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Uncategorized Illumination Publications Uncategorized Illumination Publications

La Baguette: Authentiquement Français

If Wisconsin was mostly known for something other than cheese and beer, it is its niches of culture. La Baguette is a simple example of this diversity that Olivier and Carine Vigy from France share with their authentic treats and tastes.

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Uncategorized Ryan Mulrooney Uncategorized Ryan Mulrooney

fatherhood

I did not ask to be a winter father of perfect bindingand collage art. The mod podge adhered muse andhand-me-down expectations. Though fathersraise a new generation and hope they’ll learn and listen.

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Uncategorized Illumination Editor Uncategorized Illumination Editor

the forsacred

wecross thehundred yards to itsfeet, frozen grass surrenderingunder our feet, all at once we are at itsfeet like disciples. shh... pause. close your eyeeye eye... the air s invisible and tastes like silver- moonlight seeps through your eyelids like a spirit through a veil-can you hear that humming?

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Uncategorized Illumination Editor Uncategorized Illumination Editor

International Womyn’s Day

I want to write an ode to womyn. All womyn.Tall womyn short womeyn fat womyn skinny womyn, self-proclaimed womyn, and shelf-ashamed womyn. "Womyn" spelled with a 'y' not an 'e' because men aren't any part of our identity.

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Essays, Uncategorized Meg Ruocco Essays, Uncategorized Meg Ruocco

Teeth in the wall in Valdosta, Georgia

This poem is about a building in Georgia in which thousands of teeth were found in the walls. Turns out it used to be a dentist’s office, and they would stick their patients' teeth in the wall so they didn’t have to throw them away. It was so bizarre that I immediately knew I needed to write a poem about it.

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