Jasper– There is a thin line between love and hate. I know this from experience. Too many sleepless nights my body would shake with violent …
Beautiful Differences by Deanna Rabbiosi
“Beautiful Differences” is one of the April Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. “Penelope!” The boy called. “Penelope, wait!” …
April Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Abbie Claire Boozer and Grace Dearing
The stories below were chosen as Honorable Mentions in the April Writing Challenge. Abbie Claire Boozer 14 US Unspoken Words The forest stood …
Haunted by Morgan Von Feldt
Haunted. A word I have never been able to understand. As a child, I made up stories of ghosts and ghouls, just for the sheer …
Nightfall by Deanna Rabbiosi
Like the environment they lived in, the enemy was harsh. Dry and destructive, they used their sheer numbers to push back the liberators threatening their …
The Garden Girl by L. Gibbs McKinley
Liquid the color of passion drips from punctures made by the flowers on the wall that beg her not to leave their enclosed home. Fifteen …
Interview with Catherine Doyle — Author of YA Thriller ‘Vendetta’
Up-and-coming author Catherine Doyle is 24 years old and from the West of Ireland, and her debut novel Vendetta is the first installment of the Blood for Blood trilogy. …
The Importance of Fictional Worlds
I’m on FaceTime with my best friend, Alli, and we’re both scrolling through a Twitter account that tweets scenarios based off of astrological signs (apparently …
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 …