Sculptors by Dani Leshgold
we make happy like clay. can teach you how to mold loneliness into smiles, cement into lace. we were afraid of the dark, but watch us bathe in this light.
Continue Readingwe make happy like clay. can teach you how to mold loneliness into smiles, cement into lace. we were afraid of the dark, but watch us bathe in this light.
Continue ReadingEvery teen who has committed a school shooting has the same basic needs: Food. Water. Shelter. And a friend. Every school kid shares these needs. A new iPhone? Good outfits? PS4 Pro? Nice, but not needed. That one single friend, though—that’s a desperate necessity. When kids feel unconnected and unloved, they’ll do anything to get […]
Continue ReadingInspired by “Wishbone” by Richard Siken. “Wishbone” was previously published in Oddball Magazine. You are talking about your ex-boyfriend and I am telling you about how when I tried to kill myself, I couldn’t find a sharp enough knife. …………I even tried a cleaver from the kitchen drawer, …………but I couldn’t bring myself to push […]
Continue ReadingI float in a blurred balance of life, Slowly falling through the dark spaces in between the light, Filling in the blanks with my own absurd assumptions. I swim with the current, Basking in the fleeting peace of the world, Flying, in search of child-like wonder. Trying to understand, I lock myself away, Oddly disappointed […]
Continue Reading* Names and details have been changed. Not long ago, I received an email from Catherine, a young woman suffering from the heart-wrenching pain of losing her first love. In the email, she told me how her boyfriend had recently broken up with her. Even though the relationship was not a positive one (he broke […]
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