“do you believe in magic?” “no. i believe in art.” oh art, what a spectacular enigma you exist as. you are described almost perfectly with the word. you are peculiar, and mind boggling, and at the very least, astonishingly overwhelming. it captivates me when i see you raw. it enthralls me when i see you […]
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The boy died when he was walking home across the estate he’d walked across a hundred times before. It was a blade, a mistake, an older kid on a bike who thought he was someone else, someone who deserved a knife, deserved to lie there for an hour before he was found. The boy died […]
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Recently I have heard some advice for people who want to read classic literature but have trouble truly focusing on the story. I was told that these people should try the graphic novel version. It’s true that many classic books that we all know (and of which we have, at least, seen the movies) have been […]
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Won’t you come, and walk these rugged roads with me? We can drive that beat-up van through stretches of golden cornfield, dappled with dying sunlight, listening to the tired hum of the engine and wondering breathlessly when it will sputter and give out. Dusk descends and the crickets come alive with their calls—a song to […]
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Limited by the seam of size six jeans, Defined by the red lines on my curves. Lowered by the sacks of shame overlapping my skinny jeans on my waist. I wasn’t taught that I wasn’t good enough I was taught I was more than there would ever be need of. […]
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My grandmother’s garden is in bloom. After breakfast, we sit on the steps in her backyard. The stone is cool beneath our feet. She kicks off her slippers and tells me that my heels are smooth. She points toward the orange tree and breathes in the citrus in the air. “Do you smell it?” she […]
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Welcome, Germies, to this month’s writing challenge! This challenge will begin today and will end February 28th. However, you are welcome to come back anytime to complete this challenge and submit it below. We will pick a few of our favorites that are submitted during this month, though, and they will be featured in our Lit Fiction section. […]
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Michael’s grandfather never said a word until they passed the lot where the old train station was coming down. Then he leaned sideways and snapped, “Arretez!” so suddenly that Michael’s father hit the brakes. Tires screeched behind them and he took his foot off the brake and yanked them over to the curb. A Buick […]
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