I take a deep breath, looking up. I hold the pages against me. Am I ready? I push open the door to the building, the …
Writer’s Block by Grace Dearing
I’d rather be in the streets, battling 10 foot beasts, instead of cloaked in the darkness of my bedroom because the horrendous monster inside my …
December 3 by Bria Jerome
“December 3” is an excerpt from Jerome’s series called Life Lessons from a Mental Hospital. “I didn’t really have a reason to leave, I …
June Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Jayvee De Castro and Sara Antunovic
These 100-word stories from June’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who complete this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the …
Ever Since I Was a Kid by Hannah Stengler
Ever since I was a kid, I had a story inside me. A story that is desperate to leave the hollows of my chest and …
Memoirs of a Bibliophile by Hana Tzou
Her blood is saturated with sunbeams and her bones brittle thin and from her skin arises the musky scent of paper and smoky vanilla fire. …
July Writing Challenge
Welcome, Germies, to this month’s writing challenge! This challenge will begin today and will end July 31st. However, you are welcome to come back anytime to complete …
Soundtrack for Saying Goodbye by Kris Dinnison
Weirdly I don’t remember where I got my first Smiths album. I don’t even really know how I discovered them. They certainly weren’t in rotation …
Emergency Poodle Skirt Hunting by Mary Elizabeth Brown
The following was written for Germ’s May Writing Challenge. I pull up to the crooked curb outside her house and wait. I hate the bent …