Whenever I think I’ve moved on, I realize that I am the ghost haunting my own body. I keep finding his name inked, hidden in the corners of my skin, tucked behind my ear, under my tongue, in the crook of my knee. If I hold someone too close, his name rubs off. In photographs, […]
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I searched for some kind of warmth When sadness took me But when I first met you All my fears vanished Wrapped in your arms As you softly kiss me When the sun is rising Leaning on the back of a tree Sleep, my dear, sleep I’ll sing you to sleep The day has come […]
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Hold me down in water, just six inches is enough to drag me away, and two feet would wash away my car, but you knew that since the moment you pressed your palm against the curve of my neck and pushed down, carefully, with deliberation, and held me with your fingertips, just so afraid of […]
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“Between These Two Walls” is one of the January Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. I never liked goodbyes. Heck, who does, really? Although, this one is different. It’s different because it’s her. She was my first everything. My first friend, first kiss, first love, and now also first heartbreak. […]
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1. The edges of petals curl like toes, like fists, like needles drawing inward, coming back. 2. Heat creeps in through gilded fringe, gradually wandering to the core. 3. Petals, sun-soaked, know there is a heaviness to dwindling. 4. Fall like men on their knees, kissing sacred ground. This is a reconciliation of origins. 5. […]
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If you don’t know Jenny Downham, she is the bestselling author of Before I Die, and she is now releasing her novel Unbecoming — which is to be released in the United States this Tuesday, February 23rd! Unbecoming is a YA novel that is both realistic and heartbreaking. While her previous work focused on romance and terminal illness, Unbecoming tells the story of three […]
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My skin bakes beneath my clothes. Dusty dry ground crackles beneath our feet. There is a low humming of bugs, and I know that I’ll return home with more than a few red dots blemishing my flesh. My mind buzzes along with the insects. It’s a live wire near a puddle left over from the […]
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“Kelly agrees with me.” “She said you shouldn’t do it.” “..Said you’ll regret it.” “She wouldn’t do something like that.” Never knew five letters could sting the way they did. The way they did when used like a double edged sword to juxtapose my skin. My clothes. My talents. To juxtapose me. Well, maybe I […]
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These entries from January’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments section of the “January Writing Challenge.” Georgia M. 15 UK I stared at her. I stared at him. There is a wall between us, a wall of distrust, a wall […]
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