Image Source: Pexels- Ninari One summer morning in June, Brooklyn turned on her television to watch Gilmore Girls while drinking an iced coffee and eating a strawberry-frosted donut from Dunkin’ Donuts. She began getting very excited because later that morning, she and her boyfriend Max were going to the Sea Breeze Aquarium in Seaside, Florida.…

Image Source: Pexels- Javier Gonzalez It was 4:30 P.M. as I stepped out of my tiny house and started wandering down the path headed toward the wharf. The sun was setting; it felt peaceful in a way. Birds were chirping, and the air smelled like freshly mown grass through each light gust of wind. The…

The cover image was taken by David Mawdsley and it was found on Pexels. Image Source: Pinterest “from the secret diary of an unnamed heart” There was a girl not quite made of skin and time like the rest. She walked through the world quietly, like a whisper the wind had almost forgotten, trailing softness…

Image Source: Unsplash- Barry Johnson Pearl grew up in a less privileged family with many children, old and young, who she thought were all her siblings. One silly day, she overheard people talking about how much they felt sorry for her because her real mother might be living a good and fancy life somewhere else.…

The cover image was sourced through Pexels and it was taken by a photographer named Lucio Paneri. Image Source: Pinterest Margaret wanted to be the perfect wife, mother, and homemaker someday. She had just turned eighteen, and her parents were pushing her to find a good husband to marry. Since it was the 1950s, most…

Image Source: Pexels- Samrat Sammy You were behind the wheel, I rode shotgun. “Is it difficult?” I had asked. “I’m getting the hang of it, easy task.” You had said it with a smile, the moon cut in half. We were only eighteen, in driving class.  Your life had been a difficult one. Absent father,…

Image Sourced Through Shuttershock Ron, Amy’s husband, opened the front door, giving Juan and me a full view of the entry.  The double staircase was a sight to behold. The chandelier that hung down from the thirty-foot ceiling was nothing short of glamorous.  “Hello, Juan.” He eyed Juan with suspicion. Knowing that Ron knew Juan…

This illustration was done by Kristi Coghlan who is our writer, Karina Coghlan’s mother. Rising with the sun and the cluck, cluck of chickens waiting to be fed, Marigold steps outside to a bright and brisk morning. Golden rays of the sun bounce off the clouds and over the mountains, creating a simple, romantic feel…

Image Sourced Through Pinterest Dear Lilith,  I’ve been overcome with grief these last few days, and I assume you do not care. You’ve scarcely written back; when you do, you write only a few words. I remember the day I departed and the sweet words you left me that no longer ring true. You promised…

Musa’s notorious behavior took a snag when he had to leave her home in the township “ekasi,” as they referred to the ghetto area they lived in. Out of the blue, his life changed for the worse when his father lost his job. He has been the breadwinner in the family, with his mother as…