“She kisses a man over coffee.” The black metal square usually contained a mishmash of the little magnetic words. But Julie had arranged these at …
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear by Valerie Wu
My myopia, or what is commonly referred to as nearsightedness, progressed at an almost alarming rate. It started in second grade, when just a few …
Too Bad by Maddie Roth
Have you ever looked at someone and thought, Wow — they’re so cool? That’s how I look at you. Well, how I did. Until I …
Brooklyn Weekends by Nicole Vetrano
I spent my weekends in Brooklyn with Dad, where he had an apartment near a Hasidic neighborhood. It was a couple of blocks away from …
Snow-Kissed Lips by Vegas Stocker
Our lips may have been pressed together, but what he really touched was my heart. I had given up on being happy and finding someone …
Remembrances by Hope Jones
Oyfn pripetshik brent a fayeri, Un in shtub iz heys; Un der rebbe lernt kleyne kinderlech dem alefbeyz; Un der rebbe lernt kleyne kinderlech dem …
When you were little by Lizelle Dsouza
When you were little, you used to wear tiny floral print dresses and sit with your legs apart because that was the only way you …
Sound Off by Katherine Michalik
My mother has never been one to cuss. Coming from a religious family, her language was fairly clean. That day my mother told me to …
The Animator by Lorraine Biteranta
“No, don’t leave,” he said, staring up at me with his huge, vulnerable eyes. “I need to go, I have class,” I said, begging myself …