These days feel as if they are always. Since that year, I feel I have seen everything As if through the diligent eyes of God, …
March Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Alicia Arellano, Marissa Arellano, and Akshi Ranka
These entries from March’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
Self-Harm Is Never a Solution by Sania Mushtaq
She swallows the words as easy as the pills, the pills they hand out like candy, but still they don’t replace the void in her …
In Light of You by Cie Miraflor
And the pages of old books Clipped between your frosty fingertips Each leaf yellow and crisp Used and brittle They reminded me of leaves in …
Pictures of an Unrelenting Relationship by Martina Dominique Dansereau
Picture this: the two of us at a dinner table again and I, falling back into my role as ‘victim.’ Fingers curl in my lap …
Silence’s Song by Cassandra Peterson
Even in quiet, There is sound. Hearts beating, Clocks striking, The electric humming. All separate. All one. Silence. The songs of birds, As we pass …
Hijack by Drew Weisserman
It was, for the most part, a calm day. Two cars were on the verge of passing each other when the incident would occur. Only …
Pas De Deux by Molly Likovich
She climbed up boys spines like ladders. Where did she think they were leading her? No one knew. She didn’t tell, she liked secrets more …
how it really ends by Charlotte Covey
if you draw butterflies on your wrists, they’ll come alive while you sleep and fly away into the night and flutter like sprites. they will …