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Café MFA is happy to introduce the newest member of our editorial staff. Jessica Harris is in her second-ish year in the MFA program at American University. While she declares no specific track, she tends to write poetry. Her other interests include cooking, music and random adventures. […]
By Jessica Harris Mattie rocked her out of that bed, out of that room, into a blue vastness just underneath the sun and above time. She rocked her over Aegean seas so clean they shone like crystal, so clear the fresh blood of sacrificed babies […]
By Jessica Harris I was once asked if I had ever experienced absence or a great heart presence. I struggled with recounting whether I had or not. What I do believe is that absence is an underlying thread in life. A familiar language for some […]
By Jessica Harris Dear Ms. Mary, You always knew it was me, I guess by the drawl in my voice when I say “miss.” I’ve tried to write you this letter without crying—guess that’s why I put it off for so long. But I know […]
