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Poetry

Redeem

Jacob Tammara

The journey to the sacred realm,
That years ago I had explored,
Was something that I could not ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction

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

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

Yesterday

Monasa Lo

A slow chill
From my head to toes
But I’m immune
Cause it’s like my heart’s already so ...  [+]
Short Fiction

The Friend from the Stars

Monasa Lo

Huff and puff went Abe, his short legs brough him across the wide grass plain. He held his favored toy truck in both of his hands.
“Hello!” He shouted into the trees. “I’m back!” His eyes darted ...  [+]
Short Fiction

Sertraline

Nikki Gallant

When I was six, a seed took root in my body. Though small, it had a profound effect. I was young and naïve, and this new part of me was like a new toy for me to break in. I fed it, watered it and gave ...  [+]
Short Fiction

Utopia

Justine Imburgio

Ernest cracked two eggs into the black frying pan with a sizzle. The fumes of which wafted up to him in wisps of vapor that warmed his stubbled chin. Lovingly, he picked up the bottle of pepper next ...  [+]
Short Fiction

Sweet Lou

Andrew Lowry

The reporter knew the first rule of journalism: never let go of the mic. He learned the sacred rule while watching a peer concede her interview to a drunkard with a good grip. Still, he threw over the ...  [+]
Short Fiction

The Red Dress

Sophia Whitney

Memory is a tricky thing. It could be altered too easily, Arthur thought. But maybe that was just because he was particularly good at tripping people up, getting them to confuse real events with ones ...  [+]
Poetry

Oasis

Cameron Noval

The sun is setting
Or is it rising?
Who’s to say

Is this the end of our day, ou ...  [+]
Poetry
Creative Nonfiction

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 ...  [+]
Poetry

I Want

Becca Kruger

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

He Who Last Saw Raphael

Miquela Berge

He was mine and mine alone, Dorian thought to himself. The "Portrait of a Young Man" and me. The man in the painting adorned a black beret, dark hair, and an opulent fur coat. Not so bad looking for a ...  [+]
Short Fiction

The World From Above

Susan Thomas

**An Angel’s Perspective on the Pandemic**

For centuries I watched the world mourn over their loved ones. I go to the hospitals and visit bedsides. Every night, I sit with the widows and the ...  [+]
Short Fiction

One Last Time

Ismarie Olmo

I don’t like to think of myself as a bad person; just someone who has made awful decisions. Someone who has had rotten luck for a long time. For years, I’ve been confined in a room with no people ...  [+]