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Category: Storytelling

January 20, 2021

The Next Ten Years

10 years ago, you were focused on bouncing back from a disastrous GPA.9 years ago, you were determined to get a career in government.8 years..

Poetry

November 16, 2020

my old self

i don’t have the same skin anymorebut i still haven’t cleaned away the dust,which means my old skin sleeps comfortably under the bed and under..

January 16, 2020

Elsewhere. (001)

socks.The students clustered outside the auditorium waited to be shuffled in and seated. A few of the staff stood at the closed doors, some with their arms folded..

January 2, 2020

haunt.

repost from Jus Tri's personal blog, franksmycousini have the worst luck when it comes to you i liked you first you didn’t return so i..

December 27, 2019

Orgasms, Moths, and Mary Poppins

A short story by Katalina Gamarra*Disclaimer: Please note that this story is a work of fiction and contains graphic language and situations. Any resemblance to..

September 6, 2019

My Living Room Cavity

My schizophrenic ex-boyfriend swore on his lifethat abandoned houses make the most loyal lovers.They cannot play make-believe or pretendThey have untrimmed gardens with flowers still..

March 12, 2019

The Window Seat

For as long as I’ve known her, she prefers the window seat. She prefers the window seat because she needs to see that she’s moving...

February 24, 2019

Unconditional Mirror

It seems like every week I hear a new story that makes people lose faith in themselves rather than recognizing our morphed humanity. a pianist..

Poetry

November 22, 2018

thankful.

the light and the air are the same; their touch on my skin is familiar. clouds hang in the sky and my lungs. my future..

November 22, 2018

Gratitud/Grace

Grateful. that my parents from a different land chose this day like many others to make for yet another reason to gather everyone during their small..

July 13, 2018

Literature was her liquor

"Literature was her liquor" — A Poem by Julianne Day Ignacio Literature was her liquor Love, just a lofty ideal Rioja wine filled her senses..

July 2, 2018

The Neophyte

"The Neophyte" — A Poem by Julianne Day Ignacio He thought himself to be a neophyte intellectual who lacked pretension and survived his existential dilemma. He..

June 18, 2018

Work Friend

She was thrilled when the company transferred him to a new branch. With him gone, she wouldn’t have to expend any energy avoiding his dark..

June 4, 2018

June

"June" by Katalina Gamarra Water ripples across the pond as I weep for my forefathers. My forefathers who one after the other took their leave..

April 27, 2018

She and Them

by Katalina Gamarra *Disclaimer: Please note that this story is a work of fiction and contains graphic language and situations. Any resemblance to real persons,..

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