i don’t know the name— bloodclot. i don’t know a god— siphon. i know name— male body, syllables. pronouns split the difference, if god can see if god can see then make blind my eyes ruby, elixir. mountain’s mist, hawk castle, sharp cloud formation, lowering guard, sunlight like wind august, and river become trickles of […]
Breaking news emerged from the Taylor Nation Universe today as Taylor Swift announced TS 11 on social media, but its name is unexpected. As Swifties stalked Swift’s every move, they noticed that she was wearing orange in all of her recent outfits in addition to a bracelet with “Karma” engraved on it. This was a […]
I knew I liked you when you told me that your dog (a non-swimmer) decided to take a dip in your sister’s pool, so you had to jump in fully clothed and save him because you ended the story with an “eye-roll” emoji. But I knew I was falling in love with you when you […]
Tiff + Earl: I am a freshman who is looking to make friends on campus and have honestly been struggling doing this. Any tips and tricks for making good, long-lasting friends freshman year? Hi friend! The best way to join friends at PC is to find a club you’re interested in and sign up! Clubs […]
Cinematic light illuminates her face, revealing the onset of tears slowly sliding down the puffy skin of her cheeks like silver raindrops gliding down a passenger window on a dreary inclement day She used to savor those bleak days— and wrap herself up in a blanket of melancholy, enveloped by the Earth’s dismal mood Back […]
concrete my. mornings of smog sun and litter air, my name concrete. like sitting still with liver pigeons on lakes of tar, the sun is no pretty, anymore a scar, fire is sweat dripping to the chest. concrete eyes and a mug of unibrow judgment, there is no return to a time of label, highways […]
It was unusually sunny for a Bavarian winter. The sky was a pale blue, and faint gusts of wind blew across the grounds. I had goosebumps throughout the afternoon, but this time the cold was not to blame. Our tour group was just under twenty-five. As we approached the gate with speaker devices around our […]
Smoke danced around your lips as I watched you in awe, the half-lit joint in your fingers immediately enticing me, and I couldn’t help but wonder. My brain was already foggy, weaving in and out of sobriety like our relationship. Friendship and something more clashed ruthlessly in my mind. I couldn’t help but clutch your […]
‘“She wanted to warm herself,’ the people said. No one imagined what beautiful things she had seen, and how happily she had gone…” —Hans Christian Andersen On a cold winter’s evening, the last of the year, she finds herself wandering about the city barefoot, penniless. Only a handful of matches to sell. No one […]