Xanadu
 

I sat there in silence... The person who confessed their love for me is kissing the girl I hate while I sit in the back row of class. My...

Buzz. I look down. My phone lit up. I receive a message from my mom. I try to read it without being disrespectful to the guest speaker in...

It cradled your head every night and caught tears while you weeped yourself to sleep. It was even shared some nights with the guest you...

As the bleach fried her dark brown locks, she felt free. Her hair was washed and scrubbed by the salon tech, whose nails would scrape her...

As I hold him in my hands, it's almost as if time moves backwards. The baby blue felt still feels fresh and soft even though it's become...

While taking my second SAT in room 630, I was disturbed by the vivid images of him dangling by his swollen, purple neck. Braided nylon...

Debbie’s gum swelled like an anemone, pink and spongey to the touch. Countless nights of feasting on leftover waffles, home fries, and...

I was walking with Jasmeen in the grassy fields beyond the lake. We had brought a plastic container to collect wild blackberries in. We...

“If you can guess what I have in my pocket, you can have it!” Billy glared at the judge’s pocket with an intense stare, trying his...

Mississippi air wafted through the open window, along with the sunlight that dappled my exposed feet. Mother left it open hours ago...