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I was eating Molten Cheese...

I was eating molten cheese, the kind that comes out of a spout, from Taco Bell. I was a high school senior, hopeful actress, crashing at...

Uncle Eileen (BrUNch Magazine 2017)

New York poet Eileen Myles has always been known as “Uncle Eileen” to her nephews. It sort of knocked my socks off when I first heard...

Things I Know (BrUNch Magazine 2016)

At 10 p.m. we have missed our train to Varanasi. We drive to the next village to catch a train from there. We are advised by our guide to...

Theater Out of Thin Air: Why Against All Odds, the Theater Thrives in Cuba

In Cuba, there is a saying, “If you don’t love your country, you don’t love your mother.” Although we can all agree that loving your...

No Apologies: a Backward Slide into an Addicted Mind

Steve McQueen’s Shame begins in a bed. Brandon’s bed. And in some way the film never leaves it. At least the viewer’s mind never travels...

Repairer

By Jennifer Parkhill Edited by Jenni Quilter Repairer On a single bed, seven bodies are arranged in a tangle. The scene looks more like a...