Hippocampus Magazine - Creative Nonfiction Published Monthly » January 2015

In the year following my mother’s passing, it felt as if her ghost draped afterimages heavy as a shearling coat over me. My body took on her limitations. I developed sciatica. The post My Mothe...

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... I step outside and meet a squirrel standing between my car’s back tire and the curb. The post Bereaved by Bernard Grant first appeared on Hippocampus Magazine .

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I moved to Los Angeles with one suitcase and three boxes in transit via FedEx from New York City. The post To Settle by Aliza Zelin Neidich first appeared on Hippocampus Magazine .

https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2015/01/to-settle-by-aliza-zelin-neidich/

The changing moon...lingers over Acapulco Bay... . We take our honeymoon there although my heart isn’t in it, hopelessly lost on the one who got away. The post Honeymoon by Elane Johnson first...

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Spring sprung on a Tuesday in New York, and change was in the air. Actually, not change, dog shit. The post Hubert by Cory Bortnicker first appeared on Hippocampus Magazine .

https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2015/01/hubert-by-cory-bortnicker/

You’re doing it wrong! a brassy voice informs me...I turn from the stove to find an elfin Creole woman with four gold teeth and bright red lipstick watching me... The post Island Education by L...

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... that long, rope-like braid would swish back and forth. She was an aging Pocahontas, a tribal medicine woman The post Another Brick in the Wall by Dina Honour first appeared on Hippocampus Ma...

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During our weekly Skype session, my therapist, Margaret, suggests I’m an alcoholic. What? I already stopped drinking, can’t remember my last hangover. The post Peanut Training by Kirsten Vori...

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... as I entered...fourth grade...I was short one father, and my male role models were a dull preacher and a photo of a half-naked hippie nailed to a board. The post Your Dreams Were Your Ticket ...

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Today, like hundreds of yesterdays, he prepares for work, clipping closed his knife bag after donning standard culinary regalia. The post Traction by Krista Christensen first appeared on Hippoca...

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