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Lit Issue 2017

Posted inLit Issue 2017

But I Am Myself, And I Am Perfect For It // Pero yo soy yo misma, y soy perfecta por eso

by 826Chi August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

“My Ode to the Spicy Lollipop” Alondra A. Grade 2 This is how my lollipop tastes: It has chile, four layers, and there is gum inside. The gum is really blistering. I can already feel my tongue on fire. I hear the firefighters. It is round and hot like the sun. I cherish my gum […]

Posted inPoetry

Dear Englewood

by Reginald Rice August 2, 2017August 2, 2017
Posted inPoetry

At the Storefront

by Tucker Kelly August 2, 2017August 2, 2017
Posted inProse

Jerrie

by Diane O'Neill August 2, 2017August 2, 2017
Posted inLit Issue 2017

Country Club

by Paris Smith August 2, 2017August 2, 2017
Posted inLit Issue 2017

The Lit Issue 2017

by South Side Weekly August 2, 2017August 3, 2017
Posted inLit

In City Summers

by Lois Biggs August 2, 2017August 2, 2017
Posted inLit

A Calling and a Responsibility

by Nicole Bond August 2, 2017August 7, 2017
Posted inLit

They’re All Around Us

by Ashvini Kartik-Narayan August 2, 2017August 5, 2017
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You Can Always Count On Me

by Elaine Chen August 2, 2017August 2, 2017

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