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Bongo
Bongo written by: Franco Forleo - I woke before the sun had even considered lifting its golden head. During the night, the cold...
Hope
Hope written by: Satabdi Saha - Everyday at 6' clock in the morning, Malati and her friends caught the Canning local...
A Kid Named Pepi
A Kid Named Pepi written by: Jim Wilson-Storey - Pepi pressed the last piece of wet sand into place, smoothed it over...
Keeping Time With Jesus
Keeping Time With Jesus written by: Lisa H. Owens - It was still dark when Father Delaney walked into Sam’s Donut Shop, located in...
The Old Shoe Box
The Old Shoe Box written by: Rosella Sims - As she walked through the door, an old shoebox tucked under her arm created...
Five memories
Five memories (from a childhood in Nicaragua) written by: Carmen Frech Oliveri 1. I have this memory...
Guardian
Guardian written by: Carol Bennetts - Horatio sat at the large table that served him and his mom for meals, homework...
Hectoricus-Troy
Hectoricus-Troy written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera From the stars upon your body to the bird that sits,...
Safecrackers
Safecrackers written by: Nick Gerrard - Lisa pushes her hands into the mush, squeezing red through her knuckles...
Pushing Past Life’s Struggles
Pushing Past Life’s Struggles written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman I was the oldest child, struggling in school;...
Flesh & Bones
Flesh & Bones written by: Jegadeesh Kumar - Sangameshwaran stood gazing at the dinner table, which mirrored the flames of the King Island...
How I Became a Writer
How I Became a Writer written by: Angela Carlton - “Why don’t you go to school festivals?” some kids ask, on the playground...
A Mother Waits
A Mother Waits written by: Don Flecknoe ‘Thomas, now your father’s passed Your mother needs your help...
Gambling the New Beginning
Gambling the New Beginning written by: George Gad Economou New Year’s Day, minutes past midnight. alone in...
