And everything went perfectly wrong
By Nia Watson- My dad always tells me to put myself out there. He insists that one bad date shouldn’t make me swear off the whole...
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- Apr 15
- 1 min
To Wish Upon a Person
By Bethany Cutkomp - I don’t care about impracticality. If the dying can request an alternative to burial or cremation, let me have a...
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- Apr 15
- 1 min
He Doesn’t Like Colorful
By Jeff Harvey - I was leaving for my brother Andrew’s graduation when Dad yelled at Mom because he didn’t like the paisley tie she...
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- Apr 15
- 2 min
Shopping Mall
By Ashley McCurry - CW: This story alludes to sexual violence in a non-graphic manner. See this child, age thirteen or fourteen, eager to...
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- Apr 15
- 2 min
Strawberries
By Flavia Brunetti - I bought strawberries today. Every day, she picks one thing, a single occurrence, polishes it painstakingly in her...
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- Apr 15
- 10 min
The Walk
By KK Fiorrucci- Today, I make it out to the Walk. It’s a long strip of oak and poplar where a railway line used to be. If the weather’s...
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- Apr 15
- 3 min
Pansies
By Georgie Morvis- CW: This story contains a homophobic slur. The fog rolled in quickly that night, thrown over the highway like a...
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- Mar 15
- 2 min
Sammy
By Karen Walker- You took all the strength away from him in the womb. When she was mad—so mad the time we were swarmed by bees and I ran...
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- Mar 15
- 9 min
My First Love Was A Lavender Field
By Kate Jenkinson- My final months as a teenager were spent living out of a tent and washing my clothes in a river. I was employed on a...
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- Mar 15
- 9 min
Landslide
By Kayle Nochomovitz- The slender tips of my wife’s shoulders rose and fell as her breath settled into a rhythm, and she curled away from...
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- Mar 15
- 4 min
What The Boys Don't Know
By Jordan Dilley- It starts early, during our first juice boxes at the playground. Our mothers must insert the straws for us, but even...
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- Feb 15
- 2 min
Your Mother's Daughter
By Jazmyn Mitchell - When you were a girl, your dad was a broken record when he was angry with you: “You’re just like your mom.” He only...
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- Feb 15
- 3 min
May I?
By Angelica Whitehorne - Remember when you were younger and you asked “Can I go to the bathroom?” And your teacher gave a knowing smirk...
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- Dec 15, 2022
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By Katherine Sinback - CW: Suicide I imagine you have questions for me. Why? Who was I? Was I really the great guy your mother said I was...
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 5 min
Ways to Appreciate Art
By R. B. Miner - One of my favorite pastimes was going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, only I didn’t go inside. Instead, I walked the...
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
Monkey Worshiper
By Reema Rao-Patel - The day Christopher was terrorized at the zoo, Abimanyu knew God was real. Until then, Abimanyu only prayed when he...
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 6 min
The Girl in the Brown Coat
By Adrianna Sanchez-Lopez - The first time John saw her, he thought of archival ink—of that which is made to withstand, to endure. He...
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 8 min
The Path to Owl River
By Luke Beling - I told Suzy that the yellowtail were biting, that we couldn't pass up the full moon. "You just be careful. The other...
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- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
Trichotillomaniac
By Kelly Dasta- I tug on my eyebrows when I’m bored. I don’t remember when it started. All I know is it’s hard to stop. It’s weird, I...
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- Nov 15, 2022
- 8 min
Joy of Cooking
By Emma Deutsch- Marty watched Julie and Julia tonight (for the nth time; it was her comfort movie) and so she simply had to get back...
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