A hundred feet off the ground, I’m just at the edge of the cliff, All I need is a gentle push, A nudge would do, …
Finishing My Senior Year
Dear me in 2017, I have one question: Do you miss high school yet? At this point in my junior year, I am very overwhelmed …
Never by Moyurie Som
I never wanted to fall in love with you. I never wanted it to happen that way, never meant to let the news of your existence …
Dear Me: Do Not Forget to Smile
Dear me, Me, myself — we told you, to never confuse career with a life — an exciting life. Even if you cringe and realize …
Galaxy by Rita Smith
I don’t want to just “date” him. I want to crack open his soul and extract every nightmare, daydream, and aspiration he has ever had. …
Street Lamps by Rachael Costello
Her nails were white, her clothing black. Her heart resembled much of the both of them. Void of life and full with hatred. “I hate …
Abandoned by Karen Manabat
Tell them I was the perfect storm; I came strong and uninvited. Tell them you hid from my rain, And prayed for me to be …
A Million Fragments of Feathers by Georgia Stuart-Mills
“A Million Fragments of Feathers” is one of the March Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. The dandelions come …
Review: 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
Don’t let the title 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl scare you. Mona Awad’s debut novel is wonderfully nuanced, examining both our weight-obsessed culture and …