An empty sky, eyes turned up searching, seeking pupils speaking of placement I ponder, trying not to go under, wade in the water, wander in …
What I Never Wrote by Talicha J.
was how he wasn’t really my first, she was. We were explorers of the other’s curves. Our fingers, teeth and lips were ships. Our hands …
Love Road Song by Karen Draper
The first time I ran a red light there was a boy in the passenger’s seat who laughed. The first time I put a bracelet …
The Drunkard by Sudha Srivatsan
The young woman, ill and knackered, barely managed to sit up on her bed, her hair disheveled, grimy from the heat and sweaty from a …
everything (i’m too scared to say) by Ellery Beck
I i can see that exact day like it was just yesterday, and my recollection of the sweat beading up on your forehead almost warms …
High School by Carissa Cicchini
School has taught me more about trying to fit in rather than getting to second period on time, and being picked last for dodgeball made …
Baby Teeth by Megan Waring
I lost you like a yellow balloon With wrists so small it’s not enough bone to tie the ribbon tight enough. It floated away until …
Emergency Room by Meggie Royer
When they ask you if his mouth was holy, tell ‘em you have always been capable of making miracles alone. Say amen then amend. Carpenters …
Here-ness and Me-ness in Three Words by Aleph Altman-Mills
“I am here” is one of the best sentences in the world. “I”: all that is swimming inside me. “I”: the worlds building themselves hot …