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#39
Issue 805
April 1, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 43

“Oh, goodness, I’m so happy. It’s amazing what a good fit does to a gown. Beautiful, beautiful”

#38
Issue 803
March 18, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 41

“When you left on Monday, I was so angry, I didn’t give you a chance to explain”

#37
Issue 802
March 10, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 40

Today she was Chaya Davidowitz, a conflicted being, tortured by her own insecurities

#36
Issue 801
March 4, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 39

I took the dress and turned it inside out. The seams were perfect, neatly serged. Professional

#35
Issue 800
February 26, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 38

It took me a second to absorb that. Mommy— I had a new son. This was all so…

#34
Issue 799
February 19, 2020 · 4 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 37

It was emerald green with silver beading, a silver sash draped over the shoulders. It was a pretty…

#33
Issue 798
February 12, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 36

For a moment, my stomach twisted as I observed those flowers— a blatant violation of takanos law

#32
Issue 797
February 5, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 35

Yelena The apartment was quiet when I returned from work. There was a pot on the stove, and…

#31
Issue 796
January 29, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 34

This whole situation was super strange, but the fact was, I hadn’t done anything wrong

#30
Issue 795
January 22, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 33

I definitely hadn’t done anything wrong here. And yet, something niggled at my memory. I knew the answer,…

#29
Issue 794
January 15, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 32

She spoke to me like I was a child who didn’t understand her arithmetic. Anuradha grinned smugly

#28
Issue 793
January 8, 2020 · 3 min read

Yardsticks: Chapter 31

How— how— had she gotten hold of this gown? She couldn’t—