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Sign of the Covenant, by Elle Mae
We have covenanted--not to break--many things. To never be wicked Wickedness never was happiness. To bury our weapons of war Let the soil...
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- Sep 5, 2019
- 4 min
Stranger in Voice, by Elle Mae
(Setting: Dressing room. Scene: Middle school.) "Have you ever seen gay people make out? It's disgusting," my friend said. "Marriage is...
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qmwproject
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
Blessed, by Ashley Coombs
I remember sitting in class at church at age fourteen and listening to a leader tell a story. When she was in college, she took a...
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- Sep 3, 2019
- 2 min
Love's Call, by Gabriela Amada
If you call on love, but it doesn’t answer don’t assume it is indifferent, or yourself unworthy. Not if you call with the most wounded...
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qmwproject
- Aug 29, 2019
- 2 min
Neurological Sudoku, by Sariah Starr
I left her office after being shaken like an etch-a-sketch. The emotion coming just to the surface in my chest, my gut, my breath. When...
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qmwproject
- Aug 28, 2019
- 2 min
Satisfaction, by Moira Rose
There is a certain satisfaction that comes from holding space for yourself. Setting out two cups while you wait for the tea kettle to...
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qmwproject
- Aug 23, 2019
- 2 min
Still my Husband, by Sariah Star
My husband is still my husband even though my body has nothing left to give him when we are stripped of all mortal attachments. When we...
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qmwproject
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
How it Ends, by Zhen
You were not one to see details in faces, until hers – flecks of gold in her eyes, age-worn parentheses framing pink lips, undulating...
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qmwproject
- Aug 21, 2019
- 1 min
Try not to think about it, by Anonymous
The first time you see her, your heart stops for a second. Try not to think about it too much. The more she lets you in, the more at home...
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qmwproject
- Aug 16, 2019
- 6 min
My Story, by Chris
Come to think of it, I always wanted to be friends with the prettiest girl in class. The desire to strike such a friendship was always...
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qmwproject
- Aug 15, 2019
- 1 min
The List of Undone Things, by Anonymous
Clean the kitchen; secure iron pipes under the sink Bedside table: finish tile mosaic, reread dead teacher's letter; clean spilled ink...
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qmwproject
- Aug 14, 2019
- 1 min
Self Medication, by Sariah Starr
The words have become comfort I’ve learned to inject into myself when my mind won’t stop reminding me that I’ve been broken. Broken...
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qmwproject
- Aug 14, 2019
- 4 min
The Forbidden Path, by Alma Linda Martinez
I heard his voice call from the path that I had boarded up and sealed off long ago. In my mind I knew where that path led, and I was...
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qmwproject
- Aug 14, 2019
- 5 min
by Summer Lee-Corry
A phrase that has been in my mind lately is, “Where love is, there God is also.” This comes from the song, “Where Love Is,” in the...
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qmwproject
- Aug 13, 2019
- 1 min
Cure for Regret, by Gabriela Amada
He’s slowly curing me of the regret I’ve been swimming in. The regret of breaking a heart so determined to love me. A day at the beach,...
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qmwproject
- Aug 13, 2019
- 1 min
by Anonymous
They preach about love They preach against hate I say “I know love” But it’s my love they hate How can I feel So loved from on high When...
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qmwproject
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
Latter Day Ace, by Artemis Raven
The Latter-day Queer experience Isn't an easy one. It isn't easy to live, And it isn't easy To describe. Here's the thing People don't...
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qmwproject
- Jul 31, 2019
- 1 min
by Something More
Some days are easier When I don’t see you like that Where we are just friends And we laugh And eat And cry Some days are harder When I...
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qmwproject
- Jul 30, 2019
- 6 min
Pioneer Pattern, by Alma Linda Martinez
I am not a direct descendant of the pioneers. Handcarts did not carry meager morsels and bundles of dusty family heirlooms. I have never...
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qmwproject
- Jul 29, 2019
- 2 min
The Knot, Anonymous
The body of the mother of my body sits small as a nutshell, in the care-home bed. Sometimes she hums. Some times she smiles, wan and...
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