Do the insane care too much? When they think of something And they wonder how others might feel Ricocheting back and forth between thoughts like these …
A Prayer for My Imaginary Little Sister by Shannon J. Curtin
Congratulations, Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, little sister, here’s my wish list. My litany of lessons, my book of prayers, the incantations I say in your …
Ataraxia by Hana Tzou
There’s howling on the streets. Lions, brawling, tearing each other to pieces, ripping flesh. The smell of blood streaks the sky, and steel ascends …
An Ocean View by Hallie Stark
I have desired to go where the waves crash and the sand meets the sea The birds take flight and shadows dance And I have …
For All the Girls with Messy Hearts, and to the Men Whose Skin Have Tasted Mine by Sade Andria Zabala
Let’s be honest here — I am not the girl men fall in love with. I am the girl that men want to fuck. I …
To the Twelve-year-old Me by Lisa Zou
You have not yet seen leaves swiftly fall to the ground, traveling from the abstract to the concrete, the way air and beliefs solidify while …
Three Rooms by Emily Ward
I didn’t learn how to tie my shoelaces until I was twelve and three-quarters — I was used to loving the mud between my toes, …
Wanderlust by Dana Li
Won’t you come, and walk these rugged roads with me? We can drive that beat-up van through stretches of golden cornfield, dappled with dying sunlight, …
The first step in taming a fox by Myrtle Yvonne
Let’s skip the pleasantries and obligated polite remarks. I want to know you. I want you to tell me the things that you are afraid …