Despair wants to keep me in a cage, gilded with moonstones, with bars of sharp teeth. I shudder inside and chew on the bones, refusing …
Swallow Me Whole by Zorah
New beginnings, But nothing’s really changed. I am still trapped in my void. In my world. In my own mind. My words are meaningless, Like …
the bird container by Diana Khong
i seize up like a milk-carton kid in a paper palace, palisade-guarded empty surburbia inside the dull roar of a glass menagerie — i am …
The small room by Jessica Johnson
The cold surface of the door presses against my back. The walls close in on me, leaving me desperate to take quicker breaths. Above me …
December Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Winona Chan, Carlie Campol, Jessica Colella-Shake, and Clara
These 100-word stories from December’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the …