Prose & Cons

By the time April rolled around and the house next door put blinds in its windows, Tara and her roommates had decided they wouldn’t be…

She towered above me, feet planted firmly at the base of the pedestal. She was incomplete; mostly intact but lacking a few key details. A…

When you reach out for me, I know I can lean into you? Our breath intertwined?? As thick as stew? When I think of you??…

I am twelve years old and my naive mind is clouded with expectations. Boys like girls who wear padded bras and cheap tops and tight…

I’m going to get this out of the way, right off the bat. I do not hate love. I think love is a great thing,…

I am with you?? you are with me?? cake is with cream?? bed is with pain? soft is with rough?? I can’t be without?

Awaiting August (Preface) And so it begins. Deep in the winter, a bright fire. Awaiting August Awaiting August, it’s like I’ve woken from a hundred-year-long…

don’t smile at that boy don’t let him cook you dinner don’t let him bring you to his room don’t let him smirk at you…

The customers at register four want to speak to the manager, so he leans across the counter and explains: the jeans folded in front of…

When the clouds parted and the sun came out, I noticed myself frown with contempt. I was bitter that my clouds revealed that I was…