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ANNA ANTHROPY’S DYS4IA
“Games have this capacity for exploring dynamics and systems that no other form does. This was a story about frustration – in what other form do people complain as much about being frustrated? A video game lets you set up goals for the player and make her fail to achieve them. A reader can’t fail… Read more
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HOLIDAY CHEER
I used to dread the scratchy threadbare sofas and faint cigarette smells of countless unknown family friends’ living rooms in Methuen, Lowell, Pelham, frosted New England lands beyond the frozen Boston skyline. “Ova tha Merrimayck” and through the woods, to strange old ladies homes we traveled for the family census to be assessed for the… Read more
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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE STARBUCKS BARISTA WHO GAVE ME FREE COFFEE
Dear Paul, I want to start off by apologizing. I never asked what your name was, even though you asked for mine, so for the longest time I tried to guess. I settled on Steve. You kind of looked like a Steve, but Paul is a nice name too. I only know your real name… Read more
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MY INHERITANCE
by Maddy McLean A normal human heart is defined as an organ that pumps blood throughout the body. It has four chambers: two upper chambers, called the atria, and two lower ones, called the ventricles. Together, they beat in the most beautiful, succinct pattern you could ever imagine. My mother’s human heart is not so… Read more
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SUMMER IN THE CITY
When people ask about your summer, you remain tight-lipped. You don’t want to talk about those first few sleepless nights in your pristine apartment, the days spent inventorying your clothing and the kitchenware your mother so painstakingly stacked in the stark white cabinets. Or how you would have Your Boyfriend over so you could play… Read more
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