top of page

Sad Girl Diaries
Search


Writing Excercise - Gwen Pryor
The stuffy sweet smell of vanilla, cinnamon, and fermenting milk greets us two blocks ahead of Dave’s Ice Cream Shoppe. I peel back the...
Nov 27, 20212 min read
Â


Late Night Texts - Katie Bockino
Sorry for ranting my best friend texts me. It’s the same phrase I sent her two nights ago. We always are sorry, apologetic for texting...
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Â


Empty Leather - Ashley Lynn Scheffler Bhasin
My seat is taken and I stand in the doorway staring. I always sit in the same seat. I know she sees me looking at her but I don’t make...
Oct 10, 20214 min read
Â


Super-Bear - J. Leon
In this desert town, an oasis finally appeared as a text, inviting her for a girls’ night out. Maggie read it twice to make sure it was...
Jul 10, 20214 min read
Â


Deep - Samantha Bolf
"I thought I'd have to die to get you to visit again," your mother says. Her tone is merry, but her eyes are stiff, like stone. You...
Jun 25, 20214 min read
Â


Light the Blue Lantern - Michelle Cristiani
My grandfather was known as a straight shooter - even with me, his only granddaughter. He taught me venison was Santa's reindeer;...
May 13, 20214 min read
Â


Burnout - Hannah Fowler
Melody sat under the single lightbulb in her garage, edged between the space heater and the last pumpkin left in the bin at Trader Joes....
May 6, 20213 min read
Â


LOSS IS A DESERT - S M Van de Kamp
The afternoon was scalding and inhospitable. The man and the woman walked slowly down the sidewalk. They walked in silence, looking...
May 5, 20214 min read
Â


Feezing to Death - Elaine Mead
Eyes wide as I gaze out of the bus window, the city looks perfect. The streets are an elaborate movie set, come to life, creating...
May 1, 20214 min read
Â


Slim Pickings - Pamela R Winnick
Marla parked between the yellow lines and slid out of her Jetta, the April breeze teasing her long blond hair. She wore a leather jacket...
Apr 16, 20214 min read
Â


Parlor Games - Fannie H. Gray
There is pulp in the lemonade. Celeste frowns; she does not like pulp. She places the cold drink on the wicker side table. It has a glass...
Apr 14, 20214 min read
Â


Dear Lonely Girl - Rebecca Shafi
I see you on the train with the run in your black tights and the blob of soggy Cheerios hanging from the pocket of your over-worn...
Apr 11, 20213 min read
Â
bottom of page