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Elephants in My Room
CHRISTIE NICHOLLS
“In 1989, my immediate family spent
the first of two summers in Belém,
Brazil, joining my dad (a nerdy and
fierce oceanographer) on his research
appointment at the Universidade Federal do
Pará.”The Ghosts of Notchey Creek
LIZ S. ANDREWS
“Moonlight filtered through the
windows, sending a pool of gray light
over Beau Arson in his bed.”The Girl Who Said Goodbye
HEATHER ALLEN
“It was long, black, and looked ordinary.”God’s Patient Pursuit of My Soul
CHRIS MANION
“Shaping a life, both the living of it and
the telling of it, is an elusive creative
process, somewhat like a pointillist
painting.”A Last Survivor of the Orphan
Trains
WILLIAM WALTERS AND VICTORIA GOLDEN
“I don’t remember my mother but I
remember her coffin.”This month, we’ve got elephants in the room,
a cozy mystery, pointillist painting, and a
memoir of survival. To submit a first line,
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