December 2022

Issue 14

FICTION

Falling Through

Chloe Rappaport Crowther

The ocean raged as the ship started to go down.

FICTION

Month-Named Girls

Ori Boozaglo

The four month-named girls run hand in hand, through the withering wildflower field, and laugh deep, dark, booming laughs.

FICTION

Seeing Redd

Sol de Ugarte

“What is your name?” The voice is forceful, and I answer quietly. “Redd.”

POETRY

Testing the Fairytale Method

Skyler Rockmael

It hurts to stand 
Alas I have woken
But my left foot stays asleep

FICTION

Sweater Weather

Claudia Johnson

She had ignored the sweater curse.

POETRY

Recovery

Jasper Lovvorn-Black

What does the dreamer settle for?
What do the silent hide from?

FICTION

Gillian Gives Thanks

Neisa Ahmadzadeh-Heravi

Gillian tapped her fork on her glass three times, then laid it down gently on the white cloth napkin next to her plate.

FICTION

The Guest

Zael Johnson

The omnom root has a strong grip in the moss, but Nihulu pulls it out easily . . .

POETRY

Cats and Dogs

Daisy Paris-Kaufman

All cats are black, as the night that falls soon
all their eyes are yellow, as the stars and the moon

FICTION

Cupid

Divya Sachdeva

“So, how’s Brent doing?” I ask my best friend Mason when he sits down on the leather couch.

FICTION

The Orchestra

Auden Svoboda

It has been plaguing our little town for some time now.

POETRY

The Loggers' Lament

Luka Henrie-Naffaa

Logs
From them outside
Behind these walls
We might abide

FICTION

Death's Life

Julianna Loretto

There is too much of me, of death, in the world.

FICTION

Toss a Coin and Pray

Soline Loeffler

The throne room was bigger than anywhere Fitz had been in his life.

POETRY

Puzzle Pieces

Meghan Malone

Reach into the box
Pulled out from beneath your bed

FICTION

Why I Hate Parties

Ash Dodge

Quinn shook Jackson’s arm. “Loosen up, dude, it’ll be fun! And a certain someone will be there.”

POETRY

Time, Trapped

Eva Fostovsky-Geckeler

The other day I had my last run-in with that pesky exercise ball

FICTION

Landmarks

Sierra Ott

There was a new road sign on College Street. She was certain it hadn’t been there yesterday, but there it was . . .

FICTION

Before We Go

Kali Proud

Amelia had never quite understood the instinct of survival.

FICTION

Snippets of the High School Journey

Maya Dang

“Where?” I said into the phone.

FICTION

Release Day

Naomi Nickolaus

It was Release Day. The day that had been anticipated for a year and a half.

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