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”
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“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”
“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”
“Why I am Not Left-Handed” by Wrendolyn Klotzko
I was meant to be left-handed,but when my pencil dancedfrom side to side across my page,through my fingers, between myContinueContinue reading ““Why I am Not Left-Handed” by Wrendolyn Klotzko”
“Sunday January Jams” by Wrendolyn Klotzko
The music melts deadbolt ice.Half-frozen hermits drink beer and eat ham sittingon folding chairs and couches held up by 2X4s.OrangeContinueContinue reading ““Sunday January Jams” by Wrendolyn Klotzko”
“I’m Scared My Boss Knows I’m a Lizard” by Wrendolyn Klotzko
Admittedly, it is because I am getting worse at hiding it.He watches molted skin fall from under my shirt’s cuffsandContinueContinue reading ““I’m Scared My Boss Knows I’m a Lizard” by Wrendolyn Klotzko”
“Fastest Fashion” by Jay Hesser
Who in the world has the fastest fashion? Those who don’t think of outfits for today, But what will be worn forContinueContinue reading ““Fastest Fashion” by Jay Hesser”
“Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful” by Mattie Frascella
Honestly, it’s not like he was drop-dead gorgeous.He was average.Okay, slightly better than average.He was adequate.Taller than most, but inContinueContinue reading ““Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful” by Mattie Frascella”