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Oct 316 min read

The House Atop the Hill -- fiction by Steffi Kim

Every summer, they arrive here. They race here in their Range Rovers and Mercedes, hugging the bluffs, lustrous cars gleaming in the...

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Oct 316 min read

On Letting Go -- fiction by Shel Zhu

“Jan? Jan!” There was too much to pack. Jan stood in her room, hands clutching her kool-aid dyed hair, staring blankly at the mountainous...

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Dollhouse Burial -- fiction by Lara Chamoun

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Oct 3111 min read

Dollhouse Burial -- fiction by Lara Chamoun

I began my day in the dead of night by burying my sister’s best friend alive. It was because I couldn't sleep; I couldn’t focus on...

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Jun 2810 min read

Passion Pit -- fiction by Abbey Griffin

“Mary! It’s wonderful to see you. I’ve missed you fiercely,” Sandra says as she throws open her frosted door and ushers Mary through the...

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Jun 2810 min read

New Gods -- fiction by Kira Hawthorne

And that night, watched over by the moon and twinkling stars, we swore to be better than our forefathers, every person and god who had...

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Jun 284 min read

Violet Sky -- fiction by Annika Liss

I sigh as I look over the crowd, their smug smiles tinged with that little glint of fear. I’d hoped I had a little longer. Even just a...

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Portrait of a family, not a squid -- fiction by Isabel C. Shen

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Apr 277 min read

Portrait of a family, not a squid -- fiction by Isabel C. Shen

You love that woman. Her squid-ink hair shredded and slicked back by rain. That expressive face, perpetually wriggling about in the...

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No One I Know -- fiction by Annika Johnson

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Feb 65 min read

No One I Know -- fiction by Annika Johnson

I have seen it a thousand times: my mother’s face screws up in a snarl as she barks at the phone. Her shouts are fireworks, blasting...

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Rotting in Oregon -- fiction by Brinley Vaughn

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Dec 6, 202312 min read

Rotting in Oregon -- fiction by Brinley Vaughn

I am truly sorry. Sorry to God, sorry to my mother, and most of all, sorry to my beautiful and lovely Eric. Hermiston, Oregon. A...

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The Vulgar Symphony -- fiction by Jiachen (Jayden) Cao

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Dec 6, 202311 min read

The Vulgar Symphony -- fiction by Jiachen (Jayden) Cao

Nova Raven sits rather uncomfortably in a navy blue plastic chair. The gradual dampening of the cushion embarrassingly reminds Nova of...

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Consumption -- fiction by Fig Burnett-Cavoto

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Jun 17, 202310 min read

Consumption -- fiction by Fig Burnett-Cavoto

Maxie squeezed her eyes shut and open again, stretching her arms to touch her headboard as the world shifted into focus. “Maxie!” Her...

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Jun 17, 20236 min read

Wingless -- fiction by Asher Lytton

In Elisha Abuyarsky’s heaven, the angel Gavriel has no wings. One day, with a small paper file tucked beneath his arm, he knocked timidly...

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The Year of Ennui -- fiction by Oliver Walters-Clift

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May 1, 20238 min read

The Year of Ennui -- fiction by Oliver Walters-Clift

If you were to create a graph of social interest in Eloise Clark, it would look something like this: The first blips would appear about...

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The Elephant in a Pink Tutu -- fiction by Zhaohan Shi

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Mar 5, 20239 min read

The Elephant in a Pink Tutu -- fiction by Zhaohan Shi

It was a normal night. Not the type of normal that reoccurs every day of every week of every year; those were the nights he spent sunken...

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Mar 5, 20238 min read

Cupid's Comedy -- fiction by Lia Nacey

ACT I How festive everything was that blessed morn!; how the sun’s rays shone triumphantly like the bugles of the aether, the fading moon...

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Mar 5, 20234 min read

Your Call -- fiction by Baoying Scott

From up here, the dark blue waves don’t look so menacing. From up here, they look almost friendly. I could almost pretend they’re...

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Unexpected -- fiction by Greta Jungjohann

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Feb 7, 20234 min read

Unexpected -- fiction by Greta Jungjohann

My heart jumped as pounding footsteps approached my open dorm door. Immediately I set down my shirt on the bed and turned to face my new...

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Daughter, I Miss You, Come Home -- fiction by Lucy Dillenbeck

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Jun 18, 20225 min read

Daughter, I Miss You, Come Home -- fiction by Lucy Dillenbeck

Violet Jade was neither a flower nor a gemstone; rather, she was a contradiction. She was not delicate, she did not sparkle. Her...

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Apr 15, 20227 min read

Bathroom Pass -- fiction by Hazel Fry

My dark bathroom clutched me like an ancient goddess, and I tilted my head backwards until gravity became a meaningless word. I jumped up...

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Life Within a Painting -- fiction by Camille S. Campbell

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Apr 15, 20224 min read

Life Within a Painting -- fiction by Camille S. Campbell

“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” ― Vincent van Gogh THE YELLOW HOUSE, ARLES, FRANCE. The...

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