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by CJ Connor
I was on a bike ride during my junior year of high school, the first time I recognized that I was not cisgender. Biking was one of my...
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qmwproject
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Swimming Lessons, by Kerry Pray
I tried to write a sad poem because the ache had gone from my head to my chest and I Couldn’t remember why it was I’d decided to take a...
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qmwproject
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
Elephants Worship the Moon, by Jaclyn Foster
Elephants worship the moon Or so I've been told, waving branches and boughs in their holy places. The moon never answers back, of course,...
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qmwproject
- Mar 28, 2021
- 1 min
Lilith, by Elle Mae
You would do anything for me, sure You never loved me the way I loved you You only love me when I'm gone He only loves me when I'm here...
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qmwproject
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Linear Time, Anon
A thousand years ago I stood on the passenger seat of your car, head through the skylight, arms high up in the darkness, hands waving at...
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qmwproject
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
My Wish, by Sariah Starr
I wish I could understand it. I wish I could explain it. When he’s here the grief is overwhelming. The grief that it’s not her. The grief...
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qmwproject
- Mar 7, 2021
- 7 min
Homemade Love, by Bex B
In a bread mixer bowl (not a bread maker) · 5 C. freshly ground whole wheat flour · 2 generous T.s of SAF yeast · 4 ½ C. very warm to hot...
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qmwproject
- Mar 3, 2021
- 6 min
Left of Centre, Anonymous
“Oh! You’re left-handed!” I whispered to the woman in the dressing room of the temple, as if I had just discovered the most phenomenal...
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qmwproject
- Feb 28, 2021
- 8 min
Night in a Time of Covid, by Zina N. Petersen
She knocks reluctantly on the door and waits a long three minutes for a porch light to pop to sad yellow life. The door opens but the...
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qmwproject
- Feb 7, 2021
- 5 min
By Cris-August
One of my good friends is the first to know. He picked me up from the hospital. Cold, so cold, stomach rolling, itchy hospital bracelet,...
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qmwproject
- Jan 31, 2021
- 3 min
Call It Magic, by Ash Rowan
These are some of the articles of my faith— I believe in: Heavenly Parents, who want us to make mistakes and get messy. We see Them...
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qmwproject
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
Coming Out
I’m shaking and I can’t get it under control. I wrap my arms around myself while I shift in my armchair. Mom is sitting across from me on...
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qmwproject
- Jan 17, 2021
- 5 min
Mikayla Orton Thatcher
“Should I take my wedding ring off for this?” I ask Nate as I bundle up to head into the dark evening. “...Why?” “I don’t know. It just...
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qmwproject
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Snippets of Discovery, by Julie
THE ROOMMATE We both liked the same boy. I had complicated feelings about her. I was jealous of both of them when they spent time alone...
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