May 2019

Issue Two

POETRY

And the Town Burns

Emma Lynch

The town burns
Falling softly like butterflies made of the softest sweeps of ink

FICTION

What It Means to Be Living

Julia Weinberg

The setting sun illuminated the red-striped mountains that gated off the small town from the endless Utah desert.

FICTION

In the Monstrous Woods

Sonja Wooley

Everyone else was asleep.

FICTION

Among the Humans

Zoe Mitchell

The sun glares down on me as my shoulders smash against the wall.

ESSAY

For the Sake of the Children

Hannah Yip

In Japanese, there is a phrase, "kodomo no tame ni," meaning "for the sake of the children."

March 2019

Issue One

FICTION

More Than This

Amaya Polanco Zimmerman

I open my eyes to see a great expanse of the luscious Spanish countryside beneath me.

POETRY

Fighting to Keep Fighting

Emma Lynch

It's those days when waves of sadness wash over you

FICTION

Gray

Gabe
Rothman Tierney

An old man walked down the alley, taking long, deliberate strides.

BOOK REVIEW

They Both Die at the End

Review by
Eva Adams

They Both Die at the End is a captivating dystopian novel by Adam Silvera about what would happen if people knew when they were destined to die.

FICTION

Cherry Blossoms

Ginger Boswell
and
Izzy Caton

Today, I break all the rules.

POETRY

Collected Poems

Sonja Wooley

Twin ropes
Of rubber and wire
Carrying melodies
Into my ears.

FICTION

The Cook's Room,
Part One

Julia Weinberg

The thud stirred Mrs. Axton out of her blissful sunny afternoon state.