Late July of 1993, A verbal invite came my way for both of us, To a family camping weekend, Not far from home in late August.

At my urgent request in the Spring of 1971, my mother arranged for me to see a counselor. I was 15, and my father had been dead for years.

by Sherry Shahan Sherry Shahan a white settler artist, writer, and poet. She lives and works on unceded Chumash and Salinan land on the Central Coast of California. She has spent years wandering the globe as a journalist, quietly watching the world and its people from behind, whether in the jungles of Columbia, a backstreet in Havana, or alone from a window in a squat hotel room in Paris; whether with a 35 mm camera or an iPhone. Her sensibilities spill into two categories: T

Jayne only vaguely recalls her grandfather coming to their bedroom door that evening, asking her and Evelyn to come to his bedroom.

by Erica Adams Erica Adams is from Cambridge MA. She is a survivor of intimate partner violence. Poetry has helped her discover her...

By blurry vision I struggle in, sluggishly shuffling along the cracked crack city streets and what I do witness’ there in seeing perils

laughed at his funeral. I really did. I burst into laughter, watching him fade away in dust particles.

by Anette Gagliardi Annette Gagliardi is a poet whose work has appeared in literary journals in Canada, England, Sweden and the US,...

by Anchal Jain Anchal Jain was given the title of Resilient Human Being by her supporters when she was on the path of her healing...

by Karlo Silverio III Sevilla Karlo Sevilla writes from Quezon City, Philippines and among the most recent of his six poetry collections...

One summer college weekend, I drove out to the Hamptons with my friend Barbara, in her car, to stay in a rental near the beach.

by Sarah Kiepper Sarah Kiepper resides with her partner and dogs on the South Coast of Massachusetts. She is a compliance officer and...

by Sophia Shiroff In history class, we were given an assignment with ginger-bread people outlined on paper, and I immediately was brought...

by Emily Rita Roche Emily Rita Roche is a Las Vegas native currently transplanted in evergreen Ashland, Oregon. She holds a BFA in...

by Lisa Ben-Shoshan Lisa Mellen Ben-Shoshan wrote and illustrated her first book, entitled Valentine Wish when she was in the first grade; her parents treasured the single edition. An avid journal keeper for many years, she parlayed her skills into a career in marketing communications in higher education and is now slowing down her life by working at Apple. She is currently working on her first novel, which examines the repercussions of a devastating act of violence experienc

by Tracie Nichols I’m not certain if this context is necessary, but it feels important to include it. Like so many survivors, my abuse...

by Leigh-Ann Burley Leigh-Anne Burley publishes across genres. A crow lurks in the shadows, listening to a songbird trilling on the...

by Shontay Luna Shontay Luna is a Melanin Infused Goddess who majored in Poetry at Columbia College Chicago before finishing her studies...

by Linda Heller Linda Heller lives in New York City. She wrote and or illustrated sixteen childrens' books. THE CASTLE ON HESTER STREET is part of the third grade curriculum. She received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, had an honor story in The Best American Short Stories, received a Literal Latte Fiction Award, and was nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. She's had short stories published in Boulevard, the Northwest Review, New Letters, the Alask

by Gerard Sarnat Poet, aphorist or sometimes meanderist; Gerard Sarnat is widely published internationally in print and online. He has...

by Kelsey Coletta Kelsey Coletta is a Rhode Island based licensed clinical therapist. She is a graduate of both Rhode Island College and...

by Taylor Ferguson Hello, my name is Taylor. When I was in the 10th grade I was sexually harassed daily. The only reason why it stopped...

by Crystal Reyes Crystal Reyes is a Chicanx essayist & poet native to Houston and works as an educator. She is a graduate candidate at...

by Kelly Lynn Kelly Lynn is an internationally renowned author who hasn’t yet been published. She specializes in wishful thinking. In...