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Short Fiction
Poetry
 2 min

Origin

Kiana Rawji

This is just the beginning.

As I stand here,
watching waves course between shores
like ...  [+]
Poetry
Poetry
Short Fiction
 3 min

Our Sign of Parting

Daniel Arias

Suddenly, everything became blurry and dark. When he awoke, the Raven, having left its perch above the bust of Pallas, had settled on his chest.

“This is a curious place to take a nap,” the ...  [+]
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
Poetry
 1 min

I Want

Becca Kruger

To soak –
in bathtub, in dish soap.
To marinate.
Remember –
one must be tender
before ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 4 min

Quarantined Bonds

Peter Jaskiewicz

The morning rain was loud, and it took away the light. As much as I wanted to head out, I couldn’t. But the weather wasn’t the only thing keeping me inside. Our world was under attack by a virus ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 3 min

Brows

Akosua Amoabeng

I’m blind. I lied. I want a do-over.
Yeah, it’s all true.
“Dude, how are we going to finish our dance?” my partner Jake screams as we pace backstage.
“Shush, I don’t know! And at least pick ...  [+]
Short Fiction
Poetry
Poetry
Creative Nonfiction
 3 min

Hearth

Niels Turley

Stretched out between the living room and the kitchen, straddling the fuzzy carpet and cold tile, lies the warm spot—a vent affectionately named for its delightful puff onto a child’s cold toes. I say ...  [+]