A Vocab Test for the Overachiever | Abby Lavery

"Define cohort. a) the people you fall with. The kids whose potential you see drain out of them when burnout hits..."

At the Florist Shop | Nicki Youngsma

"I want to be drenched in flower musk, breathing it to bind what’s broken; today is April Fool’s, but all jokes have become decrepit; the bouquets with roses are too neat, too coiled, too circular..."

November 6th, 2024 | Ethan Stanton

"I woke up it was Wednesday and I made the coffee and prepared the lunchboxes, brushed the ants off the counter and the lunchbox was pink and plastic and needed extra scrubbing..."

Pink Carnation | Rebecca Suzuki

"A mimosa represented chastity because the leaves of the mimosa close at night, or when touched. White carnation meant pure love and good luck, and a pink one, a mother’s undying love..."

Ten-Course Chicken (Adobo) Dinner | Elica Sue

"I was told growing up 'you’re a quarter' of each thing, like a dollar bill, but with the weight of making sure you can keep all the pieces together, to be able to buy what you need at the dollar store."

Willing | Michael Levan

"She has given / over to the probability of loss, which is enough / to make one ask, How shall the heart be / reconciled from this feast? How shall it / remain intact to keep her going wherever she needs to go?"