I sulked down 5th Ave, my daily dose of depression hanging over me like an umbrella. All Holden Caulfield and shit.

I didn’t look up, but I pictured skyscrapers reaching to the heavens of capital by my side, the smell of cigarettes and greasy $2 fries, while the fresh rain all the way from the lakes of Upstate New York would patter against my umbrella. But then, I arrived at my destination, close...

As Kyonna and her brother Kevin is in the car with their parents Jamie and Lily, she couldn’t help but to look at the new environment she’s going to be living in for the rest of her life. Sunny skies and beautiful sunny weather in California is way more different than bipolar New York weather. She looks all around to see people walking and talking in the sidewalks until the car pulls right in fron...

A bleak grey sky stretches past my car window, a watercolor splotch of a day. My legs ache. The radio has been on for so long we've heard repeats.

Mom doesn't mind, hums along to Bon Jovi like he's live in concert. Suits her, this lack of concern or worries. She's prettier like this, her eyes look brighter.

My shoulders feel smaller, cramped and rounded, like the world is shrinking around me. Th...

Breaking news on LA Today beauty pageant winner Margot Watson is moving to..hold on this can’t be right..well ok then Ms. Watson is moving to the suburbs of Milwaukee? Yeah that’s right ok everyone there you have it and remember you heard it here on LA Today.

“Mom! I told you I am NOT going to school today and yes I’m aware that it’s my last da in LA, but I’d rather spend it wallowing in self pit...

“Come on dear, it’s time to leave for your first day. You mustn’t be late for your new school, you don’t want to start off on the wrong foot” mom called up from the bottom of the stairs.

She took a deep breath in, added one last swatch of bright pink lipgloss to her lips. Blew a kiss to herself in the mirror and flipped her straight, blonde hair as she strolled confidently down the stairs.

“You...

Shards of daylight slitted across the regal bedroom. Crisp white linens and crushed velvet pillows littered the bed. Blade lifted her head to scrowl at the morning. The air was fresh and smelt of brisk wind, sea foam, and weirdly a touch of fish. Blade grimaced. She had argued with her grandmother, the Dowager Queen Evander, against the trial marriage. The idea of ceremonial temporary marriage bet...

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Last night I stood on my balcony overlooking Central Park. My skin tightened under the charcoal face mask, and I could practically feel my pores shrinking. The air was stale and thick, but the twinkling city lights calmed me.

This morning, I found myself standing in the smallest city c...

Last night, I stood on my balcony overlooking Central Park. My skin tightened under the charcoal face mask, and I could practically feel my pores shrinking. The air was stale and thick, but the twinkling city lights calmed me.

This morning, I found myself standing in the finest city center I’ve ever seen. A small stone church stood proudly at one end of the street while the other end seemed to di...

Breaking news on LA Today beauty pageant winner Margot Watson is moving to..hold on this can’t be right..well ok then Ms. Watson is moving to the suburbs of Milwaukee? Yeah that’s right ok everyone there you have it and remember you heard it here on LA Today.

“Mom! I told you I am NOT going to school today and yes I’m aware that it’s my last da in LA, but I’d rather spend it wallowing in self pit...

Once upon a time, there lived a beauty queen who had the world at her fingertips. She was admired and adored by all who knew her, and she enjoyed every moment of it.

But one day, her life changed drastically when she was forced to move to a small town in the middle of nowhere. Everything seemed so dull and boring compared to what she was used to back home.

She quickly became an outcast among th...