Graduating can be an amazing but stressful time. You are looking forward to the next step in your life –whatever it might be — and …
Envision a Spherical ‘Perfect’ by Aleph Altman-Mills
If you want to think of “perfect,” think of a house where no one lives and nothing creaks. …
I am ruined as I ruin by Madeleine Christie
I wish I could spit fire without burning my tongue. I’d destroy whole cities with a single word. Madeleine Christie …
What’s in a Name: Cultural Names
My name is Prathusha [Pra-thu-sha](originally spelled Prathyusha), and it’s Sanskrit for the time between night and day. It really is a beautiful name — or …
April Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Abbie Claire Boozer and Grace Dearing
The stories below were chosen as Honorable Mentions in the April Writing Challenge. Abbie Claire Boozer 14 US Unspoken Words The forest stood …
When asked to describe ‘home’ by Indya Shaw
Home is not a place for me. It does not have a street address, or a PO box. Home sometimes skips town without warning but …
Nightfall by Deanna Rabbiosi
Like the environment they lived in, the enemy was harsh. Dry and destructive, they used their sheer numbers to push back the liberators threatening their …
Insomnia & My Mother by Meggie Royer
Yeah I’ve got a backbone that can’t decide between being its namesake and being a wishbone. My whole life I’ve been pulling the shorter end, …
The Garden Girl by L. Gibbs McKinley
Liquid the color of passion drips from punctures made by the flowers on the wall that beg her not to leave their enclosed home. Fifteen …