Issue 7 | Thresholds
Here, in 100 words or fewer, writers make quick work of compelling true stories, in the lead-up to Multiplicity‘s 2026 Spring/Summer issue, THRESHOLDS.
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by Alisa Greenbacher
When my father is seven years old, his father dies. His mother forgets to tell him. His brother punches him.
This is your fault.
A shadow of shame seeds itself. For sixty years, he cannot speak of his father. Then, he meets a storyteller who speaks about love and grief and time.
You can do this too.
One day, he writes down ten memories about his father. Later, he stands on stage in front of one hundred people.
He tells his story.
Out of the top of his head shines a soft light. Like a bird, he is lifted.
About the Writer
Alisa Greenbacher, a Bay Path MFA candidate, wrote this piece in the Multiplicity Studio class during the 2026 spring semester.