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Mar 5, 20211 min read
A Night Out - Aurora Roelofs
Words from my Friday bend into playlists, mascara in one hand, a drink fills my fist. I perfectly curl my dark-brown eyelashes, while the...


Mar 4, 20211 min read
Whole - Konrad Ehresman
I see how you wait for him, hoping the warmth of your breath will be enough for him to bloom into the man you deserve, but it won’t be....


Mar 3, 20212 min read
The Girl Inside Me - Eros Salvatore
When I was a little boy, I felt a girl sleeping inside of me. “Who are you?” I would whisper. “I don’t know,” she would answer. “But I’m...

Mar 2, 20218 min read
Rain and Snow - Sue Starling
Soft grey rain slid across Sarah’s face as she panted up the hill, pushing the pram as fast and hard as she could, up and away from...


Mar 1, 20217 min read
Leaving Reina Isabel - Anna Nicole Torres
When I’m let out of school, Juan Carlos is waiting for me beside his black Toyota Corolla. The tires, sides and bumper are dusted with...


Feb 28, 20211 min read
A Sonnet for a 13-year-old - Alia Clark
I wanna be a bowling ball something strong that can withstand hit after hit so my seventh grade self wearing purple glitter knows that...


Feb 27, 20211 min read
Marriage - Billie Mears
Belief follows sharp lifts and sweet hugs in a long marriage, surprising us even when rocks are encountered and bite at the throat,...


Feb 26, 20213 min read
Sunshine State - Mandy Clark
You’ve just stepped out of the movie theater into the humidity of a late August day. You weren’t particularly moved by the flick,...


Feb 25, 20213 min read
Hills to Die On - Madison Robinson
It was Nat’s first time being anywhere between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. Humid salinity. Drink bar. Squishy mucky sand. Hippy...


Feb 24, 20218 min read
Let’s Make a Deal - Nikki McKenzie
“The drugs don’t give you a warning sign before they hit, they just sneak up on ya when you least expect it, so always watch out for...

Feb 23, 20215 min read
Finding Peace in the Desert - Erin Wilby
*Photo credit: Erin Wilby On a crisp, sunny morning in March, my sister and I laced up our hiking boots and set out for the trail through...
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