The Pine Needle Magazine is a cultural journal, publishing extended essays, features, fiction, and commentary that reach beyond the typical forms and approaches of a newspaper.

Two new stories for you to read:

• The Potent Fear of Surgery by Anthony Centineo: Monsters and zombies are the symbols of fright each October, but one student found his life’s scariest moment involved being cut open to have parts of him removed.
• The Liberating Power of Home Ec by Alexandra Lundgren: Home Economics classes are a common target for advocates of women’s advancement, but a better strategy than attacking the classes would be to embrace their origin.

Catch all Pine Needle Magazine stories by following the Pine Needle at Twitter. We will also promote our new pieces periodically here at the Pine Needle.

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