trauma
Mother Night & Wolf
Mother Night & Wolf written by: George Ro - When I was a child, I lived with my family in an orchard of persimmons. We were growers...
Mellow Fades, Echoes Rise
Mellow Fades, Echoes Rise written by: Kyle-Jai Reid Thoughts arise, trying to wash them away. I keep...
Sacred Mountain
Sacred Mountain written by: Yucheng Tao I. Dark Prologue Walking through the hillside, with a hiking bag...
Junior
Junior written by: Andrew Buckner - As soon as the clock turned to 1:13 a.m. on the fog-drenched, unusually summery...
Nostalgia Sickness
Nostalgia Sickness written by: G. Rod Hamilton - There’s a strip of US Highway 31 that connects Indiana to Michigan, where quite...
The Rise and Fall of Mr Cruel
The Rise and Fall of Mr Cruel written by: Haji SM - You say the nicest things, that I’m a good-for-nothing runt. I’ll show you, Mother...
Criss-Cross Christmas
Criss-Cross Christmas written by: Simon Nadel - The lights on the perfectly shaped tree sparkle and shine...
He’s No St. Nick
He's No St. Nick written by: Lisa Rabasca Roepe - The conversation between the 5-year-old girl and Santa started off as expected...
Zombie
Zombie Last Matchstick written by: Alix WYH The smoke fades slowly in the air. -2 degrees. A...
The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass
The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass written by: Elizabeth Bonsera The mirror wasn’t made of glass,...
Hardening of the Heart
Hardening of the Heart written by: Taylor Dibbert The further away he gets From his divorce The...
Apology
Apology written by: Elisa Grant There were words I needed but never heard, soft syllables stitched with...
Success Despite Childhood Trauma
Success Despite Childhood Trauma written by: Jessi Gold - Bone-chilling anguish: a result of childhood trauma, it is an experience...
