Category: Summer 2021

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************ I am a pinprick of light Shining through the black polluted sky, I am a fish in a dangerous ocean But I long to be a bird free to fly. I want to be purple – beautiful, bright, bold, But I am sea green And I fear I will never be more. I feel…

This is the Truth  Poem by Ava Behjat Bavar ************ My Heart is a pinprick of Love set inside of the sleeping Light whispering words in the void of Time. I start to understand the mystery of Hope, Faith, and Love as I start to uncover myself from the blankets and chains. I understand now,…

The Uninvited Guests by April L. June 25, 2021 ************ Ben Kamp lived with his little sister, Sally, and their parents in Marietta, Georgia. Their yellow house had a gurgling fountain and a balcony where you could see the blossoming tree that the childrens’ cat, John, liked to sit under. It was all quite nice,…

In Palm Springs (A story in 66 words) By Baylei Wilson ************ In palm springs with my family. We went everywhere. We went to the water park  and it was fun. When we were at the resort  it was a golf course. It was not fun in 115 degrees. It was me and my friend. We…

************ Unfinished Pg – Woo Beth. 1 of Adventures in Amlanzia : Book 1 (undecided title) ************ Bethany Wu is a writer and artist. She roams the diverse San Franciscan forests for ideas and inspiration. This is her first book.

************ Worlds constructed in my mind’s eye fantastical creations  of thought. Words float up  from a page of hundreds Twirling around my head. Sometimes I spy Heroes, villains Playing tag across my eyelids. I look into the life of another Then become them. I laugh with fairies, elves, and gnomes, I battle with swords pulled…

Piano Man (A short story based on the song “Piano Man” by Billy Joel) Daphne Gilman The bar is exactly as I remember it. The walls are sagging in on themselves, the mortar between bricks melting over the fire, edges of tables chipped from drunken brawls. I glance at my half-broken watch, worn from my…

************ “Look!” I heard a little five-year old girl’s shrill screech in the middle of the dessert shop.  My mother was still in the bathroom. The little girl was pointing to the window. I heard a few other people near the window gasp such loudly that I was sure it could have woken me up…