Young Writers

 

Chapter Two: Homecoming

The Keep Master was infuriated that I overstepped my bounds, and threatened to kick me out. I know him well enough to know he won't follow through,...
Gold cherry

Rudy, Lil Red and DJ Gran [Red Riding Hood Retelling]

There’s one golden rule for getting the finest meat possible in Wolferhampton: If it’s under age twenty, we’ll eat it plenty. But if it’s getting old...
Gold cherry

The Wardrobe

I like to think of myself as a mother. Items of clothing cling to me like children gripping their mother’s hand as they cross the street. And...
Cherry

Birthday

Today I turned twenty-two. And while I don't feel much different, I've been looking into, and on what is expected of someone my age: I should be done...

New Year

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The sky pools out like spilled wine, visible only through the tangle of twigs looming from the trees above. Your hand snags mine, cold through my...

AG

I learned to read with a children’s book. “Hot Dog,” not the food but the toasty animal, began my journey through the world of reading, the world of...

Injections

Money. Money. Where is it? I need the money. It was here a second ago. My hands, They’re trembling. I can’t grip it. Ten dollars for a square inch of...

Nothing Gold Can Stay

“It’s in these hours I usually learn the most about myself.” “When you’re stoned at 2 AM?” She laughs playfully. “No,” I pluck the joint from her...

Day 30

Today is the last untitled day of the year, The penultimate day to find a resolution. Running out of room on the calender, Just waiting one more day...