Recently, I had to write a speech for a competition at school on any topic, and I picked my grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s. I feel …
First Steps
Everyone will no doubt go through challenges in their life, and these can be hard to overcome. No matter how hard you try, you may …
The First Time by Skyler Jaye Rutkowski
The first time that you ignored my “no,” I have a distinct memory of my stomach churning and twisting and curling and contourting into a …
in which i am the crowbar by Diana Khong
i grow the way barbed wire tops a junkyard fence to keep bad men out scavengers with wolf’s teeth & hands hemorrhaged with rust. my …
Do You Suppose?
“Do you suppose she’s a wildflower?”– Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland When you think about it, some of the most beautiful flowers are wild. For those …
Build Me a Woman by Shiuli Dutta
Your fingers will never be enough, To count the number of times They called you a slut. But your soul, your soul is armoured enough, …
Phoenix by Sade Andria Zabala
Kill the part of you that believes it can’t survive without someone else. Start with the hands. The feeble way they shake holding your morning …
Broken by Rachel Friede
You broke me, I remember that– every single detail about it. Do you? Do you remember it? Don’t worry if you don’t I’ve written it …
Man of the House by Lydia Suffield
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 …