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I was magic; A burning kerchief turned into new fabric, A white dove that flew away from a magician’s trick
Continue ReadingI was magic; A burning kerchief turned into new fabric, A white dove that flew away from a magician’s trick
Continue ReadingThis poem is one of the February Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a feature. . Breathe in, breathe out. I need so few things, yet I still burn out. The first gives life to all, oxygen, two little atoms. The second is a spark, like all sparks, this will go out quickly, so I […]
Continue ReadingEmiko Jean is the debut author of We’ll Never Be Apart, which was released on October 6, 2015. We’ll Never Be Apart follows three teens as they embark on a dark and dangerous journey of self-discovery, growing up in a world of insanity and childhood neglect. Despite the ominous tone of the novel, this story is still a coming-of-age […]
Continue ReadingShe’s an ashen statue, strung with celestial lights. We’re cloaked in smoke, do our mirrors deceive? I’m just some skin and soul soaked in kerosene She will carry me to a field of flames There I’ll burn the cold and melt my mouth sew my lips, so the processed letters can’t fall out From the […]
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Continue ReadingThe first boy I kiss doesn’t write. He doesn’t understand why my bedroom walls tell stories that are sixteen years too long. He does not write novels on my spine with his fingertips. The next boy I kiss calls himself a fan of mine, and I find him flipping through the notebooks in my childhood […]
Continue ReadingCharles wasn’t meant to take the files on Mrs. Conway’s insurance claim out of the office, but he did it anyway. He tucked them into his briefcase and kept an eye on their manila edge as he sucked at a chocolate malt in that drugstore down on 49th. He was supposed to catch the 5:40, […]
Continue ReadingI wish I could spit fire without burning my tongue. I’d destroy whole cities with a single word. Madeleine Christie goes by Maddie except when writing poetry. She frequents Starbucks far too often for someone on a student budget, and she’s fascinated by mythos and the cosmos. An 18-year-old currently […]
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