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On one warm sunny day in the middle of June, I got woken up by my dog barking. It was the day that my family and I were flying to Australia for my aunt’s wedding. I finished packing the last...

First Friday of summer, the sun is slowly burning my unprotected skin as I waddle down the pavement, always following the green triangle signs on the trees. All around me people lay still on the beach towels meticulously positioned on...

There is a certain curiosity I possess towards people Who resent love like a leader does a traitor. Yes, love is war, yet the soldiers stand two, Like the sole either-sidely survivors of a gory battle. This can only end...

I. The First Time I see her by the ruined stone wall, a wisp of a girl, hair tangled like brambles, eyes too big for her hollowed face. She watches me as if I am something dangerous, or something golden....

  The train screeched against the track, coming to a sudden stop as the engine died down, the force jerking me forward. The light breeze from the open window swept through the cabin, strong enough to catch the edges of...

As her bag slid off of her shoulder and choreographedly onto the back of her chair, she already knew what she would order. No, the menu had never resided in her hands, nor her body upon this chair, but both...

It’s only a game Sam and Synthia, both best friends since kindergarten, were going back to Sam’s house. The sun was going down, life seemed peaceful, and birds were chirping. Synthia and Sam walk into the gigantic entrance area. They...

Eight o’clock on the dot, my shift had just ended. I packed up quickly, eager to head home. As I approached the automatic doors leading to the boulevard, I was met with a familiar frustration, the power was out again,...

It’s Only a Game Welcome to New York, the city of towering skyscrapers and shattered dreams. Beneath its dazzling lights and promises of success, life is temporary, monotonous, and suffocating. People come chasing the American dream but often lose themselves...

Today’s the day. My back ablaze, the wind ruffling my skirt, thousands of eyes on me.    I had been training for months now, putting in every ounce of effort I could muster. The sleepless nights, the sore muscles, the...