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Sam White

// Illustration by Alejandra Paton When I first moved in with Chris, all the things in my life were […]

Anastasia Jill

Illustration by Cindy Rose // The night I decided to leave my home, I hacked my hair off with […]

J.R. McConvey

No one could remember afterward whose idea it had been to start a fire. We were at the cottage; having […]

Zainab Coovadia

Pandora’s Jar I have a clay jar in my room filled with evil spirits, the kind who whisper doubts […]

Amber Velez

You cock your head at me and ask, “Are we too old for fairies?” Both your hands clutch a paper […]

Carolyn Chung

I was twenty-one then, lying on the carpeted floor of a darkened living room with my family asleep in separate […]

Linda White

Barnie and Me The specialist delivers the bad news himself. He looks professional in his white coat, though way […]

Sergey Bolmat

The investigation concluded that such a misstep could only occur due to a bizarre combination of factors. Firstly, it originated with one […]

Dave Mercel

IT LAY somewhere between fleeting sensation and articulation, where precise description of the strange usually put up its feet […]

Marcia Lynx

WELCOME, welcome! Welcome to the biggest day in the History of Me, which also happens to be—apparently—a big day for […]

John Homan

THE HOUSE STILL remembered its mother. She was one of the last living dryads in Northern California. Once a part […]

L.D Nguyen

HI there, Sorry for the smears. It’s the excitement. My hand’s got the jitters. I’ve waited so long to write […]