Her mother had constantly referred to her as The Princess when she was younger. As in the one from The… Read more A Hard Pill(ow) to Swallow
Month: August 2019
Pulling Yourself, You’re Pulling Yourself
It began, fittingly, the year The Pinkprint came out. 2014. Alise played it on repeat as she drove up the… Read more Pulling Yourself, You’re Pulling Yourself
All This So White People Could Have Their Banana Split
MatÃas had warned them of the plague that would descend upon the forest. Time and time again. He could feel… Read more All This So White People Could Have Their Banana Split
The Hairball
Spending the small hours of her days vacuuming was something she had gotten used to ever since moving in with… Read more The Hairball
Assumption Day Makes An Ass of U and I
Roaming the streets of some already characteristically quaint therefore prone-to-all-businesses-constantly-being-closed-regardless-of-it-being-a-holiday-or-not European town, Rilka had to wonder if she had made… Read more Assumption Day Makes An Ass of U and I
The Omelet That Never Was
I was sweet until you turned me sour. The type of girl who dutifully showed up to sparsely attended art… Read more The Omelet That Never Was
Comment Dit-On “Prickhead”?
“Comment dit-on ‘chick flick’?” a boy named Kelly has the gall to half-cough, half-snicker after Mila, per the prompt of… Read more Comment Dit-On “Prickhead”?
The Half-Finished Belfry
She was in the strange and unusual position of being one of the only female bell-ringers in Europe. And one… Read more The Half-Finished Belfry
The Guts of a Mylar Balloon in the Shape of a Pacifier
He was handicapped early on in life, when his parents missed the boat on teaching him how to ride a… Read more The Guts of a Mylar Balloon in the Shape of a Pacifier
The Beauty Regime As Lobotomy
If I blow dry my hair long enough, I think I can maybe–just maybe–exorcise the memories of you still left… Read more The Beauty Regime As Lobotomy
