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Dandelions
Do you know how dandelions reproduce?
Yes,Did you know, that dandelions reproduce without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to their parent plant? It’s called apoxmis,
Your clothes are shedding,
Kate Barss is a queer writer living in Toronto. Her work has appeared in Tin House, Catapult, The Hairpin, The Awl and others. She has been a finalist for prizes in The Iowa Review, The Master's Review, The Montreal International Poetry Prize, Room Magazine, Prism International, Event Magazine and others. One of her stories appeared on Wigleaf's List of Top 50 Short Fictions of 2018. She has been the recipient of literary grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council.
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The Moon and What You Get Back
She tells me our tip percentage is all about our mindset, even though people don’t tip well at brunch.
What Does it Mean to Kill Something That Can Fly?
You wanted us to have a baby. I wanted your baby, and also for all the moths in the house to die.
Insufficient Funds, But Plenty of Tooth and Feather
An ATM refuses to dispense money to a person considering suicide.
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Patti never mentioned her own daughter. I realized she was a little broken too, like the rest of us. She had a tender point she hid from us, from me: the enemies.
If You’re Waiting for a Sign
April says the people at church don’t talk to us because they’re motherfuckers.
The New Grandma
Good mothers don’t lose composure, she thought, even if an asteroid is heading at them, they don’t loosen screen time limits or miss piano lessons.