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Feb 13

Raul Nunez - Zugzwang (Chapter 1 of Cosmic Banality)

Judit Goodwin awoke to the annoying cry of her motel alarm screaming in her ear. She opened her eyes, and the room looked as if...

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Oct 10, 2020

One Last Question - Jakob Walsh

"Lights up on a dark room. There is one table USC, and two chairs on opposing sides. MARIA, 27, is sitting on one..."

Familiarizing the Unfamiliar - Shishma Jeevitha

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Aug 29, 2020

Familiarizing the Unfamiliar - Shishma Jeevitha

Everything around me made me feel unsafe. All at once, I felt a trench, a hole in the middle of my chest. Deep, waiting to be filled...

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Aug 22, 2020

the bloody letter - anika baby

"Jansi knew it was time. This time the pain was unbearable, like never before. She had waited six years for this."

for the kind attention of passengers - varshini rajasekhar

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Aug 15, 2020

for the kind attention of passengers - varshini rajasekhar

July evenings always have tricks under their sleeves. A little ray of the sun tore down through the cloud clusters...

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Aug 8, 2020

flower, gleam and glow - angel maria

Clara woke up at 2am. The air was quiet except for the crickets chirping. As she lay awake looking into the darkness, her eyes, tired...

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Aug 1, 2020

The beauty wielders - mina omer hassan

The koels are lining up on the boundary wall, inhaling and exhaling dusty song in unison as the late morning and early afternoon risers...

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Jul 25, 2020

Unwelcomed Gaze - Dexy Samuel

The sound of the chaiwalla’s cycle bell on the street prompted everyone to get up from their desks and leave the building...

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Jul 18, 2020

rooted - jamilyn kirsten taylor

Amina could never see her mother ever again. The day she got accepted to Princeton, she had hugged her mother tight, the huge envelope in...

Warm wind and swallowing Hatred - Aditi Kumar

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Jul 11, 2020

Warm wind and swallowing Hatred - Aditi Kumar

The sky is overcast. It has been this way since I woke up, which was earlier than usual because the tightness in my chest would not allow...

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Jul 4, 2020

Her Side of the Bed - Amelia David

When Tara first told me about her affair, I was washing rice in a colander. She was perched on the kitchen counter...

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Jun 25, 2020

The Tapestry of Life - Kim-Dan Doan

In 1427, Emperor Lê Lợi wavered on the surface of the lake. Dark clouds rolled overhead. He wished that he could make the moment last...

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