"Yeah," Darius said into the phone as Jessica, the receptionist, made no attempt to disguise her eavesdropping. "I just finished the work-trade shift and will take a class with Hannah. After, I'll
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Short Fiction
Short Fiction
The Sunshine State
Our new house really felt like a home, with cockroaches and two pit bulls and a palm tree and a chain-link fence. On that first day, I heated up a can of kidney beans for breakfast and ate it
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Poetry
Joy
1 min
A Hearty Rejoice
Poetry
Contemporary
1 min
12th & Fisher
I went to Philadelphia to see the house that I grew up in.
It's being demolished to make room ... [+]
It's being demolished to make room ... [+]
Short Fiction
The Earth is Nothing More Than A Marble
There is a story and it goes like this. There is a tower of brick and stone, raised up like a mountain. Its peak puts holes in the bottoms of clouds. A princess sits by the window at the top, and
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Poetry
1 min
They made my street one-way today
They made my street one-way today
It's messing with my mood.
The phone can't find its way back ... [+]
It's messing with my mood.
The phone can't find its way back ... [+]
Poetry
1 min
Urban Symphony
Short Fiction
3 min
Entries of a Lost Mother
The attic was a mess. Piles and piles of rusted knick-knacks, worn-out books, and moth-ridden clothing took up the majority of the cramped room, leaving only a small path from the ladder to the
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Short Fiction
4 min
Pre-Dinner Briefing
Just around sundown, Tina burst into Justin’s apartment and informed him that he needed to stop whatever he was doing because something big had just come up. Startled, Justin set down his cereal
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Poetry
1 min
Imprecise Dissection
Short Fiction
5 min
They Tore Out the Flowers
My father’s last words to me were “Catalina, estás llena de gracia, comparte tu espíritu.” Or, “Catalina you are full of grace, share your spirit.” He wrote these in the form of a letter right
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Short Fiction
5 min
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
"Hi. My name is Max," I state flatly. "Hi Max," responds a cheerful chorus of voices seated in the crooked oval formed by our metal fold up seats. Every Narcotics Anonymous (or NA) meeting starts
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Poetry
1 min
Fishes and Snails
Poetry
2 min
There is Change
On November 8th, 2016, we dragged our cement blocked feet and casted a ballot which handed history
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Short Fiction
4 min
Small Revolutions
“You know,” my best friend, Maggie, leaned forward in that same enticing way a child does while passing along a secret.
She was always starting her thoughts off like that. You know? They were ... [+]
She was always starting her thoughts off like that. You know? They were ... [+]