A reader’s day starts with words. They open their eyes in their beds with their first thought being how many pages they can get through …
Forget by Alafiya Memon
Spin with me at the beach with your feet in the water the sea kissing your ankles the sand touching your toes forget your woes …
Three Guidelines for Breaking Up with Someone
The hard truth is: There’s no such thing as a perfect breakup. The harder truth is this: Putting it off makes it worse. So without …
Lauren Horowitz: Evolution of a Girl-Beast
Girl-Beast wake and wail with me Pack your wounds with rocks and mud Let growls rip betwixt your teeth Be killer, hunter, fighter, thief, Give …
Genesis by Soham Bagchi
A smoky haze o’erspreads the sky And clouds don’t hold water no more– They rain not raindrops but ashes; And ignorance still flows rampant Through …
Goodbye, Old Friend by Milan Sharma
Goodbye, old friend. This may seem out of the blue You might not have a clue But lately, darling I have been feeling kind of …
ARFID – How My Daughter Learned to Overcome This Unique Eating Disorder
The other day my daughter, McKaelen, came home from dinner with friends, and she had leftovers with her. She asked her father and me if …
Gore by Megha
We ran, fought and climbed up the wrong side of the slide– to bleed from all of God- made joints. The stench was what held …
Below the Flames by Jessica Zimmerman
This story is one of the January Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. The flames continued, falling like bombs from the …