“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...
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“Pretty as in Almost” By: Michelle Boring
It’s Friday night, and I’m at the bar with my friends for my birthday. We sit at a tall table toward the back of the green lit room. We look at menus while our ...
“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...
“Jump, Bitch, Jump” By: Allison Whittenberg
Jump, Bitch, jump was the last thing I heard. As if I needed further proof I’d made the right decision to go up there. This is a no good world and no one really...
“The Pain-Body” By: Kirby Wright
for Eckhart Tolle I flop in bed, placing a fiver over my heart. I want to lure the pain-body to the surface to see what’s shaping my thoughts. I’m guessing it ...