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torso of woman sitting with her legs underneath her, encircled by red ribbon on the floor

My final breath belongs only to you / As darkness takes away the remaining light.
Alyssa Rim

yellow background of town street with words Doom Town written on it

I watched a desert town disintegrate, clapboard planks and roof tiles flying off like grains of sand in a dust storm.
CJ Ackerman-Garvin

someone asleep in bed covered with deep pink coverlet

Was there ever a sign / in the slamming of doors...
Andrea Santos

blueish background with woods and a deer visible

Being the wife of a demon who so easily lends his body like a whore is not as simple as drinking freshwater.
Ashley Gyawali

tombstone rising from a hot red and orange sunset

“If you kill me,” she shouted, “I’ll return and bring ruin upon this town!” 
Beck Jewell

brown on tan drawing of spotted lantern fly

A corpse-clothed commute cross / A soul-sodden sidewalk
Bridgette Stands

silhouette of a figure in front of a blood-red clock

But eternity feels like a never-ending room / that lengthens with every step forward
Madina Fayzieva

black and white shaded creepy crone staring at us

Nearly every one of my friends had a parent introduce them to a nebulous figure who punished naughty children. 

tombstone reading "so long fiesta" on starry background and green grass

Social media used to be chronicles of our lives; now it is just a curation of a persona. 

spooky green faces coming out of screen

I set out to watch some of the landmark films of techno-horror to gain a deeper understanding of the genre as a whole
Sydney McClellan

cup of coffee on a doily next to a stack of books

Are any of us without fault?
Hallie James Holt

a green heart next to two golden hearts that kind of look like pineapples

And so, my mornings are not full of pain and hurt, just ache. 
Geovanna Murphy

torso down view of person wearing a midi dress and high heels too big for her

So compared to my siblings, who was I?
Chasity Quarles

torso down view of person wearing a midi dress and high heels too big for her

So compared to my siblings, who was I?
Chasity Quarles

a green heart next to two golden hearts that kind of look like pineapples

And so, my mornings are not full of pain and hurt, just ache. 
Geovanna Murphy

cup of coffee on a doily next to a stack of books

Are any of us without fault?
Hallie James Holt

spooky green faces coming out of screen

I set out to watch some of the landmark films of techno-horror to gain a deeper understanding of the genre as a whole
Sydney McClellan

tombstone reading "so long fiesta" on starry background and green grass

Social media used to be chronicles of our lives; now it is just a curation of a persona. 

black and white shaded creepy crone staring at us

Nearly every one of my friends had a parent introduce them to a nebulous figure who punished naughty children. 

silhouette of a figure in front of a blood-red clock

But eternity feels like a never-ending room / that lengthens with every step forward
Madina Fayzieva

brown on tan drawing of spotted lantern fly

A corpse-clothed commute cross / A soul-sodden sidewalk
Bridgette Stands

tombstone rising from a hot red and orange sunset

“If you kill me,” she shouted, “I’ll return and bring ruin upon this town!” 
Beck Jewell

blueish background with woods and a deer visible

Being the wife of a demon who so easily lends his body like a whore is not as simple as drinking freshwater.
Ashley Gyawali

someone asleep in bed covered with deep pink coverlet

Was there ever a sign / in the slamming of doors...
Andrea Santos

yellow background of town street with words Doom Town written on it

I watched a desert town disintegrate, clapboard planks and roof tiles flying off like grains of sand in a dust storm.
CJ Ackerman-Garvin

torso of woman sitting with her legs underneath her, encircled by red ribbon on the floor

My final breath belongs only to you / As darkness takes away the remaining light.
Alyssa Rim

hand holding pen on yellow notebook on greenbackground

I love words; I love that a specific string of words will stir some inexplicable feeling inside me...
Geovanna Murphy

person looking worried

All this to say, ADHD isn’t some “quirky” disorder that makes you super whimsical because your brain is in the clouds or whatever.
Andrea Santos

a person lying prone facing down and above that a person lying prone facing up

My mother calls to me, her feet pounding in the field, the earthworms writhing beneath me with each step that sends the ground thundering
Nina Gravlee

a female figure shining triumphantly

Sometimes conquering comes when you remove the pressure to be the best... 
Monet Gonda

a movie theater with a large screen facing the audience, with VAFF on screen

I want to explore this year’s lineup of films, discuss the ones I am most excited for, and  help those unacquainted with the festival...
Sydney McClellan

a little girl growing left to right from young to older and more stylish

The more something trends, the more I try to stay away from it, because I’ve played this game before. Trends come and go.

a little girl with angel wings

If you are looking to get into Black Poetry, or just want to add some meaningful poems to your reading list, here are 4 poems I live by.
Chasity Quarles

two faces of girls with a little box in between them

We go to the store and spend a mandatory 10 minutes perusing all available mystery boxes...

a green fuzzy creature with one yellow eye, and a hand petting the top of it

I was the one that found them in the park, fallen from the heavens...
CJ Ackerman-Garvin

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