dear twelve-year-old me, depression is an eating thing / it’ll turn you into somebody you don’t want to be / it is not soft or …
Lost Memories by Alicia Arellano
“Lost Memories” is one of the January Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. Roaring city streets turned to lush quiet …
On Surviving by Carol Brown
Whenever I think I’ve moved on, I realize that I am the ghost haunting my own body. I keep finding his name inked, hidden in …
Between These Two Walls by Julia Pigg
“Between These Two Walls” is one of the January Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. I never liked goodbyes. Heck, …
How We Lived in Tokyo by Erin O’Malley
1. The edges of petals curl like toes, like fists, like needles drawing inward, coming back. 2. Heat creeps in through gilded fringe, gradually wandering …
Dear Seventeen-Year-Old Self
Dear seventeen-year-old-self, The world has not stopped spinning in the days leading up to our birthday, but it has begun to spin even faster. …
January Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Georgia M., Holly, and Ishani R.
These entries from January’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
The Seven Seas by Noor Dhingra
There is a strange and Eerie line that divides the Oceans, running deep into Tides of stubbornness and Soft waves of quiet longing, and Instead …
Verses by Darby Joyce
At the time, I was introduced to most of the books I knew by my grandfather. On days when his back ached, he would retire …