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Life in Okinawa Under the American Military

Primo Ventello·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·July 5, 2023·25 min read
“Letter from Okinawa” describes my research and observations into the impact the U.S. military has had on the island, and tells the story of the Japanese government’s historical culpability by colonizing, controlling, and discriminating against the island.
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Panadero’s Death: His Sweet Bread, Never Absent Bolillo and Our Beautiful Pan Dulce

Francisco J. De León Alonso·
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·July 3, 2023·9 min read
This writing is based on storytelling, common in Mexican culture.
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‘Surprise! Surprise!’ A Potty Training Mystery and a Misadventure

Cornelius Fortune·
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·June 25, 2023·9 min read
What this essay tries to capture is both the wonder and the inherent horror in potty training.
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Imposter Syndrome: The Darkness of Exponential Growth

Sarah Wallace·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 2 (2023)
·June 19, 2023·30 min read
This autoethnography is the first-hand experience and exposure of imposter syndrome from a new adjunct instructor's point of view.
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Processing Parental Grief: The Joy of the Surprise Letter

Michelle Shreeve·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary FictionVolume 3, Issue 2 (2023)
·June 16, 2023·11 min read
In this 2nd of my Processing Parental Grief series, Calliandra receives a letter from her mother weeks after her death.
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Narrating Estrangement: Is the Familial Bond Inevitably Strong Life-long?

Guillermo Rebollo Gil·
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·June 15, 2023·5 min read
Narrating Estrangement is written by those who have decided to distance themselves from, or have been driven out by, their families.
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Genuine Confessions from the Fearless Sommelier: Wine In The Blood

Annie B. Shapero·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 2 (2023)
·June 14, 2023·5 min read
"My parents drank wine with dinner every night.  There’s nothing remarkable about that, but to a kid growing up in Mid-Missouri it was weird."
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Cancer and Caregiving during COVID: A Unique and Horrid Experience

Lisa Nichols·
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·June 2, 2023·30 min read
I strived to represent the experience of being a pediatric healthcare worker during COVID.
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After the School Shooting: Living in a Death-Denying World

Christine Salkin Davis·
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·May 27, 2023·14 min read
This work, a narrative and poetic account of a school shooting, provides an experiential entry into the experience from the point of view of a faculty member.
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Love Songs to Pig-Cupid: A Collection of Poems on Bodily Autonomy

Annabelle Cormack·
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·May 19, 2023·15 min read
This collection of poems is a glimpse into the lives lived on the margins, where the laws put in place to protect basic rights and bodily autonomy cease to apply.
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The Epidemic No One Talked About: A Love Letter

Ilika Tripathi·
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·May 19, 2023·8 min read
This is a love letter to my people, my family and a version of me trying to overcome the trauma of almost seeing their mother die.
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Power Relations: German Language, New Identities and Sense of Belonging

Hongwei Bao·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 2 (2023)
·May 14, 2023·9 min read
This autoethnographic account explores the complex relationship between language and identity.
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