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“Small and Big” by Abigail Airuedomwinya

You grew up asking questions that no one actually answered. It started with your mother when you were six. You asked her about father and how he never showed up for any of your birthdays except buying expensive gifts and your mother shrugged and told you, later, that your father was a good man who loved you. As though you needed some reassurance.Then at ten, you came home with bruises and tears in your eyes. She was painting her nails to a fine shade of pink when you walked in and you knelt by her feet and told her to tell you who ...

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“Circus Maravellous” by Zilla Babbitt

 1. The Circus Maravellous was nervous. Not in the anxious, I-hope-I-get-a-pass-on-this-test sort of nervous, but in the terrified if-I-don’t-do-well-I’ll-lose-my-job sort of nervous. The clowns had lost their jokes, scattered over the floor like chaff. The trapeze couple were no longer flexible, and couldn’t even do the splits. The juggling girl dropped her oranges and her knives with abandon, once almost chopping the elephant’s toes off. The elephant master could no longer control his animal, the el...

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“Star Lovers” by Daniel Moore

A long time ago, there were two stars beyond a distant sky. They lived far away in the pocket of a dark nebula that drifted through the universe. One star was bright and burned forever blue, the other was just as bright and burned forever red. They were relatively opposite but still fundamentally the same. For centuries they circled one another, perpetually caught in the others gravitational pull, dancing for all eternity. In many ways they loved each other. The way one shined so bright and beautiful against the end...

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“Vicious Love” by G Laspina

     I hate Valentine's Day, usually. There's no one who wants to give me anything, so I sit back and sadly watch my friends get gifts, year after year. Well, not this year. I finally think I may get a Valentine just yet, and I may get to give one as well.     There's a boy. He's not new or anything, I've known him since middle school. Let's call...

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“Lilah” by Maria Windsor

Some things you just can’t explain. Feelings surging up inside because of a certain scent or image or face. Knowing things and not knowing how you knew them. Lilah was like that. Nobody else seemed to notice her, but I did. I saw her walking by at the subway, her copper-gold hair flowing behind her, the weighty fold...

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“The Final Test” by Artemisia Pearl

Five Years AgoNova “Let me show you what happens when you disobey me,” Maureen says. She looks towards Instructor Matthews. “Take her to the board.” Instructor Matthews grabs my wrist and drags me towards the target, as I am trying to run the other way, but I am too small to ov...

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“Development of a Healing Heart ” by Yemima Kebede

I don’t want to feel this way. I don’t want to feel this way.I don’t want to feel this way, but I can’t help it. I love him.I love everything about him. I love his smile, his eyes, his pers...

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“Remember me” by Kari Hyp

She remembers those days. Honeysuckle and tea leaves. The fresh snow falling-slowly, slowly- from the vast sky. The sky itself was blue-blue from top to bottom, all the puffs of clouds sprinkled 'round the air. They were flying (Up, up, up! And away!) with oxygen-power and were placed perfectly next to one another. Kind of like they were buddies. Friends. She was someone who'd look up at the sky and picture dinosaurs and bunny-rabbits forming through the clouds. But, today was a terrible day. " Kieran, are you ready?" I ca...

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“The Final Stop” by Kaylin Rivera

The Final StopBy Jynxaa1. If someone were to ask you what day was worse than Monday, Tuesday shou...

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“A Stranger in the Woods” by Tori Routsong

        Adelphie played with her food, pushing bits of potato around her plate with her fork. “I know his mother is the best Healer in the palace. That doesn’t mean I should marry him.” A particularly fat pigeon alighted on her wrist and rubbed his head on her thumb in support.               Her mother sighed. “Del, I told you to keep that thing off the table.”        &nbs...

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“Touch me, I'm sick” by Sarah Seado

Sweat. A sign of a pulse pounding and body heat rising. Typically, a symptom of a fever. Which is exactly what I feel like I have right now. I feel delirious— awake yet somehow lost in a dream. How could this possibly be fun? How could falling in love be perceived as anything short of mania? I will never understand how people let love just happen. It’s a terrifying thing. It thunders through you and takes over your mind. The feeling, the urge, the obsession. The lingering thoughts about him. Ah, yes, h...

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“Forbidden” by Tim Law

Each had its own name for it. Fobit was the word used by the Feywild. Vorbidden was the term chosen by the Vampyr. Both Snow and Xavi were familiar with these words and yet still they met, evening after evening, hands touching across The Wall. It was here that the setting sun’s light was shielded by the peak of Mighty Mountain. Xavi was safe from the fire orb’s holy rays. Equally when the sun had finally set and Luna rose to cast her soft beam through the black of night Snow could soak up the little sunpower that reflected from the noctur...

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“I call dibs!” by Peace Nakiyemba

 Feb 14thDear diary, I should stop starting my entries like that but this is out of habit. I went to the cinema today to celebrate my single-hood. Follow this story to find out why this is the event I’ve picked to write about from my day. It gets real good. The cinema was a bad choice. All those nauseatingly happy couples were all over the mall and made me feel a little out of place. But I stuck it out and got a ticket for the horror m...

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“New Beginnings ” by Randi W

Alberta, Canada1889 Caleb hoisted the heavy bag of flour over his shoulder and slowly picked his way up the cellar stairs; the stairs creaked beneath his weight as he slowly made his way to the open door. As he made his way back towards the kitchen he smiled as he heard his mother ordering his sisters around. His mother was trying to prepare a grand feast for her childhood friend and was frantically rushing around the house to prepare rooms and food for their guests.        &...

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“The one that got away” by Sam Kirk

As I sign the final decree of divorce, I cannot help but think back to the time when I fell in love with Penelope. We were 13 or 14, attending the same junior high, but never had any classes together.There was this walking club that met every Saturday and Sunday morning for a few months every year. Its goal was to educate the youth about the city’s architecture and history. My friend and I signed up because we were genuinely interested in learning more about the city we lived in, but I imagine that the promise of a better grade in ...

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