Much to her displeasure, as the moon waned to crescent, Miss Carlisle was roused from a five-day slumber by an onset of pain in her …
Skeletons in the Closet by Stephanie Tom
I’ve never been to a sleepover before, but what I do know is that everyone talks. Nobody sleeps when you start unlocking your secrets. In …
I’ve Written Plenty by Taryn Miller
But no sonnets about how I stayed home to watch The Princess Diaries 2—again. No refrains for the burning guilt that I was convinced I …
Selective Memory by Taryn Miller
These are the stories we tell each other when gathered around the Thanksgiving dinner table, laughter piled on top of the cranberry sauce: The time …
Hidden Nest by Julia Dobel
Secrets— tiny eggs we harbor like illegal fugitives in the nests behind our rib cages. They hatch, rattle the bars, demand to come out, breathe …
Secrets of a Butterfly by Anna Skinner
The things the butterfly sees; Are more than broken dreams. It sees the true desires; From this one and only liar. Sketched with colored pen; …
Day 97
And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast rose from …