Trench Coat Sherrie Flick __________ After hours her high school has an other-worldly glow. Later the memory of it would remind Natalie of an art museum at night—the glass and polished floors, the distinct silence after a bustling day. But on this night she has not yet been to an…

Houses of Rain Tiff Holland __________ I woke up happy, or he said I did. He said I wasn’t myself, that I smiled at everyone, that I called the nurses “honey.” Most likely, this was the drugs, but I don’t remember, and he didn’t say if I woke up like…

True Love Len Kuntz __________ For their tenth anniversary, his wife grew a moustache.  Like a patch of dirt, seeded with grass kernels, it took a while to fill in. The husband eyed her suspiciously, said, “If you want to disappear, well, then, I guess you should just go already.”…

Dear Casey Kasem, I hated my wedding Alexa Doran __________ the soggy frosting beach sunk under a mini umbrella fleet. his mother both more auburn and more beautiful than me. In our wedding seats we chewed cubed THC gummies. the one girl I’d loved slipped us on the way to…

Memory of May Meg Pokrass __________ It might have had something to do with the way he mumbled my name instead of whispering it while doing the cosmic dance. Or how he could no longer jog. Or it may have had something to do with a mystery woman who left…

Damages Susan Tepper __________ It is said in the hills peasant women go bare shouldered. On the deserted road I go bare headed in summer. Who is there to see me. Who will notice my lack of propriety. Mock me.  Reaching to touch my hair. Tearing me off my horse. Pushing me to the ground. A…

The Headdress Shanti Weiland __________ If it were a gift, the girl could not recall the giver, but it did belong to her. In the mornings, she placed it on her small head and the silver disks lightly clinked like coins. When she wore the headdress, everyone wanted to help…

Pierced Margo Williams __________ Tish missed Caitlin.  Mostly she missed who she was when she used to play with Caitlin. Laughing, running, swimming and sharing secrets.  Two years had quickly passed, and Tish lost all that stringiness, looking more and more like her mother, soft curves, wavy auburn hair, sad…