A Dream Of Mary
I dreamt of St. Mary’s Academy again. The hallways twist inside my mind like a virus.
Ramen and First Times
My first date landed on a Thursday in February, just before Valentine’s Day. I wasn’t sure what to expect, what to think, what to wear. The flirting caught me off guard in a way that made me smile, that made my heart race. The casual conversations paired with an…
Blue Coral Medusa
The twisting form of the snake curls against herself, the bright, vibrant underbody and striking blue streak across her side warning all who may approach of the deadly nature of her bite. She is small and thin, comparable to a harmless snake found in your garden. It is only…
Happiness
1.14.21 There is a certain freedom in taking a breath. I do not always feel as if I inhale. The weight against my ribs can bear down upon me with such heaviness that my lungs seem only to gasp, to struggle, to choke. It limits oxygen to my mind,…
Supporting Role
When I was in fourth grade, a boy told me he could hold off going to the bathroom longer than me. The bet was foolish, and all I would win was the knowledge that he was wrong. Yet I took him up on it. I sat on the bus as…