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Winter Olympics

Andre — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 21:25:18 +0000

by Ashly Curtis My best friend and I ice skated on the kitchen floor,twirling off wooden chairs, gliding across tilein our pink ruffled socks. Salchows, Lutzes, evena rare triple axel or two. It was 1998. Olympic season.We held up handmade signs in the living room,blocky marker letters cheering on the figure skaters;Tara Lipinski etching beauty with her blades, carvingballerina. My Read More

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Elegy For The Leaves

Andre — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:30:44 +0000

by Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri Leaves dance, flame and golden symphony in the chilling October skies, dancing with the grace of a ballerina, which she once was. She wanders the hills and curves alone, a lone lady in lavender, strolling rugged paths, streams drying up, meandering toward their dry death. Tree branches lean like skeletons, the rain beginning its late autumnal descent. Read More

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Creatures Give Advice (Book Review)

Andre — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 10:00:10 +0000

Today our resident pachyderms make way for the delightful inhabitants of Roppotucha Greenberg‘s Creatures Give Advice (available in paperback and ebook formats). Though elephants never fret, they do worry and wonder. And Creatures Give Advice packs enough wisdom and whimsy to satisfy even the most elephantine imagination. Advice Bureau Things didn’t always go to plan. Last Tuesday, for instance… Finding Read More

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Elephants Never Foretell – Groundhog

Andre — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:50:00 +0000

Okay, so maybe we’re feeling optimistic. Maybe whatever groundhog you worship brought you less positive news. Where we come from, hope springs eternal, and our groundhog has the mayor scared to visit. What hope does winter have?

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Winter Clothing Reveal

Andre — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 16:54:09 +0000

The results are in! Thank you to everyone who participated in our winter clothing poll here on the site, or through Twitter and Instagram. Now to present the winner: Icy Glass! We’ll be wearing this attire for the duration of winter, and you may see the other designs pop up again. Complete results are below for those so inclined. Clothing Read More

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Knit

Andre — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:30:35 +0000

Elina has been my friend through six crazy years of high school and college. Moving in together, however, marks the start of a new adventure. I have to outfit us properly for the journey. When a classmate first introduced Elina to me at a party, I didn’t think we’d get along. For starters, I prefer lounging on couches and worming Read More

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