Our lips may have been pressed together, but what he really touched was my heart. I had given up on being happy and finding someone …
Danger Ahead by Satvika Jain
You never liked car rides because first you’d get sleepy, and when you couldn’t sleep, you’d get dizzy. Sometimes those rides would be bearable, if …
A letter to my best friend by Lizelle Dsouza
Somewhere between flattery and glorification, I watched the shell of a coconut, a strong, resistant, carefully fronted facade break open to reveal a tender vulnerability, …
Untitled by Manasvi Chauhan
I have had a lot of people fall for my flawlessly contoured face, my tailored, arched brows, or my kohl-lined eyes. I have heard a …
May You Live Every Day of Your Life by Danielle
My eyes flicked around the room, like looking at stuff would make the time go faster. I heard someone smashing the piano keys in the …
Major Depressive Adulthood by Zach J. Payne
There will come a day when you slip, when, despite your best efforts, the alligators in your head will break through. It’s nothing momentous, you …
Crying Stardust by Sydney Tatum
Sometimes when I lie awake at night, when I grow weary of the electronic hum from my household devices and the symphony of snoring from …
Oasis by Lillie Busch
My skin bakes beneath my clothes. Dusty dry ground crackles beneath our feet. There is a low humming of bugs, and I know that I’ll …
Verses by Darby Joyce
At the time, I was introduced to most of the books I knew by my grandfather. On days when his back ached, he would retire …