The door slammed And it shook the whole house He left again Screeched away in a waiting car The house is silent But for the …
A Casualty of College
Recently, Germ received an email from one of our readers whose sister just went off to college. As many of us with close siblings can …
She Is Like a Son to Me
“She is equivalent to a son for me,” my maternal grandfather exclaims as one of my relatives (yes, Auntie, it’s you) comments on how having …
New Love by Nina Belen Robins
He jokes that the bed isn’t big enough for all of us anymore. Everyone involved has gotten bigger. There is a softness love brings and …
Portraits of Innocence by Maghfira Raharto
These pieces started out as peace offerings for my parents. They are modelled after my baby pictures from the year 1999. I decided to take …
Pictures of an Unrelenting Relationship by Martina Dominique Dansereau
Picture this: the two of us at a dinner table again and I, falling back into my role as ‘victim.’ Fingers curl in my lap …
Cloisters by Harnidh Kaur
The day after I died, I woke up with a knot in my throat, a rising crescendo of goodbyes that reminded me of the last …
Drowning by Harnidh Kaur
Hold me down in water, just six inches is enough to drag me away, and two feet would wash away my car, but you knew …
Her by Alison Brunk
“Kelly agrees with me.” “She said you shouldn’t do it.” “..Said you’ll regret it.” “She wouldn’t do something like that.” Never knew five letters could …