surfing
it’s a complicated thing. a sensation that bubbles over in the chest and makes everything light— air…
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Category: Lit Fiction
… It Pours
Two years ago today, when the rain poured down from the sky above with such fury and hatred…
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The Color of Wine
My walls are stained with the skittish color of burgundy.
A shade that reminds me of my mother…
indigo blue
there, by the hallway, a little girl stood. forlornly, she paced—the wind stinging her eyes. or so she told herself…
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See
“You see? You’ll never be able to see me. Not really.” She gives a chuckle, his blood on her arm mixing with her own…
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Stranger
Not one star shines above us as the city’s lights illuminate every inch of the sky…
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Featured October Monthly Writing Challenge
A red velvet sky spilled into the windows and onto the wooden floorboards. The cabin filled with a strange crimson glow— almost as if the world was on fire…
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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 our May Writing Challenge. I was impressed by both their writing and the content, and it struck me that together they create a larger story– one of despair that, ultimately, […]
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Blank Love Letters by Allison Boyd
Allison is thirteen years old and from the United States. Her entry for the May Writing Challenge was one of those chosen to be a featured story. I hate the way every time I walk past an ice cream shop I see couples kissing or holding hands. Like, there’s always a girl and boy together […]
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