By Mark Russ -- “I’m not going to make it!” Jeb yelled at Lenore. His skis and poles were clasped in both hands at odd angles. He...

By Brian Robertson -- On a cold, gray spring morning, a young knight walks through their starving small town, plagued with death from the...

By Daisy Sanchez -- It was a warm, and sunny March afternoon. The sunlight was falling through the pane glass window onto the linoleum...

By Maggie Nerz Iribarne -- On her way through the familiar lobby, Margaret passed Superintendent Kevin, or K-man, as Phil used to call...

By J.B. Cornelius -- Curtis went to Walmart to buy valve-stem caps for his tires. On impulse, he also grabbed a pack of chewing gum at...

By J.B. Cornelius -- My first cousin blesses her phone before she answers it. This takes a while—exactly three rings. She also flips...

By DC Diamondopolous -- Drunk and stoned, Scott staggered out the door of the Whisky a Go Go and into the night. A blurred neon sign from...

By Andy Nguyen -- i thought that love was holding hands at the park that its a peck on the cheek– when youre not paying attention maybe...

By Ben Nardolilli -- Open up a lukewarm one and try again To drink beyond the thought Of any and all childhood needs, Accelerate the sips...

By Freddy Herrera Jr -- Where there is winners and  losers There is no inbetween Where the ring becomes a  battlefield Where two warriors...

By Ben Nardolilli -- Waiting for a morning to remember, the mornings that I’m waking up to now are cold, and forgettable, there are times...

By Andy Nguyen -- I wonder, if he sees me out there, If he knows how hard we work In the sun, just for him…   Wonder if he’ll grow up to...

By Andy Nguyen -- I know I could be in haste But the taste of glory and ever past. Though I know I run too fast, And all the ways, And...

By Andy Nguyen -- like a gun, shot to the wall. again, and again. until you can’t hear yourself speak wallowing in pain for what you...

By Brian Robertson -- Starlight cascades in silvery streams, Piercing eternal darkness with shimmering beams, Celestials dance woven in...

By Brian Robertson -- Travel across the void, On a lightning galley   Tall soaring mountains, Winding steep valleys   Flowing barren...

By Andy Nguyen -- Maybe it was time for a break, a gap year some would say. I didn’t think I was ready for school again, so maybe if I...

By Brian Robertson -- How can I define one's humanity? Only minor differences in our nationality, Our leaders corrupted driven only by...

By Freddy Herrera Jr -- A thing to do with where one Escape From the busy streets Car honking, flashing lights  Could light up a sun,...

By Brian Robertson -- A speck of dust free in the wind. In a cold desert under a dimly lit sun it spined, free from disturbance from...