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Author: Kristina Garvin

Kristina Garvin is a writer and researcher based in Philadelphia. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she holds a PhD from the Ohio State University where she wrote about publishing practices in early America. Her stories, poems, and essays have appeared in Eclectica Magazine, Tangled Locks Journal, Sky Island Journal, The Palisades Review, PopMatters, Oddball Magazine, 34th Parallel, America Magazine, Cultural Critique, and elsewhere. She works in the public health field.

The Bitter Tree

February 6, 2025February 7, 2025 Kristina Garvin

1.  I would like to make the case for bitterness, and I don’t want anyone to stop me. Don’t tell me how ruinous it is to hate the neighbors who voted for my demise—they’re hanging the Christmas wreaths alongside signs with that man’s name. I’m no stranger to bromides about Read more

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