By Monica Kreindel When I was young I could give my grapes to anyone, and anyone could take. Four for my preschool teacher, two for each friend in my class. Ten for my stuffed tiger, fifty for my mother. And everybody wanted one. Soon the grapes started to ripen: no longer small, young, green grapes. Those, anyone could have; but these were new, brightly colored, and I … [Read more...] about Raisins
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Chasing Bunnies
By Claire Keneally My rabbit Ginger was wild when I found her, one eyed, in the yard behind my piano teacher's house. She came home, stitched, to slide on the staccato tiles beneath my father's bed where she played until one day, Ginger and I found women with long hair, and short hair, as short as Ginger's, and no hair, like me. They hid, under … [Read more...] about Chasing Bunnies
Top Ten: Baby Names (All Real, I Swear) A-I
By Brandice Wilson 10. Alcamy; Origin: American; Meaning: Alternate spelling of Alchemy; Guaranteed: Your kid will fail chemistry. 9. Cloud, Cricket, Denim… Please refrain from naming your child after the first random object that pops into your little brain. 8. Butch 7. Aim; Origin: American; Meaning: Direct toward target… or “My parents are social networking whores.” 6. … [Read more...] about Top Ten: Baby Names (All Real, I Swear) A-I
Craving Community: The Phenomenon of Pro-Anorexia Websites
By Marjorie Slater In today's modern, high-tech world, it has become increasingly important to recognize all of the different possibilities that are made available on the Internet. The Internet has opened up lines of communication for business, pleasure, medicine, sports and even support-groups for commonalities ranging from depression and over-eating to alcohol abuse. … [Read more...] about Craving Community: The Phenomenon of Pro-Anorexia Websites
The Genesis of Genocide
By Monica Tincopa Can an understanding of the relationship between armed conflict and mass murder prevent future holocausts? With at least six countries — the Sudan, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Algeria, and Afghanistan — considered at "very high risk" for genocide, it is especially urgent that we attempt to identify and then understand the … [Read more...] about The Genesis of Genocide