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sometimes with mercy, sometimes without
deon robinson miles mcmahon The police officer won’t stop tapping his foot at the intersection of 184th and Marion. I watch him as I talk on the phone under the peeling roof of a bodega. He keeps tapping his foot, mumbles about how slow of a day it’s been. I wonder if safety gets […]
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letter from the editors
cara roets Dear Reader, Welcome to the first online issue of Essay. Since it was founded in 2000, Essay has been a home for extraordinary pieces of creative nonfiction by students at Susquehanna University. These pieces have lived in Essay’s gorgeous print editions, but never before has the magazine had an online presence. Until now. Creating a website was […]
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spilling over
sam einsig miles mcmahon i’ve known since third grade that i was queer. i noticed freckles & giggles no matter who made them, noticed hands — touch — knowing that i wanted the closeness but couldn’t stand the pressure. even then, being identified as feminine made my skin feel tight. i hated the giveaway of […]
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photographer bios
miles mcmahon is a senior graphic design and art history double major. He enjoys loitering in art museums, listening to sad indie music, and watching cooking competitions instead of actually cooking for himself. gabi libenson is a first-year communications major at Susquehanna. She grew up in New Hampshire and has spent most of her life traveling across the […]
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issue 1
letter from the editors life is a drag by richard berwind sometimes with mercy, sometimes without by deon robinson preview our 2019 print issue spilling over by sam einsig masthead mega millions by jacob dimpsey
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mega millions
jacob dimpsey miles mcmahon The Mega Millions drawing is tonight and my head is already bathed in the ethereal glow of paid-off student loans, sports cars, and luxury condos by the ocean when Lori asks if I’d like to participate in a lottery pool with some other store employees. Don’t bother, a passing customer interrupts […]
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2019 print issue
gabi libenson In addition to our online issue, Essay also publishes a print issue featuring a different set of works by talented nonfiction writers. Enjoy these audio excerpts from some of the pieces in the 2019 print issue. If you would like a copy of the print issue, please email the editors at essaymagazine@susqu.edu. the […]
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life is a drag
richard berwind
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2019 masthead
cara roets CO-EDITORS: rachel pietrewicz & hannah phillips DESIGNER & MANAGING EDITOR: deon robinson WEB MANAGER: ashley toomey READING BOARD: julie bauer, mackenzie bowers, alison cerri, patrick durney, jason ferris, lydia gilliam, hope martin, hayli mcclain, sarena pollock, kayla quinn, jordyn taylor, alaina walls, kaitlynn yeager COPYEDITORS: nikki anderson, alison cerri, amanda gillette, quinn burkhart FACULTY ADVISORS: hasanthika sirisena & glen retief […]