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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Vicki Miller
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Vicki Miller2017-05-26 11:22:042022-02-09 13:48:00Rain Clouds and Cherry Trees
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Andre Hardy
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Andre Hardy2017-05-19 14:04:072022-02-09 14:09:54Dear Football, I Love You
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Nathan Elias
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Nathan Elias2017-05-12 11:33:162022-02-09 14:10:59Becoming Characters
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Kim Sabin
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Kim Sabin2017-05-05 11:15:212022-02-09 14:12:34Legacy
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Emily Eveland
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Emily Eveland2017-04-28 11:53:112022-02-09 14:13:40Myths of Men
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Ari Rosenschein
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Ari Rosenschein2017-04-21 11:38:082022-02-09 14:14:28Photo Sensitivity
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Angela Bullock
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Angela Bullock2017-04-14 11:40:452022-02-09 14:16:13A Story of Family
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Melissa Tinker
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Melissa Tinker2017-04-07 11:27:272022-02-09 14:17:05The Time of the Banshee
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2017-03-31 10:46:412022-02-09 14:20:10Why I Write About Whiteness
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Emma Margraf
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Emma Margraf2017-03-24 11:44:462022-02-09 14:18:45Storytelling Lives: Just Keep Flying
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2017-03-17 11:28:582022-02-09 14:58:06The Model World
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Vicki Miller
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Vicki Miller2017-03-10 11:29:552022-02-09 14:21:45Press Start to Continue
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Andre Hardy
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Andre Hardy2017-03-03 11:56:152022-02-09 14:22:59A Negro and a Hot Tub
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Emily Eveland
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Emily Eveland2017-02-24 11:53:132022-02-09 14:24:41My Lover is Killing Me: Trauma and Writing
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2017-02-17 11:20:422022-02-09 14:32:06To My Past Selves
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Melissa Tinker
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Melissa Tinker2017-02-10 09:42:292022-02-09 14:26:49Middle School is for Monsters
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Nathan Elias
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Nathan Elias2017-02-03 11:05:512022-02-09 14:30:56The Wishful Dread of a Career in Art
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Kim Sabin
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Kim Sabin2017-01-27 11:18:062022-02-09 14:33:24The Beauty of Release
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Angela Bullock
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Angela Bullock2017-01-20 10:58:372022-02-09 14:34:51Rituals of Kindness
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Meredith Arena
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Meredith Arena2017-01-13 11:01:522022-02-09 14:36:12Americans: Seeing Ourselves Through Growing Darkness
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Ari Rosenschein
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Ari Rosenschein2016-12-30 12:16:592022-02-09 14:38:10Rest Up and Wake Up
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Melissa Tinker
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Melissa Tinker2016-12-23 10:32:322022-02-09 14:39:17Notes from the Daughter of a True Believer
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2016-12-16 12:08:592022-02-09 14:54:00Exit Manual
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Katelyn Keating
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Katelyn Keating2016-11-25 08:26:162022-02-09 14:55:52Not Fade Away
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Levi Rogers
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Levi Rogers2016-11-18 10:42:562022-02-09 14:54:57Artists in a Divided America
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2016-11-11 10:46:102022-02-09 14:56:43Wednesday’s Children
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2016-11-04 10:13:242022-02-09 14:59:57Where the Women Are
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Angela Bullock
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Angela Bullock2016-10-28 10:07:582022-02-09 14:59:17Thank You, Donald
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Katelyn Keating
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Katelyn Keating2016-10-21 10:05:312022-02-09 15:00:50The Cone of Uncertainty
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Juliann Allison
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Juliann Allison2016-10-14 11:30:082022-02-09 15:01:51Moths to a Flame
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Emma Margraf
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Emma Margraf2016-10-07 11:08:202022-02-09 15:02:34The Over Under
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Levi Rogers
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Levi Rogers2016-09-30 10:06:322022-02-09 15:03:20No Other Loss Can Occur So Quietly
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2016-09-29 17:59:282022-02-10 14:54:48Best of the Net 2016 nominations
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Angela Bullock
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Angela Bullock2016-09-23 11:21:462022-02-09 15:04:49On Apples, Walnuts, and G. K. Chesterton
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Katelyn Keating
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Katelyn Keating2016-09-16 12:11:412022-02-09 15:04:11The Dog Days are Over
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2016-09-09 09:11:392022-02-09 15:07:59Home Alone
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Juliann Allison
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Juliann Allison2016-09-02 10:21:092022-02-09 15:08:42Back to School
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Levi Rogers
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Levi Rogers2016-08-26 10:32:472022-02-09 15:09:28Seed to Cup
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Angela Bullock
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Angela Bullock2016-08-19 10:33:242022-02-09 15:10:47Finding Voice
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Katelyn Keating
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Katelyn Keating2016-08-12 09:40:102022-02-09 15:11:39Cor Exaudientis
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2016-08-05 10:46:422022-02-09 15:12:27The Right to Write
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Juliann Allison
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Juliann Allison2016-07-29 10:44:002022-02-09 15:13:36Mommy, What if It’s Terrorists?
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Levi Rogers
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Levi Rogers2016-07-22 11:07:592022-02-09 15:32:55Making Art from the Everyday
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Angela Bullock
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Angela Bullock2016-07-15 10:59:482022-02-09 15:15:20Subway Home
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Katelyn Keating
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Katelyn Keating2016-07-08 10:28:502022-02-09 15:16:12In Service of Writing
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Alex Simand
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Alex Simand2016-07-01 09:45:482022-02-09 15:16:59Thank You
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Diana Odasso
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Diana Odasso2016-06-24 10:23:542022-02-09 15:17:36A Recreational Use of Self
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Juliann Allison
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Juliann Allison2016-06-03 10:05:012022-02-09 15:18:19It’s Always Harder than it Looks
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Levi Rogers
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Levi Rogers2016-05-27 11:11:592022-02-09 15:18:53Now More Than Ever, Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé
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Rochelle Newman-Carrasco
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Rochelle Newman-Carrasco2016-05-20 10:58:152022-02-09 15:19:42It’s All Uphill (Unless It’s Downhill) From Here
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2016-05-17 09:14:092022-02-10 14:56:23The Antioch Review: Our Response
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Mary Birnbaum
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Mary Birnbaum2016-05-13 11:14:352022-02-09 15:21:12Lighter Than Air
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Angela Bullock
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Angela Bullock2016-05-06 09:24:102022-02-09 15:21:56On Empathy and Race
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Diana Odasso
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Diana Odasso2016-04-29 10:11:222022-02-09 15:23:29At the Junction of History and Fiction: A Family Reunion
