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The Disappointed Housewife is pleased to nominate the following pieces for the 2024 Pushcart Prizes:

ESSAY

• Expedition ~ Nancy Bell

FICTION

• Andromeda Among the Asphodels, 2005 ~ Spencer Nitkey
• Like Trees in a Storm ~ Anika Carpenter
• Blackbird ~ Wayne Mok

POETRY

• Oddly Satisfying: a meditation ~ Mikaela Nyman
• My Mother is a Contestant on The Golden Bachelor ~ Joanna Theiss

Each year it feels like it’s getting harder and harder to winnow the stellar candidates down to six. I hate to say it’s more or less a lottery nowadays, but … it’s more or less a lottery nowadays.

Thanks to all our contributors and readers for helping to make The Disappointed Housewife a unique little corner of the online literary universe.

Kevin Brennan
Editor
The Disappointed Housewife