September/October 2026

FROM THE EDITOR

What is a mother if not a shock absorber?

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Creative Nonfiction

My Mother’s Voice Lost and Found

My breath caught to hear her voice again, no longer thin and slurred, but strong and brisk, healthy and young.

By Audrey Markowitz

Witness, a Lullaby for the Mother

I’m sure she did this / though I have no memory

By Celisa Steele

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