Yeah I’ve got a backbone that can’t decide between being its namesake and being a wishbone. My whole life I’ve been pulling the shorter end, …
Chocoholic by Stephanie Wooten Koreneff
Yes, I’m aware that I’m old enough to know how to share, but no, I can’t share my chocolate cake, not even with you, my …
Sickness in My Skin by Megan Tyler
Through her piercing hazel eyes, the road to happiness starts with a glass plate of perfection. The diary of destruction nests below the pillow of …
Kelly Clarkson’s Music Video for “Heartbeat Song” Makes Me Believe in Love Again
I’ve been a fan of Kelly Clarkson’s since forever (“Since U Been Gone” and “Behind These Hazel Eyes” were my jam growing up!), so I …
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 …
Roses in the Dust by Katherine Du
He was an array of loosely fitted mirror slices, cutting and cold and exact like art, or the remains art made you leave behind. Sometimes …
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 …
Thursday’s Child by Emily Ward
Monday. Badly brewed tea and a scone I should’ve eaten by last Thursday. My boss tells me I’m drifting. I smile, or try to, until …