The Start of It
My therapist doesn’t seem to understand how bad my situation is. If she did, she wouldn’t be making me write this. The medication doesn’t seem… Read More »The Start of It
Flash Fiction
Dear Little Caterpillar
August 14, 2021 Dear Little Caterpillar, Hello there! Nice to meet you! You’re welcome by the way. I just saved your ass. Mother found… Read More »Dear Little Caterpillar
A story about Sonya
Do you remember Sonya? She was from Hartford, studied Journalism at Barnard but she would always hang at Olenka’s with us CUNY kids drinking… Read More »A story about Sonya
Part One of None: An Adventure Incomplete
by Osama Ashraf There once was a traveller, weary and sore Half-dead, he remembered the long lost lore Of the woman that lived in the… Read More »Part One of None: An Adventure Incomplete
That Conversation
by Alexus Pargan “I never stood a chance, did I?” Her pause is only momentary, her thoughts a slow huddle from the few glasses of wine… Read More »That Conversation
Fireplaces and Fireflies
by Cheryl Chen Sometimes, I breathe in a dream, and when I exhale, it appears before me, phantom settings being built right before my eyes.… Read More »Fireplaces and Fireflies
The LIRR’s been decaying for a while now
by Aaron Fernando Inspired by the forgotten Rockaway Beach Branch of the LIRR, opened in 1880 and closed in 1962. They abandoned the tracks and… Read More »The LIRR’s been decaying for a while now
On the urge to take walks at three in the morning
by Aaron Fernando I’ve never felt like the night is strangling me. Maybe that sounds strange, but what I find strange are the people who… Read More »On the urge to take walks at three in the morning
Attic
by Lauren Silverman Dead Grandpa sat at that canvas and spilled his heart into it. He bled primary colors all over the brushes and the… Read More »Attic
Grave Robber
By Ali Hussain Mountains piling up. Shovels striking dirt. Invading sturdy earth. Arching into sky. Earth touching sky. Levitating. Landing back home. Sweat forming. Dripping… Read More »Grave Robber
The Decision
By Urooj Khan The young man lay defenseless by her feet. Sobs wracked his frail body as he gently placed his cheek against the pavement.… Read More »The Decision
Moss Boy
By Jadyn Marshall The Spanish moss was visibly sagging in the heat. Its appearance during its life cycle, in no particular order, was droopy, droopy,… Read More »Moss Boy
