By DARRIUS ESTIGOY Staff Writer A plane of clear melted sand Separates the creature From the world and its wonders. No longer would the beast Know the pinpricks of winter air Nor […]
A Cat and Sparrow: a poem
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Past Food: a short story
By DARRIUS ESTIGOY Staff Writer Every day, around lunchtime, I like to take a break and take a small stroll down the street to get some food. The walk itself isn’t much […]
A I, S II: a historical tête-à-tête, the sequel
By DARRIUS ESTIGOY Staff Writer Lights up on Servant and King Louis XV. Servant: Your royal highness, You’ve received a letter. Louis XV: From the ambassador? That man’s too sore. Must we […]
Grandma: a short story
By LING LIN Staff Writer — “If someone has to bear the loneliness, let it be me.” — “Say goodbye to Grandma.” The dad patted his 2-year-old son on the shoulder. […]
The Benchmark: a poem
By DARRIUS ESTIGOY Staff Writer She hadn’t sat down For the longest time To breathe autumn’s musky air, The suffocating sleep-inducing vapor. Birchwood Park. That’s where she ended up, At the same […]
Mira Bai: a poem
By COREY CHEN Staff Writer It is difficult for me to take up the pen— born as I was among silver palaces and silk sheets— but I am driven by bhakti, a […]
Fairy Tale: a short story
By LING LIN Staff Writer There was a dad who took his 4-year-old daughter to the library every afternoon. On this day, he picked out a children’s book with a hand-drawn fairy […]
Une Anecdote Noire: a short story
By DARRIUS ESTIGOY Staff Writer The bright blue neon sign hummed steadily through the night, beckoning those on the streets to join those inside the house of sin. Of course, as far […]
Toasts: a poem
By DARRIUS ESTIGOY Staff Writer I’ll fill my glass: To esoteric fantasies. To implausible and unattainable ecstasy. To what we want but will never have. I’ll raise my glass: To heartbreak and […]
Ode to Cyrus: a poem
By ARIYANA ASH Staff Writer Baby brother: Thank you for always being Player 2. For all the kisses that you plant all over my face with your sticky little lips. For the […]
