i. you ask for more – for: pieces of my soul memories, thoughts, words tears and hurt years worth of pain and anger that cuts; demons …
Salt by Julia Nunnally Duncan
When he found me hiding bashfully behind a tree at my babysitter’s house, he held out the small round box. My Army sergeant uncle was …
Ruination by Nicole Deardorff
I am ruination with ink-stained lips and blood under my nails I carve a calendar onto my skin so I will never forget where I …
Drowned by Kayla King
Try to find some trace of me in the sky. Even after it clouds with lost dreams & divine decks of cards meant for more …
The Drugs That Never Worked by Chloë Jessica
I was but a child when I learnt what it meant to lose your identity. So I searched for it silently, but I did not …
The Only Thing That Doesn’t Leave by Rowena Taylor
Riding the train home at 8 AM, diffused light stings. I squint past my own reflection to a view I love in the morning. But …
letters to an insomniac by Madeleine Christie
things are getting tired now but the clock ticks on as the paint slides down the walls. i dream of ophelia’s mouth filling with water …
Confessions by Indya Shaw
If asked to describe your flaws, I would say that you never think of the power behind your words. You think that telling me you’re …
Memoirs of a Bibliophile by Hana Tzou
Her blood is saturated with sunbeams and her bones brittle thin and from her skin arises the musky scent of paper and smoky vanilla fire. …