Age 10: Go change your clothes. Those shorts are too short. Age 12: Go find something else to wear. That dress is too revealing. Age 14: You shouldn’t dress like that. There will be...

I used to believe that soulmates were only romantic. That they came with sparks and slow dances and hands intertwined under dim lights. Then I met my best friend. Her wild spirit. Her reckless...

[Writer’s note: I wrote this work as a response to an argument between Rose and Troy in Fences, being from Rose’s perspective. Troy admits to getting another woman pregnant, saying that he was stuck...

“I'll always find my way back to you.” These words, said to me one night Rest permanently in the back of my head Whenever I think of the future The moving away The growing up and apart The...

As a little girl I used to think monsters looked a certain way Sharp fangs Clawed hands Something that growled in the dark I imagined them hiding under my bed Or peeking through my closet door Their...

This morning, I woke up, and there was a stranger in the mirror. Same dark brown hair, same brown eyes— but something felt off, something quietly wrong. There was a stranger in the mirror, her...

They say a dog is a man’s best friend, but they also say a true best friend will be there for life. And in a way, dogs are — just not in the way we want. They’re fully ours for ten, maybe...

Glass walls, polished smooth. Hands reach but cannot touch what’s fragile inside. Smiles hover, shadows linger where light should be. Every gentle touch leaves questions unanswered. Warmth...

I want someone to love me the way I love— Not in a way you’d expect, But with meanish jokes and soft touches, And whole-hearted respect. I want someone fun and loving, Saving most of...

If someone asked me my favorite flower, I’d say white lilies— petals soft as promises, their scent lingering like a memory. I wish I could place them on every windowsill, where sunlight could...

you’re your own person, love should make you feel good, your friends should treat you with kindness, you don’t need others validation, just your own, it’s okay to be alone sometimes, appreciate...

to my sister, if i had a million words to describe my sister there are many things that come to mind generous, kind, empathetic, caretaker, everything she is, i am not   to my sister   from...