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Jack and Jill’s Final Adventure, by Epiphany Ferrell
They hadn’t told anyone about Jack’s cancer. Not officially. Jill had known. Of course. She was there when he got the call, there to see...
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Oct 28, 20222 min read
The Girl Who Was Afraid to Die, by Gabrielle Skerpan
There once was a girl who was afraid to die. The fear knotted her stomach and caused her to shake. Her tears ran dry, and she could do...
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Oct 14, 20222 min read
Hula, by Heidi Turner
There’s nothing inside my coconut bra but the tourists don’t need to know that. They watch my hips, and the men grab their wives’ hands...
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Sep 24, 20223 min read
Vacation, by Miranda Williams
My husband slips under the waves and never comes back up. I watch the tide claim his balding head from my beach towel. The aquamarine...
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Sep 2, 20223 min read
The Computer's Lament, by Sheldon Kozushko and Nicholas Caleb Kozushko
Cycle 4000 entry 341 My master has not been tending to me as of late. I miss the touch of his fingers. The quick strokes he makes along...
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Jul 24, 20222 min read
Someone's Someone, by Ashley Sgro
Jacket: on. Boots: laced and tight. Sweatshirt and sweatpants: saggy for loose maneuvering. I’m on the midnight prowl. I’ll start on...
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Jul 15, 20223 min read
The Grounding, by Keith ‘Doc’ Raymond
Anchor chains break, and ships drift to shore. Wrecks collect with the tide, rust, and recede. And every hundred years she comes to...
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Jun 29, 20229 min read
Dream Deferred, by Cristian Ramirez
When I was younger, I think, I wanted to be an astronaut. Lying on the roof of my not-so-mobile mobile home, which sat on concrete slab...
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Jun 22, 20229 min read
Miranda’s Child, by Louise Wilford
“O, I have suffered With those that I saw suffer! A brave vessel, Who had, no doubt, some noble creatures in her, Dash'd all to...
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Feb 14, 20225 min read
Moonshadow, by Barbara Long
Melba held the moon in her hand, caressing it gently, opening and closing her palm around the silvery sheen. It often slipped in through...
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Feb 2, 20223 min read
How She Loved Him, by Tiffany Grimm
With a startled gasp, Enora shot up in bed, her small hand flying to her bosom. Her ragged breathing filled the room until Enora felt her...
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Jan 12, 20227 min read
Foundation, by Jesse Tamayo
They sat on opposite ends of the room. Jorge against the grate covered radiator, which happened to be off for once, and Cherry on her...
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Dec 1, 20213 min read
Love on a Reptile Planet, by Dawn Lowe
I didn’t mind being a mail-order bride. Even when I had to travel six years to meet Larry. Mr. Elon Musk himself put us in cold storage...
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Nov 3, 20215 min read
Footnotes on the Poet, by Mary Grimm
The poet left many papers, and his cousin, who appointed himself his literary executor, separated them into plastic boxes bought at a...
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Oct 6, 20213 min read
The Swing, by Jessamyn Violet
Willow Park was empty when she arrived. The thin strip of orange sunlight was melting at the bottom of deep blue. She stepped over an...
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Sep 8, 20216 min read
In Kitchens We Trust, by Sarah Munn
Phone calls to the kitchen during service were a nuisance, so I was gruff when I answered. I regret that now. “Kitchen. Chef.” “Raych,...
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Aug 13, 20215 min read
How to Steal a Language, by Olga Musial
This piece is part of our “Tails + Tales” teen summer writing initiative inspired by the 2021 national summer reading theme chosen...
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Aug 6, 20213 min read
Medusa, by Satori McCormick
This piece is part of our “Tails + Tales” teen summer writing initiative inspired by the 2021 national summer reading theme chosen...
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Jul 7, 20219 min read
Tithing, by Sean Dolan
I. The Collector knocks on our door in the middle of the night, beating on the cherrywood to the rhythm of an old incantation. We awake,...
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Jun 30, 20213 min read
The Little Mermaid, by Cezarija Abartis
He did not expect the heartache of his life to lead to this bar and this barstool and this mermaid on Halloween. She pushed the green...
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