Two minutes before it happened, Maya and I lay in the middle of the hallway while the other six students paced and drank from the water fountain. With our brains jittery after the multiple-choice ... [+]
Creative Nonfiction
5 min
Two minutes before it happened, Maya and I lay in the middle of the hallway while the other six students paced and drank from the water fountain. With our brains jittery after the multiple-choice ... [+]
We were that close,
Days were that old.
Memories were being locked,
Conversations were
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What is one thing that everyone has but none of them are the same? The easy answer is a story. Where can a story be found? It can be found anywhere, as Callie found out one night long ago. Callie was ... [+]
Do you ever look up and see,
Your mom, Staring back at you
at night, with the sky full of
... [+]
Heart pounding wildly, he cavorted through the house, wreaking botanical havoc. Hearing an anguished cry as his assault on the houseplants was discovered, he tossed his head in spirited defiance ... [+]
You've always had a way of sneaking up on me,
lurking in too long glances and "accidental" elbow
... [+]
Pale, ivory petals glimmer
in the light piercing
through thick fog at dusk,
where branches
... [+]
Evan's body lay sprawled on the outcropping below, just above the reservoir.
Millie hadn't meant to. She was only joking, only trying to stop him from being such a wimp. She could still feel
... [+]
Your lover is a woman. She will lie among the dewy grass, turning and twisting as the morning sun begins to trickle down onto the sleepy earth, stretching her lithe arms out towards your still body ... [+]
The rain drips on the glass
Tippy tappy she asks to play
The gentle patter yearns to dance on
... [+]
She always went to the library on Tuesdays. For three years, she floated among the bookshelves on Tuesdays, curling up in her own private corner to read history and science—but only books with ... [+]
"-ll rise, court is now in session."
The room spun as she opened her eyes and her vision slowly returned, like a very bright light burning into her eyes after staring into darkness. He
... [+]
cliffs stand out to sea
shore cracks and crazes
waves crash upon themselves
shattered
... [+]
An Oracle stepped into the centre of the village, surrounded by villagers. There was a clearing that was bordered by busy shops filled with bustling people. It was as if everyone was out, waiting fo ... [+]
The mirror startled her. She did not see it right away, not until she had already gone several steps past it. Her inability to immediately recognize the mirror was not simply a lack of awareness ... [+]