In the seventh grade, my friends accused me of being anorexic. It was supposed to be a joke. I didn’t know if I should have taken …
Vices by Moyurie Som
I quit smoking. A lot like I quit you a few days back. I still remember the day you held my fingers and slipped one …
Coffee by Odiyl Alfonso
I guess I’ll wake up again, stretch– then sadly remember the little encounter I had with my enemy, Fear. Grab my coffee mug, pour a …
Tides by April Howard
This story is one of the June Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. The emerald flicker caught my eye, and …
Solace by Sophie Panzer
The performing arts center is too small to hold the entire festival and the spillover is cupped in a stone cathedral. The poets stand in …
the pixies (for everything) by Charlotte Covey
i. black curls, frizzed. make up, faded. heart lips, stern. our spell books on your shelf, covered, dust, candle wax. you never wanted me to …
Spontaneous Adventuring by Maya Reber
This story is one of the June Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. He pulled the old map from the …
When Tennessee Loved Virginia by Sydney Johnson
There sat a dilapidated country store, far back in the sparse woods. Thick brush grew across the dirt-packed road and clusters of white blossoms dotted …
Mind Tricks by Sofia Aguilar
This story is one of the June Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. My lungs nearly forgot how to breathe …