I should’ve known this would happen. I can’t sleep. Drinking seven coffees is not the best idea, but what could I do? I sat at …
Mental Health Matters ~ featuring short fiction by Izzy Lee, Aliyah Barnes, Anjali Shah, Maryam Akhtar Hussain, and Lorraine Ann Cleope Rebadulla
Trigger Warning: The following stories contain references to hopelessness, self-harm, loss, and suicide. Editor’s Note — Izzy, Aliyah, Anjali, Maryam, and Lorraine submitted stories to …
The Nightmare by Emma Jones
I try to get closer to the door, but my legs are numb with pain. It is as if they are being dragged down by …
Summer Chill by Lorena Pimentel
Here’s the thing: I was hoping I was wrong. But I wasn’t. The old, abandoned house was being torn down. Out of all the beginning-of-summer …
Untitled by Caitlin Connell
The crown sits lazily on my head. Olympia stares at me from across the room. “You’re beautiful when you’re planning world domination,” he says, and …
Coming Out by Jasmin Kiechle
I stepped off the plane and was met with a familiar smell – the smell of home. Deciding to go home for summer was hard …
A Melancholy Song by Sophie Grace
“Don’t leave.” I desperately offer this failure of a soliloquy. My hands trace circles in the sand. Out here it’s just me, the sand, the …
The Final Goodbye by Saanvi Gupta
On my last day in Mumbai, I wanted to stay with my friends (well, my crush too). It was the perfect summer day and I went …
Fate by Carlee Carey
Lying underneath the blooming oak tree, April ponders her life. Book in hand and Oasis in her earbuds, she can’t help but wonder if she’s …