By Samia Lagmis Amidst the roar of men I am told to quiet my laugh Told to contain the joy straining against the corners of my lips and wracking through my stomach Told by the men whose bellows strike me from within my very core Whose raucous roar leaves me quaking in my seat Tectonic plates shaking and shifting as their sons watch with mouths full…
It’s cover reveal day for Wayward Stars (Starswept, #2) by Mary Fan! This sweeping sequel to the award-winning YA sci-fi novel Starswept will be released on February 26, 2019 by Snowy Wings Publishing. The cover features…
By Erhu Kome Yellow Daran taught you how to pray like him. A prayer unlike your own. It fascinated you how he would raise his hands up to his ears before saying “Allahu Akbar,” then clasp…
By Erhu Kome Yellow Your hands trembled as you swung the wooden window closer to you to keep the sharp whistling wind and cold droplets of rain outside. You latched it firmly to the hook and…
By Riah Dawson About Her #1 – I forgive myself in the mirror every morning Because of you A verbal rune to heal The hurt you cut so deep Baby girl is contradictory in her healing…
By Riah Dawson I couldn’t even get being gay right, because I’m not gay—but I’m not straight. My little brother and I grew up in two different worlds of queerness. He is his own big, proud…
By L0na Waya
