In August the cicadas burst into a new song. In August I took refuge in the scaffolds and built home from the ground up. The …
Stolen Stars by Neha Agarwal
she experienced high highs and low lows and when she was happy she didn’t smile she sparkled when she was sad she didn’t cry she …
A Thank-You Note to Society by Hannah Harvey
I am chained. Chained like the creatures in my head Like a butterfly whose wings are pinned “keep your thoughts in check,” they said. Don’t …
Thanksgiving by Chianne
Thanksgiving is something nice, like the wind that rustles the leaves on the old maple tree at Grandma’s house, or the smell of Grandpa’s pipe …
Heroes by Jasmina Kuenzli
I am Athena, silver eyed and daring, My battle already won. Dancing in my enemies’ blood And I don’t need you I don’t need you, …
Cleaning Day by Swatilekha Roy
Today is cleaning day. After procrastinating far too long, The layer of dust has become impossible To ignore. With a vacuum cleaner, allergy mask and …
Instructions from the Dead by Jacqueline Jules
“In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince …
The Most by Saige Boundonna
The way you look away. Your fingers slide past in a whirl of degradation, Idling not a moment as mine do an era. Your eyes …
Greasy by Avantika Singhal
When I loved eating Junk food at the age of fourteen, I would always visit this food joint close to my house. It was almost …