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October 16, 2026General

The Smiling Carrot Doesn’t Know What It’s Asking For

Editorial note: This publication and Quirky Cotton Collective share an owner. The carrot is smiling. So are the radish, the beet, and the onion. They…

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October 15, 2026General

The Smallest Word on the Shirt Is the One That Refuses to Perform

The shirt is dark, and the word is small. Centered on the chest, lowercase, with a period at the end: meh. No animal. No flag….

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October 15, 2026General

The Voice Notes I Keep and Never Play

There is a voice note on my phone from my mother, dated 14 March 2022, 11:47 in the morning, Tehran time. It is forty-three seconds…

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October 14, 2026General

The Loudest Word on the Shirt Is the One That Refuses to Try

Editorial note: This publication and Quirky Cotton Collective share an owner. The shirt is dark, and across the chest, in large bold white lowercase letters,…

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October 12, 2026General

The Korsi My Landlord Would Never Allow

There is no korsi in the apartment I rent, and there is no clause in the lease that mentions one. The absence is architectural before…

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