She fought for breath from the red hands. Their grip bound to her neck Her chest anchored Her heart flooded with fear Her breathing deeper …
Attic Room by Ellen Durbin
“Attic Room” is one of the October Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. She walked up the rickety stairs …
December by Anja Vlahović
He has summer in his eyes But December in his veins When he looks at me, Summer hits me like a truck Cold drinks, long …
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 …
When Two Artists Fall in Love by Lindsey Hobart
i. We go out to dinner and we don’t look at each other. We spend the whole night scratching through napkins, staining our hands dirty …
October Writing Challenge: Honorable Mentions — Grace Dearing, Tara Brown, Alyssa Jett Chaney, and Alicia Arellano
These entries from October’s challenge were selected as Honorable Mentions. Those who completed this challenge are now encouraged to share their stories in the comments …
Chimichanga by Alexis Campbell
You might be able to guess from my glasses and general bookishness that I would be bad at socializing. You’d be right. Sometimes these first …
8:03 AM by Hana Tzou
The door opens and up I look, blinded by the light of dawn, her escapades breaking through my corneas. The door opens and in comes …
your ghosts are not your own (may 2013) by Rona Wang
……….It starts when, in the shudder of spring warmth, ghosts shatter in skyscraper shadows. ………..You spend afternoons drifting in the streets, trying to find the …