Father taught me that teeth bloom like flowers, spiraling outward from a tight bud. Or like a lady’s skirt mid-dance. But he showed me with …
Grow by Ionne Gagui
You are everything and nothing, With so much room to grow. But I know that you are something, And that’s all you need to know. …
underbelly by S. Makai Andrews
don’t tell your mother about the painting you have of a gun in the back of your room. don’t tell her about the time you …
Hidden Nest by Julia Dobel
Secrets— tiny eggs we harbor like illegal fugitives in the nests behind our rib cages. They hatch, rattle the bars, demand to come out, breathe …
Learning to Love Myself in 206 Languages by Nicole Deardorff
There are days when I still feel like misplaced bones when I stand in front of the mirror wanting to see all angles and hollows …
Imprint by Kayla King
The memory of you feels so real. It glitters there, in the back of my neck, filtering through marrow & veins & flesh that once …
How to Spot a Monster by Daniel Riddle Rodriguez
1. This is how he breaks you down: He assures you every woman has thought about it at least once, like suicide and same-sex sex. …
Secrets of a Butterfly by Anna Skinner
The things the butterfly sees; Are more than broken dreams. It sees the true desires; From this one and only liar. Sketched with colored pen; …
What If by Rachana Hegde
what if / we could scoop up universes / hold stars in our hands / and forget our pain what if / love wasn’t a …