Beauty of a Canvas - Emmeline (Emmy) Teague
In the beginning, sometimes I left messages in the street. Long messages, loving ones in bright enough of a shade that the men to whom...
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Oct 7, 20224 min read
The Butterflies of Night - Christine Kwon
When everyone began shopping online, Alice found herself doing it a lot. The hours she wasted this way—not buying but browsing, clicking...
Sep 30, 20224 min read
EMBRACIFY 2026 - Catherine G. Tripp
We could have stopped it, if the populations of all countries had taken the vaccines just as soon as they were available. We knew better....
Sep 8, 202211 min read
Fox Den - Monica Cardenas
I was telling Cara, my boss, about a recurring work nightmare. ‘People kept coming in, and they were yelling at me, but I didn’t know...
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Rose Petals - Shlomit Ovadia
I washed my bed sheets today. They were more or less clean, but my blanket was sullied from love-making the night before. Or maybe it was...
Jul 10, 20229 min read
Budapest, 1956 - Suzette Blom
George had dozed off into a fitful moment of unconsciousness inspite of the consistent sound of the shelling. He awoke with a start,...
Jun 26, 202215 min read
Oh, the Wounds He Wore, Death His Neighbor, Jimmy the Meterman - Tom Sheehan
Small-eyed, small-eared, a mole perched like an ace of spades on one eyelid, a mastoid-depressed void behind one of those ears, pale of...
Jun 8, 20224 min read
I am an Avid Gardener - Alexandra Francese
I’m an avid gardener, and now, I have a new section to fill. A new section to fertilize, plant, water, feed, and love. This love comes...
May 5, 202215 min read
People for Existing - Alexandra Persad
Ellis had the same dream each night. Her behind the wheel of a car, careening around sharp corners and obstructed paths. Even in an...
Apr 17, 20224 min read
Metzgerhund - Siena Foster Soltis
She ordered the least potent thing she could find on the menu - the most neutral - the least information. That's all you want? That's...
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Spy Games - Emily Painton
I glanced up from the notebook I was scribbling in to watch you stride into the room. You were still wet from another one of your long...
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Kiss it Better - Charnice Dagley
I don’t know where you came from or why you chose me. The pursuit was a swift one. On the strength of your disguise and the dreams you...
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