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Discarded Leaves

by Huina Zheng We eat the vegetables my grandmother picks up from the market every day. Leaves that are rotting, yellowing, wilted like used tissues, vendors toss them aside, and she bends down to gather them into her bamboo basket. She says appearance is the least valuable thing in the…

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A large tree with long roots and branches

Michael Row

By Michael Cabrera Even in the fall, it always felt like summer at my grandma’s house. Maybe it was just the weather of California, but it felt like her corner of the neighborhood radiated sunlight and warmth. From the shimmering of the concrete that led to the basketball hoop in…

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