your father was an important man. always out on business. big suits. black briefcase. first class. he sent you to boarding school with the rest …
The Tooth Makers’ Daughter Is Apprenticed by Katherine Fallon
Father taught me that teeth bloom like flowers, spiraling outward from a tight bud. Or like a lady’s skirt mid-dance. But he showed me with …
After Last Night by Michelle Gordon
The sun greeted me and I wasn’t dreading the day. I felt unsure. I felt awakened I looked around for you, expecting to hear your …
Grow by Ionne Gagui
You are everything and nothing, With so much room to grow. But I know that you are something, And that’s all you need to know. …
underbelly by S. Makai Andrews
don’t tell your mother about the painting you have of a gun in the back of your room. don’t tell her about the time you …
Hidden Nest by Julia Dobel
Secrets— tiny eggs we harbor like illegal fugitives in the nests behind our rib cages. They hatch, rattle the bars, demand to come out, breathe …
Learning to Love Myself in 206 Languages by Nicole Deardorff
There are days when I still feel like misplaced bones when I stand in front of the mirror wanting to see all angles and hollows …
Imprint by Kayla King
The memory of you feels so real. It glitters there, in the back of my neck, filtering through marrow & veins & flesh that once …
His Departure by Melissa Evans
You will think him leaving will break you. But you are malleable. You shall be purified by fire and reborn. You were not insignificant before …