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Issue 1

The inaugural issue is here! We do hope you enjoy!

Read our first story “And There It Was” by Holly Williams to put you in an all around good mood.

Brand new poem from brand new author! “Free” is an emotional journey from Gabriella Tutino.

A charming story with an unexpected twist. Don’t miss “Ava Pinkston” by Amber Sides.

Two haunting poems by Valentina Cano, don’t miss “Classical Nightmares” and “Seeds.”

“Olly Olly Oxen Free” by Alex Gallegos will keep you guessing until the very end.

Let Gianna Romano charm you with her lovely story, “Letters from the Past.”

Excellent writing from the younger set, enjoy these two poems “The Dreamer” and “Missing” from Alastair Daly.

Follow Charlotte as she follows Kate into some seriously unexpected places in “A Run-in With Kate” by Sarah Duing-Davis.

Connor Rickett wraps things up with “Quite Possibly About Butterflies”, a story that will not fail to make you laugh.

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A Run-in With Kate

©Sarah Duing-Davis “Good Morning, Charlotte.” I nodded to the bus driver as he greeted me and headed to the middle of the bus to my favorite seat. From this seat I could see the people before and after they got off the bus and observe them unobtrusively. I liked riding the bus; it made me …

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And There It Was

©Holly Williams “You know you’re more than welcome to stay.” She blushed, debating. Should she? Could she? She remembered earlier, watching him through her lazy eyes. He folded his dress clothing strategically and placed them neatly on his bed by her bare feet. His music was playing and she began to enjoy it. The soothing …

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Ava Pinkston

©Amber Sides “When’s your baby due?” Jodi heard as she was studying frozen vegetables at Walmart. As Jodi gazed up she noticed the woman’s belly was as robust as her own.  She had a large swollen nose that got lost on her face from the puffiness of her cheeks, and her stringy shoulder length strawberry-blonde …

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Classical Nightmares

©Valentina Cano Chasing a name, I lost my way. I found myself in a nest of slithering sounds, all teeth and glittering tails, all ready to peel my skin back. The walls were made of days sewn from waiting, from hard-backed chairs and dirty windows. The floor is a collection of dropped music, carpets of …

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Free

© Gabriella Tutino I had a dream once.   You appeared to me, With welts on your wrists, The grime on your face replaced by a smile.   You said you were free: That you could feel again, and touch again And know what it was like to be.   We ran through the woods, …

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Just Kil Me Already

© Christine Olding I step out of my navy blue Jeep, with a cig in hand. I walk across the gray pavement and head to work. My daily routine. Boring, I know, but hey, that’s my life. I feel the cig between my lips grow smaller with each puff. I toss it aside and rub …

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Letters from the Past

©Gianna Romano To my Dearest Grandbaby, Happy Birthday, Darling! Sixteen years of birthdays and there are going to be many more to come. I’m sure you’re wondering to yourself why your Grandmother is sending you a letter in the mail. Mailing someone a letter is such a primitive means of communication that, when I was …

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Missing

©Alastair Daly Something is missing Out of place, askew But needed to go on Deep and resonating Jagged and sharp Cuts deep inside Contentment stripped Now a gaping hole Curled up inside Sealed up, secluded Solitary brings quiet Peace is but temporary Chaos will break down the order Conflict will flare again Clash and break …

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Olly Olly Oxen Free

©Alex Gallegos It was a brisk night. Barry turned off and locked the automatic doors at Sterling’s Sports Superstore. The parking lot was empty, save a few random cars. Barry wrestled with the zipper of his windbreaker, finally getting it to catch. He wore pleated khaki pants and had on tennis shoes that glowed with …

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Quite Possibly About Butterflies

©Connor Rickett I don’t know what to write. This story, if it is a story—I don’t really know yet—is currently a caterpillar. A caterpillar made out of words that might also be a story. Not, as I may elaborate on later, in the same sense that a caterpillar might be a butterfly. More in the …

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Seeds

©Valentina Cano I came close to wrapping it all up. Closing the door on a stained shirt still imprinted with that day. Close to ending it, I felt a lightness, feathers, down, across my chest. All thought stripped clean of coating, dug out to the very truth. It was harsh as gravel, and dirty with …

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The Dreamer

©Alastair Daly Sun tears down the horizon Brush strokes of crimson Paint the dreamer so far Far away from reality As the birds swim And the fish fly The dreamer has hope In a better place The clouds cry on the ocean The trees embrace the wind The dreamer has a home In a brave …

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