By: Kimberly Zapata As I stand here at the calendar, crossing through days without thought, reflection, or the smallest bit of regard, I wonder what I am… Read more “Marks On A Calendar”
Category: Guest Post
The Settling of Contamination
By: Gretchen Kellaway Enough! Look me in the eyes! Quit fighting! The amusement is no longer there, instead you created anger in my center. Radiating out and… Read more “The Settling of Contamination”
Be Comfortable Being Vulnerable
By David Ellis Struggling to break the surface Celestial breathing across a rippling ocean of chaotic paradise Ignoring the flaws on purpose is to deny their… Read more “Be Comfortable Being Vulnerable”
Don’t Tell Anybody Everything
By: Jules Ruud There are things that I don’t talk about. Things I have never even written about. I learned at a very early age to store these… Read more “Don’t Tell Anybody Everything”
Till It Happens To You
By: Anonymous Outrage over the Brock Turner verdict is everywhere. As I sit back and read article after article speaking out against the injustice in this case,… Read more “Till It Happens To You”
Smoking Stock
I come from smoking stock. My childhood came with its own retro Instagram filter, a nicotine miasma that separated the carpet kingdom of the children from the… Read more “Smoking Stock”
A Birthday Wish
By: Stacey Waltzer Blowing out my birthday candles, I made the same silent wish I’d made for several years. Looking up, I had hoped to see him… Read more “A Birthday Wish”
The Drive
The long curves of the Merritt Parkway had winding tree lined byways connecting the wealthy of Western Connecticut to the rolling hills of the Berkshires and the… Read more “The Drive”
Right Now
Right now, I have that chill. Right now, my brain is fixated on the idea of suicide.