Friday Lunch Blog
Dig in every month as our Lunch Ticket staff brings you thought-provoking personal essays and nonfiction stories in our Friday Lunch Blog. From stories about grief and loss, to tales of growing up and overcoming challenges, to celebratory pieces about love and family, these stories are shared every second Friday of the month. With these blogs, we aim to give you a glimpse into Lunch Ticket and the values we stand by for this literary publication, to empower writers and readers with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice. We hope you enjoy!
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Sarita Sidhu
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Sarita Sidhu2018-11-09 12:00:562022-02-09 10:54:13Bad Vegan
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Diane Gottlieb
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Diane Gottlieb2018-11-02 12:00:232022-02-09 10:56:10Becoming Buddha
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Andrea Auten
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Andrea Auten2018-10-26 14:20:472022-02-09 10:57:11The Takers
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Jasper Henderson
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Jasper Henderson2018-10-19 12:00:132022-02-09 10:58:02The View From 10,000 Feet
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Esteban Cajigas
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Esteban Cajigas2018-10-13 12:30:232022-02-09 10:59:31Delusions of Grandeur
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April Brucker
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April Brucker2018-10-05 12:00:572022-02-09 11:22:08April Brucker: International Woman of Mystery
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Adrien Sdao
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Adrien Sdao2018-09-28 12:00:122022-02-09 11:23:04Perpetual Summer
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Kate Carmody
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Kate Carmody2018-09-21 12:00:112022-02-09 11:24:00Northside Newcomer
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Tom Pyun
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Tom Pyun2018-09-14 12:00:332022-02-09 11:29:29Hydration
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Erica Floyd
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Erica Floyd2018-09-07 10:00:032018-09-06 21:20:05Food Justice: A Menu
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Yvonne de la Cruz Sanchez
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Yvonne de la Cruz Sanchez2018-08-31 12:00:582022-02-09 11:26:34“We Are Connected, We Have the Same Blood”
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Sarita Sidhu
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Sarita Sidhu2018-08-24 11:11:272022-02-09 11:33:57Bending the Spectrum
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Esteban Cajigas
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Esteban Cajigas2018-08-17 14:03:512022-02-09 11:33:15Separated Faces (A Year in Baltimore)
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Kristina Ortiz
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Kristina Ortiz2018-08-10 08:57:502022-02-09 11:35:32Identity
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Andrea Auten
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Andrea Auten2018-08-03 08:54:032022-02-09 11:41:23Put Yourself Up
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Jasper Henderson
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Jasper Henderson2018-07-27 13:04:092022-02-09 11:37:12Packing Up Books
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Adrien Sdao
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Adrien Sdao2018-07-20 11:58:052022-02-09 11:36:35Dear Glitch
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Jerry Parent
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Jerry Parent2018-07-13 11:28:002022-02-09 11:42:21Feeling Like a Fraud
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Jahzerah Brooks
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Jahzerah Brooks2018-07-06 16:08:172022-02-09 11:44:57Loving Women
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Kate Carmody
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Kate Carmody2018-06-29 12:16:562022-02-09 11:47:00Oversharing 101: #getoversharing
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2018-06-22 12:27:562022-02-09 11:47:49A Bridge West
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2018-06-01 10:37:382022-02-09 11:48:22The Mad World
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2018-05-25 21:55:002022-02-09 11:49:34Medical Freedom
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Jesus Sierra
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Jesus Sierra2018-05-18 09:53:372021-10-04 13:32:38Not So Random Thoughts About Light, Dark and Hope
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2018-05-11 10:54:562022-02-09 11:51:17Octavia, How do We “Shape Chaos”?
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Nikki San Pedro
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Nikki San Pedro2018-05-04 12:18:472022-02-09 11:50:29Green Card Blues
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Jerry Parent
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Jerry Parent2018-04-27 09:49:492022-02-09 11:53:40Coffee Talk
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Lily Semel
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Lily Semel2018-04-21 12:37:512022-02-09 11:54:15The Ripple Effect
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Noel Ortega
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Noel Ortega2018-04-13 13:00:182021-10-04 13:36:10Transplant
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Nikki San Pedro
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Nikki San Pedro2018-04-07 11:24:572022-02-09 11:55:03Word Vomit: My Sacrifice to the Gods
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2018-03-30 22:16:122022-02-09 11:55:48Cartographer
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Jesus Sierra
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Jesus Sierra2018-03-24 10:51:232021-10-04 13:37:54On Writing, Fathers and Sons
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Diane Gottlieb
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Diane Gottlieb2018-03-16 14:54:562022-02-09 11:56:46Progress?
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Tim Cummings
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Tim Cummings2018-03-09 12:45:202022-02-09 12:00:09DARPP-32, I Forgive You
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Lily Semel
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Lily Semel2018-03-02 12:17:272022-02-09 12:01:02Facing the Wave
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2018-02-23 10:52:562022-02-09 12:01:38Conversations Needed Between Mother and Daughter
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Noel Ortega
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Noel Ortega2018-02-16 12:24:222021-10-04 15:30:28Ideation
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Nikki San Pedro
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Nikki San Pedro2018-02-09 12:41:302021-10-04 15:31:42Groundhog Daying Our Lives with Each Memoir Draft
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Jerry Parent
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Jerry Parent2018-02-01 11:49:432018-06-27 18:04:11Sitting Under the Redwoods
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Jesus Sierra
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Jesus Sierra2018-01-19 10:00:552021-10-04 15:32:12How Baseball Saved My Life
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Diane Gottlieb
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Diane Gottlieb2018-01-13 13:30:202022-02-09 12:04:40Those Who Have and Those Who Don’t
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Tim Cummings
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Tim Cummings2018-01-05 19:25:422022-02-09 12:02:22Is This My Essay?
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2017-12-29 12:01:102022-02-09 12:02:57We F**king Exist: Seven Writers on Seven Words
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2017-12-22 12:01:232022-02-09 12:03:44Phantom
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2017-12-15 12:01:342022-02-09 12:05:38Normal Behavior
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Diane Gottlieb
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Diane Gottlieb2017-11-24 12:01:252022-02-09 12:06:21Musings of the Season
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2017-11-17 12:01:142022-02-09 12:08:50Earth Is a Body Who Knows Us
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Jesus Sierra
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Jesus Sierra2017-11-10 12:01:552022-02-09 12:10:49What I Learned When Maria Came to Visit
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Kathy Katims
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Kathy Katims2017-11-03 12:01:142022-02-09 12:12:40From Writer to Writer/Activist
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John Fitzsimmons
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John Fitzsimmons2017-10-27 12:01:402022-02-09 12:13:45Psychic Servitude
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Emma Margraf
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Emma Margraf2017-10-20 12:00:302022-02-09 12:23:32Fighting Paralysis
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Meredith Arena2017-10-13 12:32:492022-02-09 12:30:51Sanctifying Israel
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Ari Rosenschein
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Ari Rosenschein2017-10-06 11:59:112022-02-09 13:16:09Hybrid in a Hurricane
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Meredith Arena2017-09-29 11:18:332022-02-09 13:18:15A Picture Is Worth
