TC let out a sigh, closed her laptop, and glanced from where she sat at her kitchen table over to Pear, her faceless, limbless cat-sized...

Lily knows the girl from the factory by her first name only, Rose. Rose is the only Black girl on Lily’s shift. She’s taciturn, gruff,...

My dad lays across the denim couch, his ankles off the end of the armrest and his belt threaded but unbuckled, one forearm dangling off...

A shadow fell across my lap, darkening the page of my book, and I knew it was Priscilla. That’s how it always was with Priscilla. She’d...

She was pissed. Livid. Though the tang of salty air kept her at bay, and quite literally. Inhaling sea-breeze, feeling the air...

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...

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...

“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...

It had been a little over a month since my transformation from “Lauren Albright’s ugly little sister” to “Lesley Albright, basketball...

We moved here after the divorce so Mom could start college again. I like it ok. Every apartment has a kid and a mom or dad in school. The...

Caryn hadn’t wanted to wear that dress this morning. It was fresh from the dryer and felt stiff and starchy next to her skin. She hoked...

"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not...