My first semester was over before it started. It was Halloween night and I was finally starting to adjust to college. Life at a small liberal arts college in Ohio was different from my life in the ... [+]
In the quiet and small village of Cilacap, nestled among the lush rice fields of Central Java, a young boy named Tomo stood at the threshold of his first-grade classroom, his heart heavy with ... [+]
When was the last time you had dinner together with your family? In your pursuit of the remarkable, what meaningful moments have you let slip by unnoted? If guilt creeps within you, your soul is ... [+]
"The weather is so hot!" I complained.
My family and I are currently at a resort for a 3 day vacation trip. My mother made an effort to arrange a short trip to relax our minds amongst our busy
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The village of Halshaven had always basked in the warm embrace of the sea. Its waters sparkled with a luminescence that no one could explain—an otherworldly glow that turned the village into a ... [+]
"Drew!"
I walked blindly through the falling snow and towards an empty void that felt like nowhere. I wish things were better, but they are not.
Marietta told me she didn't love
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Light chatter hums in the background, blending into the whirring of air conditioning and the droning of coffee machines. Lily shuffles her way past customers waiting for their drinks and weaves ... [+]
Have you ever experienced the magic of finding a loved one after you have lost them?
It was lockdown back in 2021, a time where we were all at ease, all at peace with a slow-pace. It was a time
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Have you ever pondered whether life was more than just the monotonous pattern of daily existence? How often do the big, exciting moments we wait for actually happen in our everyday lives? ... [+]
Midnight should have been peaceful, but tonight the palace was alive with panic. Servants rushed through the halls, eyes wide, staring at the sky. "Are the sorcerers attacking?" the commande ... [+]
Love is often described as a magical thing. Whenever I read books about people falling in love they describe it like the most wonderful, amazing thing to ever exist. But I don't believe love is any of ... [+]
Sometimes there's a man in my apartment. I don't mean my boyfriend–of course he's in my apartment, he pays half the rent–that wouldn't even be worth mentioning. I mean someone else. I don't know ... [+]
The rusty guitar leans against the wall, a time capsule of memories from 2020. Dust motes float and shimmer in the sunlight, illuminating my glass butterflies, their iridescent, azure wings inviting ... [+]
Heartbreak is often seen as a destructive force which is for a very good reason. It's usually something that is avoided, resisted, or quickly moved on from. For most people, it represents the ... [+]
It only happens once a year. When the moon glows gold in the pockets of cotton weighing down the night sky and the breath joins the clouds in puffs of white. When somehow you see warmth and feel ... [+]
I don't mean a calendrical blue moon, I mean it literally looked like it got dunked in some paint. And I don't know if it was the light pollution or what, but it was also glowing. I'd have snapped a ... [+]
The monotonous beeping and hum of machines kept me awake all night. The intense sterile smell stung my nose, air stale with the scent of sickness and death. Longing for company, I turned to stare at ... [+]
Once in a blue moon, I become an insomniac. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say: I become an insom-maniac. They say that the mind never rests, even when you are asleep. The way I imagine how ... [+]
