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    J Brooke on testosterone, incinerators, and the mobster at home.
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    Chris Crowder on muscles, privacy, and being Captain Safety.
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    Arielle Hebert on Florida, driving with the windows down, and tallying up the dead.
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    Iain McGilchrist on Rip Van Winkle, the poet's brain, and the real word for sunshine.
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    D.S. Waldman on the left hand, losing his brother, and introducing the most wounded part.
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    Monica Ferrell on robot apples, Playboy bunnies, and botox vs. crow's feet.
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    James Ciano on sports, masculinity, and the desperation to belong.
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    Stephanie Niu on being lost at sea, crab bridges, and finding the heart of the world.
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    Diamond Forde on poison, fan fiction, and writing the Great American Vampire Novel.
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    Remembering Ellen Bryant Voigt, plus a few words on mortality by Andrea Gibson.
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    Amanda Quaid on cancer, being bad in New York, and erotic hands. 
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    Tracy K. Smith on her Hello Kitty notebook, automatic writing, and the afterlife. 
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    Chet'la Sebree on fertility, the ocean, and sonnets about menstruation.
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    brittny ray crowell on grief, the scent of burning leaves, and finding her way back.
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    Kay Gabriel on embarrassment, labor organizing, and the discipline of hope.
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    Martha Silano in memoriam: on blushing knees, fairy houses, and preparing your kids for loss.
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    Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner Rigoberto González on immigration raids, rhythm, and his father’s last words.
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    Ahmad Almallah on Gaza, the moon, and the companionship of Paul Celan.
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    KB Brookins on change, gym bros, and the stories that haven't been told.
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