Creative Nonfiction

My favorite type of trash

Ayazhan Kadessova

As a kid, I was always excited to show my illustrations to everyone I knew. Carrying my heavy old tablet to school, I loved hearing compliments on my neon-colored digital creations from my classmates ...  [+]

Poetry
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Poetry

Lake Song

Zhouyuan Xu

Softer than satin, warmer than May
Meanders through the mountains, flows towards the sea ...  [+]

Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Short Fiction
Creative Nonfiction

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 ...  [+]

Poetry
Poetry
Creative Nonfiction
Poetry
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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 ...  [+]