It’s two o’clock. You are staring at the wall. Sleep has been an elusive personage for the past two hours now. That is not a …
Natural Disasters by Asma Gaba
1) Don’t call me adorable. I am tornadoes and tidal waves; my looks are not an invitation for condescension, but a warning. 2) I know …
Danger Ahead by Satvika Jain
You never liked car rides because first you’d get sleepy, and when you couldn’t sleep, you’d get dizzy. Sometimes those rides would be bearable, if …
A letter to my best friend by Lizelle Dsouza
Somewhere between flattery and glorification, I watched the shell of a coconut, a strong, resistant, carefully fronted facade break open to reveal a tender vulnerability, …
Joe College by Lanny Larcinese
“Joe College” is an excerpt from Lanny Larcinese’s memoir, which is a work in progress. I grew up during the fifties and sixties and spent a lot …
Rapunzel with a Pixie Cut by Lindsey Cole
Quotes are pretty things. They inspire, intrigue, build up courage, destroy apathy, and create desire. They are very pretty things, but being pretty never stopped a …
Untitled by Manasvi Chauhan
I have had a lot of people fall for my flawlessly contoured face, my tailored, arched brows, or my kohl-lined eyes. I have heard a …
Of lights and human lighthouses by Satvika Jain
Lately I have been meeting people in my dreams. People I know to be real but I have neither heard their voices nor known the …
Galaxy by Rita Smith
I don’t want to just “date” him. I want to crack open his soul and extract every nightmare, daydream, and aspiration he has ever had. …