These entries from August’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
Kissing Boys That Taste Like Ink and Spitting Fire in Motel Sinks by Lindsey Hobart
The first boy I kiss doesn’t write. He doesn’t understand why my bedroom walls tell stories that are sixteen years too long. He does not …
This Brother and Sister’s Dance to Sia’s “Elastic Heart” Is Passionate and Heartbreaking
Siblings Julianne Hough and Derek Hough are both professional dancers. They have both participated in the show Dancing with the Stars, and Julianne has since gone on …
Day 256
Rona’s lovely self-portrait is matched by her lovely reflections on how to be okay. Read them here.
Daily Germ
“How lovely is the sun after rain, and how lovely is laughter after sorrow.” -Tunisian Proverb
How to Create Your Own Personal Space
Virginia Woolf once said that one needed a room of their own if they were to succeed in writing. While I agree, I also think that her …
Saudi Women Have Been Granted Suffrage, but Progress Has Yet to Be Made
Saudi Arabia has long been known as one of the most patriarchal of the world’s countries — based on its restrictive attitudes and legal systems …
Daily Germ
“Life is for the living./ Death is for the dead./ Let life be like music./ And death a note unsaid.” -Langston Hughes