A House Divided by Kathleen ChamberlinThe war within me rages still: An endless ebb and flow, high tides and low A riptide of dangerous, clashing emotions [...]
Underwater by Kim FahnerHer grandfather had always frightened Lauren with stories about what creatures lived at the bottom of the river [...]
The Spider Priest by Sugar de SantoIt was a hot night. He tossed and turned restlessly in his sheets. In his dream he saw a vast steppe [...]
The Autumn Harvest by Anastasia ArellanoThe colors of autumn swirl around Olivia as she enjoys a late afternoon walk. Her rust-colored dog, Maisy, ambles along by her side [...]
Autobiography by Candice KelseyI used to know who I was. Today I’m just another adult. There are a lot of us. Adulthood makes for an easy scapegoat [...]
Watchful Beasts by Paul Goudarzi-FryFar below us, I can see the barrel cactuses on the side of the plateau, and he drags me back wordlessly by the neck away from the edge [...]
Water Bird by Maureen O'LearyWe watched through the back window as she ran after our bus in the rain. We: Dry. Confined. Going forward [...]
Chit by Ted NaughtonWe worked in two rows. Our father dug up spuds in dress trousers, the big yellow tubers encrusted with bog navy earth surrounding him [...]
Sentiment In Santa Cruz by Katey Taylorcotton candy and carnival rides, stretched across the boardwalk tides [...]