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Alissa

@alibirdmurray

Writer. Teacher. People Pleaser. Managing Editor of The Coachella Review.

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Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.

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Having gone through IVF (like many women) does the “life at conception” argument mean that I am imprisoning embryos lying in cryopreservation freezers? If a woman is lucky and creates 12 embryos, are each of those legally protected human beings? Is this where we are headed?

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A lot of GOP hitched their wagon to Trump with the hope of Roe v Wade being overturned. Knowing he was crazy, but wanting something so badly, it was worth the risk. A pill I can’t believe I have to swallow.

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In her essay "Click Here to Relive This Memory," Elizabeth Hazen contemplates how the idea of reliving a memory is a "tempting lie" as she watches her son wax nostalgic. thecoachellareview.com/2022/06/03/cli…

In her essay "Click Here to Relive This Memory," Elizabeth Hazen contemplates how the idea of reliving a memory is a "tempting lie" as she watches her son wax nostalgic.
thecoachellareview.com/2022/06/03/cli…
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“This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground.” Sending me into an existential tailspin.

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Thrilled to have my essay featured in Kelp Journal! #kelpjournal #infertility #rollerskating #SoCal kelpjournal.com/post/essay-mox…

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Dear Elon, if it must be you, please release my husband from Twitter jail so my feed no longer thinks I want a PlayStation 5 for Christmas or a Tottenham Hotspurs jersey. Please and thanks.

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Since today's the deadline to submit pieces for The Pushcart Prize, we thought we'd announce the stories, essays, and poems we've submitted. Our deepest gratitude goes out to all the writers who have submitted work to us. Thank you for trusting us with your writing.

Since today's the deadline to submit pieces for <a href="/pushcartprize/">The Pushcart Prize</a>, we thought we'd announce the stories, essays, and poems we've submitted. 

Our deepest gratitude goes out to all the writers who have submitted work to us. Thank you for trusting us with your writing.
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Our Winter 2022 issue is up now! Starting tomorrow, we'll feature 2 pieces a day from the new issue. For now, please explore these wonderful essays, poems, short stories, dramatic works, and even an interview between 2 of our Pushcart nominees from 2021. thecoachellareview.com

Our Winter 2022 issue is up now! Starting tomorrow, we'll feature 2 pieces a day from the new issue. For now, please explore these wonderful essays, poems, short stories, dramatic works, and even an interview between 2 of our Pushcart nominees from 2021. thecoachellareview.com
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Had the privilege serving as Managing Editor for this issue of The Coachella Review featuring some incredible writers and several pushcart nominees! Check it out.

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Don't forget that we're open for submissions! Send us your best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama for our Summer 2023 issue. Deadline is Friday, March 10. thecoachellareview.com/submissions/

Don't forget that we're open for submissions! Send us your best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama for our Summer 2023 issue. Deadline is Friday, March 10.
thecoachellareview.com/submissions/
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"I was stunned. Sitting there staring at them, I could not believe their power—that they could make the debt, the beast, vanish in the blink of an eye." - "Bank Teller," by Alissa. With art by Arlene Tribbia. anotherchicagomagazine.net/2024/07/09/ban…