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The Things That Kill by Joshua Flores

Posted on Jul 10, 2019Sep 22, 2019 by Joshua Flores

A Modern Adaptation of Anne Sexton’s Snow White . The words rang in her ears, a siren that couldn’t be silenced. It pierced her, a sound that dragged her into insanity. It beckoned night and day, digging her deeper and deeper into the darkness of her own mind, her own heart. My beautiful girl. My […]

Artwork by You Young Kim

Posted on Dec 7, 2018Feb 11, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” – Salvador Dali “In Dreams” Inspired by the dream of the unicorn in Blade Runner, the painting seeks to capture the atmosphere of nostalgia in the style of a fairy tale. The painting embodies the yearning for human connection in the age of virtualized identities. […]

Fairytale? by Georgia Stuart-Mills

Posted on Oct 31, 2017Oct 30, 2017 by Germ Magazine guest author

This story is one of the September Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . The clock strikes twelve. Midnight. Dong The beautiful girl freezes and looks up, a butterfly caught in a spider’s web. Her ocean eyes find the huge grandfather clock at the head of the room, and she gives a […]

September Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Elizabeth Sanchez, Shiny Horo, Breah Koller, and Jean Bersola

Posted on Oct 24, 2017Oct 24, 2017 by Germ Magazine guest author

These entries from September’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “September Writing Challenge.” Elizabeth Sanchez 18 USA The rising light reflects off of the broken glass that decorates the hardwood floor. Its pieces enhance the light in […]

Thank You, Lee by Astrid Sáenz

Posted on Jun 30, 2017Jul 26, 2017 by Germ Magazine guest author

This story is one of the May Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee. Her sleep was troubled, but she’d become accustomed to the […]

Three Rooms by Emily Ward

Posted on Aug 29, 2015Dec 3, 2015 by Emily Ward

I didn’t learn how to tie my shoelaces until I was twelve and three-quarters — I was used to loving the mud between my toes, bits of sunflower petals under the biggest nail. Our house sat on a sandstone promontory, and it shuddered when I left wet footprints in the hall. I learned to put […]

Day 141

Posted on May 21, 2015May 16, 2015 by Germ Magazine

Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace. Eugene O’Neill

Beautiful Differences by Deanna Rabbiosi

Posted on May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 by Germ Magazine guest author

“Beautiful Differences” is one of the April Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. “Penelope!” The boy called. “Penelope, wait!” But his voice became more and more distant as she ran, tears streaking her young face and her breathing becoming strained. She wouldn’t stop, though; she wouldn’t turn around — […]

April Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Abbie Claire Boozer and Grace Dearing

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Germ Magazine guest author

The stories below were chosen as Honorable Mentions in the April Writing Challenge. Abbie Claire Boozer 14 US Unspoken Words The forest stood before her. She had heard tales of its strange power and the strange creatures living within it, but she had never been a believer in those old wives’ tales. And […]