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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Kiandra Jimenez
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Kiandra Jimenez2015-02-06 11:28:392022-02-10 10:19:33When Broccoli Bolts Yellow Poems Sky: A Meditation on Patience, Grace, and Humility for Writers
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Heather Hewson
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Heather Hewson2015-01-30 10:33:492022-02-10 10:20:25Scratching Beneath the Surface
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2015-01-23 11:33:162022-02-10 10:21:01One Night, Strunk and White
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Bettina Gilois
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Bettina Gilois2015-01-16 09:46:592022-02-10 10:21:40Writing: The Toolbox
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Erin Anadkat
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Erin Anadkat2015-01-09 11:12:122022-02-10 10:22:17Shaking Up Your Writing Routine
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Kiandra Jimenez
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Kiandra Jimenez2015-01-02 11:52:362022-02-10 10:22:52Wild Greens Ring in the New Year
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Heather Hewson
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Heather Hewson2014-12-26 12:00:442022-02-10 10:23:34Getting It Write
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Eva Shantharam
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Eva Shantharam2014-12-19 12:00:452022-02-10 10:25:01“The Journey” Into the New Year
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-12-12 06:55:282022-02-10 10:24:10From Where We Stand
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Andrea Tate
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Andrea Tate2014-12-04 23:53:502022-02-10 10:25:34Express Yourself
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-11-28 10:36:202022-02-10 10:26:20My Goal on the Page
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Eva Shantharam
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Eva Shantharam2014-11-21 10:09:252022-02-10 10:27:11The Reasons We Write
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-11-14 13:19:332022-02-10 10:28:04The Two I’s
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Andrea Tate
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Andrea Tate2014-11-07 12:22:582022-02-10 10:30:08Time to Write
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Eva Shantharam
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Eva Shantharam2014-10-17 12:53:542022-02-10 10:30:39Bookstores Closing
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-10-10 12:00:582022-02-10 10:31:13A Wine Bar, the Blues, and the Reasons We Read
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David Bumpus
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David Bumpus2014-09-26 11:27:152022-02-10 10:31:53On the Importance of Following Submission Guidelines
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Eva Shantharam
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Eva Shantharam2014-09-19 10:35:082022-02-10 10:33:24Taking Care of Yourself
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-09-12 10:59:292022-02-10 10:33:52The Courage it Takes
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Andrea Tate
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Andrea Tate2014-09-05 10:28:442022-02-10 10:34:32Bad Grammar
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Eva Shantharam
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Eva Shantharam2014-08-29 11:05:442022-02-10 10:35:04Being Different
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Eva Shantharam
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Eva Shantharam2014-08-22 11:43:052022-02-10 10:35:42The Sense of Smell
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Caitlin Bagwell
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-08-15 12:02:192022-02-10 14:43:08Spring Will No Longer Be Silent
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-08-08 13:24:472022-02-10 10:38:35The Seduction of the Blog
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Andrea Tate
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Andrea Tate2014-08-01 09:43:132022-02-10 10:37:55A State of Mind: Embracing the Process of Essay Writing
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Caitlin Bagwell
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-07-25 10:28:042022-02-10 10:41:42Let’s Judge Your Book By The Cover
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Eva Shantharam
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Eva Shantharam2014-07-18 10:08:022022-02-10 10:40:22Meeting Author & Illustrator Yuyi Morales
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-07-11 11:10:042022-02-10 10:40:53Say My Name, Say My Name
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Andrea Tate
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Andrea Tate2014-07-03 23:56:032022-02-10 10:42:35When Dependence is a Good Thing
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Arielle Silver
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Arielle Silver2014-06-27 12:31:532022-02-10 10:43:26MFA and the Myths of Being an Artist
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David Bumpus
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David Bumpus2014-06-12 20:22:302022-02-10 10:43:55The Stories We Share
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David Bumpus2014-06-06 12:03:112022-02-10 10:47:04Bookstore
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David Bumpus
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David Bumpus2014-05-30 13:21:282022-02-10 10:44:29Forgotten Places
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David Bumpus
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David Bumpus2014-05-23 10:58:382022-02-10 11:50:53B-B-B-Bennie, the Muppets, and Virginia Woolf
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David Bumpus
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David Bumpus2014-05-16 15:28:402022-02-10 11:48:23I Have Writer’s Block, FML
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David Bumpus
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David Bumpus2014-05-09 10:17:322022-02-10 11:50:02Why We Said No, or “No This Time” Doesn’t Mean “No Forever.”
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David Bumpus
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David Bumpus2014-05-03 14:11:322022-02-10 11:52:31Both Sides of Submittable
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Caitlin Bagwell
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-04-26 18:29:002022-02-10 11:54:16Mind the Gap
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-04-18 13:33:212022-02-10 11:56:13Let’s Do Math Together!!
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Caitlin Bagwell
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-04-11 13:56:342022-02-10 11:58:05Get Your Book Banned
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-04-04 11:22:422022-02-10 11:59:04Glitter Pen 2014
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-03-28 05:35:552022-02-10 12:22:59How a Person Should be at a Reading, or Otherwise and in General
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-03-21 11:11:582022-02-10 14:50:59The Anatomy of the Madeleine, an Owl, and General Hospital
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-03-14 11:06:122022-02-10 14:44:10Spines of Unwritten Novels, A Love Affair
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-03-07 16:20:192022-02-10 14:48:55But I’m an Astronaut! (AKA write what you know)
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-02-28 08:59:182022-02-10 14:49:54What Would Dolly Parton Do?
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-02-20 15:08:442022-02-10 14:52:07AWP: A Field Guide To and For the Dangerously Reclusive
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Caitlin Bagwell2014-02-13 19:49:372022-02-10 14:53:51The Best Idea For A Novel Ever!
