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 …
Sleep by Sabrina
I searched for some kind of warmth When sadness took me But when I first met you All my fears vanished Wrapped in your arms …
Drowning by Harnidh Kaur
Hold me down in water, just six inches is enough to drag me away, and two feet would wash away my car, but you knew …
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 …
Jenny Downham Talks About Her Latest Novel: Unbecoming
If you don’t know Jenny Downham, she is the bestselling author of Before I Die, and she is now releasing her novel Unbecoming — which is to be released in …
Oasis by Lillie Busch
My skin bakes beneath my clothes. Dusty dry ground crackles beneath our feet. There is a low humming of bugs, and I know that I’ll …