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Poetry
Short Fiction
 4 min

Catching My Death

William Martindale

Well, since you ask me for a tale of the doomy and macabre, I think I may have something which will tickle that spooky bone of yours. Which is to say, any of them. Ugh.

It was on a midsumme ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 2 min

I, Too, Can Dance

Sarika Chawla

I was in love with the way the dainty pink mouse glided across the stage, her tutu twirling as she pirouetted and her rose-colored bow following the motion of her outstretched arms with every grand ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

Swallowing The World

Christien Anastacio

Her son, she often boasted, was serving as a fighter pilot for the military—and from the look of things she believed it herself. Mrs. Gallows seemed quite proud of her little soldier. Although he did ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 2 min

Gemma's Hair

Isabella Piacentino

Gemma’s Hair
In sixth-grade, Gemma’s assigned seat was next to mine. My only knowledge of Gemma was that:

1. she played the youngest von Trapp child in our school’s production of The Sound ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

The Runaway

Wendell Loh

Justin looked up at the tired faces sitting opposite him in the waiting lounge. Most looked travel-weary, and all of them were asleep. Except him. He was still awake at 1am in the morning, waiting fo ...  [+]
Poetry
Poetry
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 ...  [+]