Poetry
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Short Fiction
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American Dream

Haley Heaton

The American dream. The human dream. Like a phoenix rising from a 9 to 5 to become a name even your parents recognize. Night shifts are swapped for night clubs and auto payments for autographs. We ... [+]

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Poetry
Creative Nonfiction
Poetry
Poetry
Short Fiction

Gifts

McKenna Alder

The word of the moment: petrichor.
It is the smell of earth after rain. The word slides off your tongue like dewdrops from a leaf – a combination of the thick golden blood of gods and the ... [+]

Short Fiction

Dear Daughter

Andrew Peterson

I saw the fairies. They were beautiful. Little streaks of gold and blue, shimmering and shining in the green forest behind Grandma's house. I like Grandma's house. It's really warm and cozy, and Mom ... [+]

Poetry
Poetry
Creative Nonfiction

Streetlights

Lydia Hall

You and (I suppose) I are waiting at a cold bus stop. We witness the moment, full morning, when the streetlights turn off.
Your eyes don't register a difference; the sun functions, so the ... [+]

Poetry

After

Kenna Fry

I would have stayed here forever
But they pulled me up from the ground,
And they took shears ... [+]

Short Fiction

Rims

Megan Gibson

Horn rimmed glasses walk in with a jingle of the bell at the door. They scan the room taking in the layered lights and the tiered tables. Jazz floats around the room.
The glasses fall on a small ... [+]