If asked to describe your flaws, I would say that you never think of the power behind your words. You think that telling me you’re …
Decisions, Decisions…
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Untitled by Veronica Tyler
Everything about you shone and I wanted it all. I wanted the blood and liquid ambition that pumps through your veins, I wanted the love …
When It’s Unrequited Love
Your heart skips a beat…no wait, a few more. It’s that fuzzy feeling you get when you think about that guy you absolutely adore or …
The First About a Boy by Izzy Gappmayer
What first got my attention was the way he held himself. He was at ease in his own skin, the way I never was. He …
Loathing New York by Emily Baxter
I loathe New York City. Sure, it has flashing billboards that act like strobe lights at a nightclub in Times Square. Sure, it has stupid …
Just a Note to My Teenage Angst and Her Unused Black Lipstick by Kayla Wheeler
When you chose Manic Panic Raven, a shade so dark you couldn’t find it at the bottom of your purse after you stole it from …
Weatherman by Indya Shaw
In 20 years, I won’t remember the lady that sold me my favourite magazine and called me babe. How it uplifted me briefly, and I …
For You by Caroline Rothstein
. I want to melt purple violets and yellow roses into the arch of your back and run daisies over the course of your childhood, …