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A Little Black Dress
A Little Black Dress written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot There was a story I was told...
Hold Tight
Hold Tight written by: Zsofia Kremer - On a dreary December day, Julie hopped into her car...
An Elf Named Edgar
An Elf Named Edgar written by: Carmen Baca - Grandma came home on Black Friday and hollered...
Christmas Secret
Christmas Secret written by: Jane H Fitzgerald @janehfitz1 The house was dark and cold. Only a thin...
The Significant Breadth of Breath
The Significant Breadth of Breath written by: Jordan Trethewey @JTpoetlaureate After Ann Manuel’s art installation, “Breath,” 2024...
Pieces of Her
Pieces of Her written by: LT Parrish - Sixteen-year-old Jane shuffled down the hallway and peeked into the spare...
Spooked
Spooked written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard Night, a suffocating tar pitch. A whisper strokes my hair. Laughter...
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers written by: Dawn DeBraal - “The last one there, is a rotten egg.” The kids around her took off running,,,
The Scrap of a Paisley Shawl
The Scrap of a Paisley Shawl written by: Sarah Das Gupta - Tom suddenly found himself alone with this girl, Louise...
Maybe
Maybe written by: Melissa Lemay sun shines through pavement cracks, according to my three-year-old son, who just...
Useless
Useless written by: Kamran Akhtar Siddiqui - "I am waste. I am useless. Nobody loves me," Shiza said to herself wiping her tears from her cheeks...
Clara Grace
Clara Grace written by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49 Her name is Clara Grace. She was born with...
A Complicated Relationship with Lilacs
A Complicated Relationship with Lilacs written by: Joan Leotta - Cassatt and I share a love of lilacs...
Maybe This Isn’t a Dream
Maybe This Isn't a Dream written by: Siobhán Conaghan - This is a dream in which my future husband...
