One Afternoon in August - Jessica Chun Williams
Death and loss are surprising catalysts for new beginnings Now, it’s late afternoon. I’ve missed breakfast and a walk with my husband and...
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Sad Girl Diaries
"Most people get butterflies in their stomachs. Mine were always more like wasps."
Excerpt from Summer Marmalade by Ariana Tucker
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- 3 days ago
- 1 min
On These Nights Out To Drink Away One’s Sorrows - Carmen Corridan
You nearly spew lemon vodka but rough peels wedge your throat. You use that as an excuse for the tears when the strobe lights neon your...
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Ophelia I - Lauren Genevieve Smith
Take the flowers from the ground to weave into a wedding crown. Don the finest gown you own. Wander from the house alone. Into the night...
- Sep 14
- 1 min
Everything - Molly Dickin
I didn’t realize how many feelings Were left unfelt while you were gone Until I was in your arms again Smiling into your lips and feeling...
- Sep 12
- 1 min
Waiting - Noah Reese-Clauson
I’m as sentimental as I’ve been. You’re my friend. I’m tired of waiting— For happiness. For what others take for granted. For the world...
- Sep 9
- 12 min
Lana Lang - Rocio Carranza
She had a choice, it was hers alone to make. Yet, the consequences were not hers alone to endure. ~ We laid side-by-side in the center of...
- Sep 7
- 1 min
Rewind - Hayden Robinson
Leaves that flew away from our hands crumble in my mind like sand. Smiles and twirls of the curls in your hair turn dark and grey the...
- Sep 5
- 1 min
In Another Life - Sophia Alexeivana
The porch squeaks as I make my way outside And sneakily find my way into the nook of your neck It feels like we’re twentysomethings again...
- Sep 3
- 3 min
Dream Dance - K Guerin
She wanted a boy to ask her out so badly. Wanted someone to look at her the way that she looked at high blonde ponytails and rail-thin...
- Sep 1
- 1 min
Hands on a Hard Body - Lucy Steward
First published in Poet's Choice. Hands on a hard body, that’s what we were A tangle of broken bones, souls slowly interwoven into...
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Asbury Park - Marisa Cimbal
To A.F. and C.F. Walking on the beach in Asbury Park, the waves creeping up my calves, the sun peeking out behind the clouds, I saw...
- Aug 28
- 1 min
all you need is one good disaster friend - Megan Rilkoff
When the heat wave set records in Albuquerque by 6am, I sat in my closet and called my disaster friend in Chicago. She listened, murmured...
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