Danielle Mattila
Jun 14, 2017
Lessons from Church Camp
I remember watching my baby sister cry because she was taught to fear inevitability. Her tears, tattering my mother's t-shirt as she...
Lauren Gotard
Jun 14, 2017
Le textile de la Terre (The fabrics of the Earth)
O Couverture Verte à fleurs, Réchauffe la terre de l’hiver, Réveille les animaux de la forêt, Et dit aux plantes l’arrivée du soleil La...
Paige Tortorice
May 15, 2017
A Shortage of Love
Me with my shortness of breath and you with your short temper. We fall short of what we used to have. It used to be so sweet, like...
Paige Tortorice
May 15, 2017
Their “I Do’s” As They Stood at the Alter
Vows grew to be lies as the two broke their family apart.
Leila Ozkiral
May 15, 2017
Affairs Don’t Often Leave Visible Scars
Once he found the letters, her crocodile tears didn’t work on him anymore.
Melissa Shaiman
May 10, 2017
City of Angels
The California sun beat down with promises and chances of false hope.
Casey McKenna
May 10, 2017
A Baby in a Dumpster
I held her close to me as she shivered in the icy air.
Michael Morck
May 10, 2017
The Path
I like to take some time when I reach another corner. To look down at the path I just walked over. Examine all my steps and what I left...
Emily Murphy
May 9, 2017
Untitled
There once was a record player It was brand new and worked magnificently The shiny records were stacked neatly on a shelf Every night,...
Samantha Carey
May 9, 2017
The Baby Blanket
A new baby blanket was given to the family from the hospital, Warm and fresh, wrapped tightly around the body of a newborn, Woven with...