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Sharon Paradiso teaches English and gender studies at Endicott College. Her work has appeared in The Faulkner Journal, Modern Language Studies, and English Language Notes. Lately, she’s been inspired by feathers on the ground in unusual places.

Sharon Paradiso
— Photo by Dana Monsein

When I say that my wedding rings have worn a groove in my finger,

That’s not exactly true.

What’s true is that my finger has grown large around them.

They operate like bindings,

Keeping that part of my finger small as thirty-two,

While fifty-five swells and rises around them.

— Sharon Paradiso
February 12, 2019

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