Her voice didn’t register — not at first. It took two polite “excuse me’s,” the forceful removal of a double-prongedContinueContinue reading ““Hand Sculpted; Fangs and All” by Emily Rakestraw”
Category Archives: Fall/Winter 2025 Issue
“Pink and Blue” by Emily McKinnon
Girls are supposed to like the color pink, you seeThat is what they tell us when we are very youngButContinueContinue reading ““Pink and Blue” by Emily McKinnon”
“Sophie” by Emily McKinnon
I was not yet four months when we first met,But it did not take long for you and I toContinueContinue reading ““Sophie” by Emily McKinnon”
“There Is Always Next Time” by Emily McKinnon
Whenever I thought of flash bulb memories I always thought of a fifties style camera. You know the ones withContinueContinue reading ““There Is Always Next Time” by Emily McKinnon”
“A Conscious Night” by Amber Haliday
In late hours like these, Late enough to be early morning I wonder why I lie awake Perhaps my deviceContinueContinue reading ““A Conscious Night” by Amber Haliday”
“Don’t You Love It When It Rains” by Amber Haliday
Don’t you love it when it rains Watching the subtle buildup of water until a droplet forms The sound ofContinueContinue reading ““Don’t You Love It When It Rains” by Amber Haliday”
“I Live in Such a World” by Amber Haliday
I live in such a world Where fear and joy break and rebuild me simultaneously, Where healing and pain intertwine,ContinueContinue reading ““I Live in Such a World” by Amber Haliday”
“Order Number 12,023” by Sophia Krohn
Dear Mrs. and Mr. Johnson, Congratulations, you are the next in line to be recipients of an Adler Doll! WeContinueContinue reading ““Order Number 12,023” by Sophia Krohn”
“Between Mama and Me” by Lashanda Baker
The smell of fried chicken drifted throughout the apartment as commercial ads broke up the hip-hop station’s music during theContinueContinue reading ““Between Mama and Me” by Lashanda Baker”
“Blue Paper-Thin Wings” by Isabela Rezende
The butterfly perched atop my finger, stretching its blue, paper-thin wings. For a moment, I thought of curling my fingersContinueContinue reading ““Blue Paper-Thin Wings” by Isabela Rezende”