coming of age
Sacred Mountain
Sacred Mountain written by: Yucheng Tao I. Dark Prologue Walking through the hillside, with a hiking bag...
Ms. Pitty-Pat’s Finishing School
Ms. Pitty-Pat's Finishing School written by: Lisa H. Owens - “Places everyone, and remember, we wear our somber expressions...
Richard, Do You Remember?
Richard, Do You Remember? written by: Nick Adigu Burke - Do you remember when we were kids, living so fast we could hardly breathe...
The Stepmother
The Stepmother written by: Ginny Swart - My stepmother’s name is Annabelle. She used to be my history teacher and as you can imagine...
The Time Before With Genie
The Time Before With Genie written by: Chris Gee - It's what I told our hometown cops. The visit started with, of all things, a standardized test...
Santa’s Dead!
Santa’s Dead! written by: Carmen Baca - “Santa’s dead!” came the cry from my vecina’s house. I’d been dumping trash...
The Great Christmas Caper
The Great Christmas Caper written by: David McLain - I was twelve years old the year that we pulled off the great Christmas caper...
Sounds of the Season
Sounds of the Season written by: Gary Zenker - Christmas carols are one of the sounds that remind me of the holiday as I was growing up...
The Spy Hiding in the Bougainvillea
The Spy Hiding in the Bougainvillea written by: Jennifer Kelly - When the rainy season ended, relenting to light and birdsong...
Cieder Muld and the Boy
Cieder Muld and the Boy A Christmas tale written by: Pedro la Fuego - It was the night before Christmas, and the boy’s head was full of presents,..
The Best Worst Christmas Gift
The Best Worst Christmas Gift written by: Peggy Gerber - Vicky glowed with anticipation as she ripped open the Christmas present...
Elves
Elves written by: R.D. Henry - Behind a frigid windowpane, an elf winks and then pleads, “Help.” A quick glance...
Little Spruce Tree
Little Spruce Tree written by: Sylvia Jean Melvin - Melting snowflakes fell like tears from the branches...
Mercury
Mercury written by: Nick Di Carlo - When I was a kid, if I could’ve been a god, I’d have been Mercury—the jack-of-all-trades...
