By Chamidae Ford It was Tuesday. It was raining, it was always raining. The damp air clung to the walls, dripping, warping the Robins egg blue. A man who had jowls and sticky white hair matted on his scalp was yelling at me.  “Well you know I come every day, why couldn’t you save me … Read More

By Nicole Pasia I opened my eyes and saw blood. Bright, crimson ribbons, so fresh it made the skin underneath seem translucent. It wasn’t my blood. No, my blood was rushing through my veins, spurred on by adrenaline as my body fought for homeostasis. I tried to look around me, but the hard, unforgiving walls … Read More

By Natalie Robinson It’s eighty degrees. I’m sweaty, holding a frosty margarita to my forehead, perched on the back  of a golf cart that has Phil Mickelson’s name engraved on the back.   “Nick, you didn’t tell me your friend was such a good-looking blonde.”   Good looking blonde. What a notion. As a five year old, … Read More

By Tiana Cole Stark my reflection stood, gazing back at me boldly. My hair did not look like the other little girls. Fragile to the touch, too much handling could harm it, sucking the moisture right out. I tried to contain this puff that poked out of my head in all directions. It was as … Read More