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The Apartment
The Apartment written by: Felix Staacke - I’m back. The familiar smell of lingering dust, dirty dishes, and sex greets me as soon...
Back to Yesterday
Back to Yesterday written by: Thompson Emate - As I passed by the old cathedral, the smell of burnt cinnamon wafted through the air...
Rescued
Rescued written by: Abagail Summers Ocean waves folded into one another, overlapping a time that couldn’t be...
Dusk in the Valley of Shadows
Dusk in the Valley of Shadows written by: Imran Zarif - It was a sweltering Thursday afternoon in July when Wadaan, weary from a long school day...
Aidan
Aidan written by: Karol Nielsen My sister told my mother happy news on her last conscious night...
Trade of Terror
Trade of Terror written by: Srijoni My younger children bought toy guns on their birthdays. Boom! They’d...
Friends Beyond Flesh
Friends Beyond Flesh written by: Lyric Lives like mayflies, so they say I know there is another...
How Long Must I Wait to Forget?
How Long Must I Wait to Forget written by: Monika Ajay Kaul - I woke to no birdsong. Not...
Absence is Darkness
Absence is Darkness written by: Opeyemi Oluwayomi You were absent for a week, & your absence feels...
Bitterness
Bitterness written by: Tracy Lord When I was young you took my mum Stop hurting me, When...
Flight Log and Other Ghosts
Flight Log and Other Ghosts written by: Tea Solon at 34120 feet 470 knots right above Hong...
Counting Down the Final Quarter
Counting Down the Final Quarter written by: Jackie Oldham Judging by the U.S. average lifespan of 78...
