by Cecilia Kennedy
When the kya, kya, he, he, shoosh, shoosh labor-breathing ended, a tiny thing entered this world on a string. Nurses had to pull her down from the ceiling. I never even got a chance to hold her.
“It’s rare,” the doctors said, “but it happens,” and they rattled off something about the displacement of oxygen in a pair of human lungs and chromosomes and genes and splices of things, but in the end, the outcome was clear: my child would float through the world.
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Our wonderful contributor Tanya Castro reads her poems Foam, How to Mold Imperfection & International Blvd, published on The Amazine in May, 2023.
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— Ben Howard, Walking Backwards
Watch this lovely live performance of his new song from the album “Is It?”, released today via Island Records!
Some days I’m walking backwards Truth be told I don’t mind
What’s your song of the week/month/year?
— Blur, The Narcissist
Always great to hear new music from Blur. This is their first single from the new album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’, out in July!
I’m going to shine a light in your eyes You will probably shine it back on me But I won’t fall this time
What’s your song of the week/month/year?
by Smrithi Senthilnathan
“Ready for our movie marathon tonight?” she asks.
I smile. “As long as you don’t put any heartbreaking movies, I’m game. Not in the mood to cry today.”
She punches me softly. “Just because I love sad movies doesn’t mean I don’t know anything else. Today you’ll meet another side of me.” She winked and smiled at me coyly. I shook my head, laughing as I followed her into my room, better known as our den.
“Today I’m choosing the first movie of the night,” I declare, closing the door behind me.
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