Flash fiction is one of the most underappreciated types of creative writing. Short stories, poetry, and playwriting are much more popular, and while they’re great, there’s a lot to...
The luxurious, dry heat expelling from the vents in my car blasted me. Although my skin felt like sandpaper and my sinuses were scorched, the thought of getting out...
From the moment James Williams emerged from his mother’s womb, slick with blood and desperation, everyone knew there was something wrong with him. His mother’s hair laid in clumps...
*Trigger warning: eating disorder content* This recipe has won global contests and awards! Passed on through generations of women, this classic recipe has few variations. Of course, you’re always...
I sit in the line of cars with my eyebrows furrowed. My mouth resembles a straight line as I watch brake lights beam into my retinas, flirting with me...
I stand at the mouth of the aisle with butterflies dancing all over my body. My nerves twist and turn beneath the bodice of my constraining gown. I look...
Help was her first thought. She needed help. Just this morning the sunlight had filtered through the window, playing against her eyelids. Now, she clung to the edge of...
She was chalking the tip of her cue when he walked in. Tall and proud, her father was still wearing his sweater vest in a bar. “Are you...
"Isn't this a nice place?" I asked. She shrugged. "I haven't gotten my food yet, so it's a bit early to make judgements," she replied in an...
He trekked along a snowy path up the mountain. It would be dusk soon, too cold to continue to the Hunter's Base. He would have to find...