So sure, I’m disappointed, but not surprised.
My 16th birthday and I can’t see anyone. I can’t have a party or see half of my family, out of fear of infecting the people I love. She’s...
Emmy Bitonti
Jan 6, 2022
Tick-tock
Scuttling home from school and all she can think about is hopping into her bed straight away, wrapping herself in those warm fluffy...
Jacqueline Reyes
Jan 5, 2022
Sandman
Taking responsibility for my own happiness. Fantasies of my own traceless disappearance, an oasis of self-improvement wander my mind, and...
Kaitlyn Allen
Jan 4, 2022
The Gardeners
Scratches on parchment flourish; the ink transforms into stories. As scissors slice through fabric, creating extravagant robes from mere...
Lorely Hassman
Jan 2, 2022
Try to praise the mutilated world
Inspired By Adam Zagajewski Try to praise the mutilated world. Revel in the rays which warm your sheets, as you lay sprawled beneath your...
Lorely Hassman
Dec 31, 2021
I’ll wear pink and think of you.
I was too young, too young to understand what that six letter word really meant. But if the look on Dad's face was anything to go by— it...
Molly Dugan
Dec 31, 2021
Missing Gem
I stumble upon a queen of hearts. In the middle of dirt. On the side of the road. I bend over and pick up the muddy, mangled, magnificent...
Kristy Chillemi
Dec 29, 2021
Remote
You lost the remote control is gone and now you are remote. The remote stares blankly as you clear the couch but still the control is...
Ryan Davis
Dec 26, 2021
The Lost Knight
The orange glow from the fireplace lights up the room. Two players with their brows furrowed, eyes locked onto the dark polished wooden...
Kevin Rankel
Dec 23, 2021
And I’ll see the Back of my own Head.
I’ve arrived in an alternate world. A place with many possibilities and great potential for both danger and new joy. But I am not a...
James Boccone
Dec 21, 2021





