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Jacarandas - Colette Estelle McCormick
When she looked at that jacaranda she did not see what they saw. She did not see it’s lush, creamy periwinkle petals that floated in the...
Jan 27, 20213 min read


The Magic Airplane - Kimberly Parish Davis
The child lay on her stomach, elbows supporting her upper body, legs bent at the knees, bare feet in the air. She rested half in, half...
Jan 26, 20214 min read


It’s Not Me, It’s You - Melina Maria Morry
What did I do to make you not want me? Was it something I said? Something I did? Did my body change, or was it yours? Do you see me...
Jan 11, 20213 min read


White Feathers - Roberta Beary
You want to scream as you feel his gold ring which matches yours pressing down which you notice as an afterthought and you don’t scream...
Jan 10, 20212 min read


The Millpond - Kira Wronska Dorward
Everyone called it the Millpond. Built by an enterprising gentleman to run his saw mill a hundred and twenty-five years before, the...
Dec 29, 20204 min read


Fleas - Elizabeth Conard
We slept with the fleas that August. The house was situated along the White River, about twenty minutes from West Lebanon, New Hampshire....
Dec 26, 20203 min read


Missed Connections - Melanie Thompson
You asked me if I liked Van Gogh. “What?” My eyebrows rose. “The Irises,” you said, motioning to the purple flowers sifting down the...
Nov 7, 20204 min read


Portrait of an Internet Mean Girl - Emily Hessney Lynch
You sit alone with your hard seltzer and your phone, scrolling and scrolling. Who can you rage at today on the internet? It’s your...
Nov 3, 20203 min read


Out & Up - Giacomo Ranieri
It was a night with wispy clouds, a long time coming. A time between days of the week. A night where good happened. I had to make it...
Oct 31, 20202 min read


Grave Clothes - Tiffany Grimes
I wear special clothes when I visit my dad. I have a routine. When I get home from school, I head to the far closet at the end of the...
Oct 16, 20203 min read


The House - Kate French
Time is dead in the shop. It sags beneath its jaunty green paint job, applied by well-meaning relatives, the placard announcing its...
Oct 14, 20203 min read


Waves of Emotion- Bethany Barton
It is hard to watch your childhood drift away. Like the waves of the ocean rolling back to the sea. The memories fade and return to their...
Oct 3, 20202 min read
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