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Dec 19, 20222 min read
Legs - Lila Bovenzi
You know what I hate? Those razor commercials with that stupid annoying song. You know, the one that goes, “She’s got it! Yeah baby,...
Dec 13, 20225 min read
A Remarkable Woman - C. Rothschild
Even in her early 70's, my grandmother, Olga, was still a handsome woman who remained elegant. She always insisted that the dressmaker...
Dec 11, 20225 min read
Fangirls/Survivors - Lexi Clidienst
When allegations of sexual harassment and assault against pop punk band All Time Low started cropping up on social media in October of...
Nov 26, 20223 min read
Shooter's Island - Erin Swasey
In the winter, we spoke about dogs that could save my life and ghosts in a summer home your soul never truly left. You knew the world the...
Nov 18, 20224 min read
A decade to press delete - Madhu Arora
There is a number saved in my phone contacts, under the name “My Life”. I first saved it over a decade ago and have carefully copied it...
Nov 6, 20225 min read
Starry Night - Wendy Chen
Without knowing why, I love to seek answers from the sky as if there’s someone up there, who listens. The summer is usually hot but not...
Oct 23, 20224 min read
Senior Portraits - Terah Van Dusen
In my senior portraits I am wearing brown and green cigarette pants and a pea-colored spaghetti strap shirt. Most likely I looked like...
Oct 11, 20224 min read
Requiem for a Law - Katie DeBonville
Roe v. Wade and I were born two weeks apart in January 1973. We both came into the world in the middle of storms: mine was a blizzard and...
Aug 30, 20225 min read
PANDEMICAL PERSPECTIVE - Maddalena Beltrami
PANDEMICAL PERSPECTIVE The pandemic has changed life for so many people in so little time. New relationships have been forged out of...
Aug 24, 202211 min read
Ms. M - Kayla Branstetter
“Just remember, you’re not alone,” Ms. M said as she cradled the eighteen-year-old college freshman girl, looking past the watery wells...
Aug 12, 20228 min read
Cigarette Smoke. - Phoebe Robertson
When cigarette smoke enters your mouth the lining in your nose and esophagus will almost immediately become red and irritated. This is...
Aug 11, 202213 min read
1st Place Short Story Contest: Finding You - Emma Zimmerman
Helping Survivors is an online-only organization working remotely providing resources for individuals who have experienced sexual assault...
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