The following is a featured 100-word story from the June Writing Challenge. The skin so sallow, eyes wide, full of so many words, words …
Online Harassment: A Letter
To the grown man who harassed my friends on the Internet: I guess my main question is: Why? Don’t you have better things to do with …
The Day I Closed My Eyes and Moved Again by Vera Hokke
I remember noticing it first When other lives were going forward But mine seemed to stand still Others went on as I stood unmoving In …
The Hurt
She’s on the floor crying, sobbing, wishing, doing anything to make the hurt and pain go away. “Come back!” she screams in between sobs. He …
Someday by Ionne Gagui
I dream about someday, Like it’s shelter from fear, But what if I reach it To find darkness still near? I’m scared of the bed …
The Monsters Inside of Me
Loneliness. Sadness. Jealousy. Nervousness. Emptiness. These are the monsters that live inside of me. These monsters never used to exist; now they occupy every empty …
Got Senioritis?
Track coaches always say: “It’s not how you start a race; it’s how you finish it.” At this time of year, college and high school seniors …
Mirrors by Daniela Amaya
don’t look in the mirror it’s glare will blind the image you see isn’t all you are how could it possibly be? instead look at …
Dear Past Me
Hey, 8th grade me! Things kind of suck right now. You’ve been dealing with depression for a while, and you think everyone expects perfection from …