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Fighting Through Fear

December 18, 2023

Written by Barb Thompson Photography by Annie Louise Wilkins @annielouisewilkins The strange one-piece suit envelopes my body to the point of suffocation as the water seeps into the cockpit drop...

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Esmeralda

November 27, 2023

Written by Melissa Mehring Photo Credit:  Levi Guzman Esmeralda wore a smile as she opened the screen door with a bang.  Her tiny frame and head of dark brown curls bobbed in the breeze as she ...

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Just the Two of Us Again

November 13, 2023

Written by Anna Butler Photo Credit: Nathan Dumlao As I stand on the cold, saturated sand, foamy waves lap at my toes. I look down and watch as a swell of frigid water rushes toward me, surround...

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The Deployment Paper

September 25, 2023

Written by Ashley Phillips Photo Credit: Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash   I stare at a blank piece of lined stationery, waiting for the right words to find their way into my brain and magically appe...

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Unraveled

August 7, 2023

Written by Courtnie Williams Photography curated by Annie Louise Wilkins Photo credit: Xavier Mouton on Unsplash   “I’m struggling with what to write.” I lace my hands and put them behind my head i...

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The Separate Lives We Live

July 17, 2023

Written by Megan Sham Photography by Annie Louise Wilkins @annielouisewilkins   My nose was stuffy. It hurt to breathe through the sobs as we embraced in the garage at my parent's house. In Myrtle ...

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Unexpected Orders

June 19, 2023

Written by Marissa Cina Photography by Annie Louise Wilkins @annielouisewilkins   “We need to talk. After the party, OK?” I froze as my husband said this with authority. This was not something h...

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The Green Dinosaur

June 12, 2023

Written by Danielle Tenconi Photography by Courtnie Williams The green dinosaur was rough to touch, had a distinct plastic chemical smell, and was only a little larger than your brother’s t...

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