“Doc Star” By: C.R. Reardon
The window in the corner of the room framed pedestrians walking below on brick sidewalks as Star Langley bobbed and weaved in her wheelchair. Her creamy brown f...
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“Everyone Should Cough into Their Elbows” By: Ananya Kumar-Banerjee
“Why won’t you just cough into your elbows?” Dad’s coughs are echoing off the walls again. It’s been two weeks and both of them are still sick. I sometime...
“Remember” By: Nathan Tompkins
TW: abuse My childhood’s secure within the borders of faded photographs, the child me I barely remember, the one who called his mother sweetheart because...
“I’m Afraid I Let It Bloom” By: Azia DuPont
I grew up in a white skinned bubble I grew up breasts cupped in a white man’s hands I grew up and the bubble stopped feeling safe I’m still realizing the bubble...
“Cast Iron” By: Frank Modica
Uncle Dom married Aunt Cecilia soon after the end of the war. Within weeks of him returning from the Pacific theater, they walked down the aisle at their small ...
“I Want to Leave” By: Hope N. Griffin
Twenty-minutes passed, he had become completely involved. Twenty minutes ago, she had lost interest. She had plans, reservations for dinner and then the theater...
“Bridle” By: Jessica Evans
Darkness comes through the decaying wooden slats of the pen you forced me into last night. It’s time to wake up. Long before I hear your boots plodding along th...
“Isn’t the Fifth Anniversary Glass?” By: Paul Beckman
I walked in the door with my briefcase and grocery bag, said hello and Randy jumped up from the couch and smacked the groceries out of my hand spilling them all...
“Metro Beach” By: Yong Takahashi
I hold my breath as my mother holds me under the water. This is not the first time we have visited Metro Beach. While other people come here to enjoy the beauti...
“When She Was Smart” By: Kathryn Kulpa
Back when Yvonne was dancing they had a manager who wanted to put pictures of all the girls on the walls. He hired a photographer who talked about image and bra...