We all let out a sigh when the sun finally came up. The moon still hovered in the sky, but the presence of the sun definitely cool the boiling hand under their nearly bare feet. It had been 349 days since everything went to shit. Angel had been counting. She was one of the oldest, aside from Mimi. Groups of people had congregated together when everything exploded, and Angel had been the one to fin...

Briar saw guns. Ammunition. Maps. Knives, hammers, mysterious liquids—probably sedatives. Anyone else in this situation would probably panic. But Briar’s muscles relaxed, her smile catlike under her barely tight gag. To their credit, they’d at least bound her hands in iron. A twinge of challenge echoed through her.

She’d been in this exact situation a dozen times.

It was a standard part of train...

“The birds crow a weeping melody, trees clean of leaves.”

The wind sings the sirens song, the air dead and cold.

The branches rattle, despair shaking the air.

The sunlight soaks the ground, desperate warmth clinging to the world.

My footsteps echo, tears dropping to the floor.

My forest.

A mirror of me....

The first time i felt death, i was about to have salad for dinner.

I couldn’t eat it.

I remember that awful first night vividly. I remember crying in the kitchen begging my parents to tell me it wasn’t true. I remember my dad’s voice softening, telling me i had to eat, even as his eyes were rimmed with red. I had never seen him cry. I remember not being able to process it. I thought he would liv...

Here’s the thing about being alone in this world. You have complete control over what happens and no control at the same time.

For me, my control, no control is my mind.

My favorite place in the world is the little boat ramp in a lake behind my family’s land. I go there at night to clear my mind to the sounds of the waves lapping. Only this time i got stuck.

It was like being submerged into the ...

A graceful feline named Charlotte, has lived on 3252 West Cherry Tree Lane for all of her 9 years. She beloved by her owner, a kind woman who raised her as her own child. When Charlotte was about 2, a strange man came into her house. Charlotte hissed and scratched and got scolded by her owner. Now this man stuck around for a very long time to Charlotte. 5 years. Things always changed.

He mov...

i laughed, hair falling over my eyes, as i stumbled inside. Today has been my 21st birthday, so obviously i was drunk as hell. I stood up straight, bumping my head on the door, as i remembered my lovely best friend who drove me home. I waved and tucked my hair behind my ears.

I closed the door as i lugged a giant bag with my presents in it into my room. Naturally, i dumped it all on the floor. As...

“I love you”

eyes lit up

happy tears fell down

“I love you”

the worst lie i have ever told

“I love you”

everyone believes it

“I love you”

i don’t know how to fix this

“I love you”

i don’t know how to make that true

“i love you”

i know one day you’ll find the truth, and color the world blue...

I heaved a breath as i shoveled even more snow. WHY did it have to be winter? It’s been almost a week since this piece of junk flying saucer crashed into a goddamn ice planet. We’re all freezing out here while the oh so important crew are inside, drinking warm tea and supposedly trying to fix the electric panel. Maybe one day i’ll leave that stupid planet i was raised on and move somewhere else wh...

Have you ever heard of the lost city of Atlantis? I have. Well, kind of. It’s more of a lost legend, just like the city itself i suppose, than a fireside tale. But the pieces i’ve heard…my god. I would’ve died a million times to be able to just see the kingdom. A towering seashell castle surrounded by thousands of homes and people. An enormous piece of sea stone, supported by a mix of coral pillar...