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Death’s Garden: The Cult of Saints

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

by Tanya Monier It’s spring break of my senior year of high school and, for the second time, I am at the end of my pilgrimage. Mom let me drive down here after I swore I’d get back in time … Continue reading →

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Death’s Garden: Dancing on May’s Grave

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

by M. Parfitt “You have the same hair as May Woolsey.” That comment from the volunteer coordinator at the Discovery Museum was my introduction to the twelve‑year‑old girl who would virtually take over my life during the Fall of 1996. I … Continue reading →

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How the Forgotten Angels Saved My Life

Posted on June 24, 2016 by

by Emerian Rich I’ll be the first one to admit that in my twenties, I was lost. I had just graduated from college. During the first recession in my adult life, I lost all three design jobs I held. With … Continue reading →

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Death’s Garden: Ghost in the Graveyard

Posted on April 1, 2016 by

by Benjamin Scuglia Do you remember when you realized you were growing up? I do.  I was about twelve years old. My brothers and our friends were playing a game called ghost-in-the-graveyard. Ghost-in-the-graveyard is pretty much hide-and-seek, with a macabre … Continue reading →

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Death’s Garden: A Message In the Grass

Posted on November 6, 2015 by

by Patricia Merewether I practically ran the six blocks from my elementary school to our street. I was ten years old. Two events made it nearly impossible for me to focus on the chalkboard or Sister Grace Esther’s lessons that … Continue reading →

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