I wasn’t special and my parents were trying to make me special.”

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Godzilla on the Page

“i am timeless! un- /
stoppable! godzilla /
on the page.”

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