Ibba Armancas

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Solo Cooking for the Recently Revived by Aimee Picchi I hide my right hand behind my back when Jamie steps into the rehab center’s kitchen. Like all the rest of the reintegration counselors, he’s a Survivor. And Survivors always stare at our scars. “Let’s start with our motto,” Jamie says. The class intones: “Food is life.” My friend Myra hitches her thumbs on her belt, cinched to the smallest hole, and rolls her eyes. “And?” Jamie prods. “To cook is human,” we finish.

Little Freedoms By Ephiny Gale The room is cylindrical, metal, no doors or windows. Nine of us stand in a circle, not touching, but spread your arms and you’d hit someone. I think I could lie flat in here without brushing the walls, but not by much. The ceiling hatch above us locks shut with a scrape. We examine faces, muscles, body fat. I’ve seen six of these women before; two are complete strangers. We do not trade names or origin stories.