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Cava Vena

By Weike Wang

A woman reevaluates a secret relationship in Weike Wang’s “Cava Vena.”

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Mexican Goodbyes

By Dino Enrique Piacentini

A grown son conjures up a painful past when he tries to convince his father, an established painter, to sell his largest and most personal painting.

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Rain

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In “Rain” by Carys Schiffer, one of the winners of our Teen Writing Contest, a borrowed umbrella leads to an unexpected connection between schoolmates.

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