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Short Fiction
 3 min

The Griot's Tale

Ruel Beresford

I saw my children enter my humble abode earlier this morning, with sullen expressions on their face. I was confused. “What is wrong young ones?” I inquired as they were quite happy yesterday yet in ...  [+]
Poetry
 1 min

Address

Lucy Draper

I remember where everything is without a single photo.
The wall of masks behind that horrid ...  [+]
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
 1 min

Rush

Brandon Muzyka

Rush not my child
For the road is long
When the world puts you down
Sing your lost song ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

Cemetery

Dylan Robinson

My intention was to head West, up the road towards my brother’s ranch. But upon spotting a squirrel crossing the road and making its way leftwards down the rare-visited dirt trail, I turned my horse ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 1 min

29 Minutes Of A Blue Moon

Annika Carlson

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The shafts of blue moon light remind me.
My grandmother still asks about you.
About us. A story from long ago with no ending chapter, no final ...  [+]
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Short Fiction
 3 min

Night Time Run

Max Chambers

Glacier's purple spotted tongue, common to the Malamute Breed, displayed a joyousness that few humans dare to dream of.

But in this moment I dared. We were a team after all. And like a team ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 5 min

My Coming of Age Album

Christina Mitchell

When my best friend and I reminisce on the iconic “Mitchell family vacations,” our annual trip down the shore, the most compelling memory is the car ride there. Along with the sweltering heat and lack ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 3 min

Unwelcomed Guest

Brennen Serre

One afternoon I was driving up the mountain to the place my grandparents used to live. It was a warm day for fall, but it was still overcast. It was the kind of day that you idolize when you dream of ...  [+]
Poetry
Poetry
 1 min

IMPACT

Samuel Cook

At once both compelling and
Macabre,
I quietly taste the image
Roll it around in my ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 2 min

Fragile

Noah Summerhays

Every now and then, my extended family goes up to our family cabin near Smith Morehouse Canyon. We have a quiet time there, taking in the scenery and spending some good family time together. It’s a ...  [+]