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A girl stands alone in the middle of the field, the wind messing with her hair and dress. her eyes are closed, and her body sways back and forth slightly with the movement of the grass. The sky is cloudless and the sun shines brightly. A lone goat herder calls out to his dogs to round up the flock on the other side of the bowl. His call echoes in a whisper across the mountains, and her head turns...

Alternate Reality in Which David Likes Whipped Cream and My Parents are Secret Agents

Tori Harvey

Rhode Island School of Design

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Piñata

Every morning, 5:30 am, my brother shakes me awake
We look at each other, four eyes half closed with sleep
As my father picks us up by skinny waists in onesie pajamas
 
Dad curses as he scrapes the ice off the windshield of the frozen car
And lights a cigarette before he gets back in
A sliver of his window is rolled down, but the smoke trickles back

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My Wake

Rising and falling with the
turning tides her
heart crashes into
shore to sigh. The snow white
foam gathering to hide those sands left
unsure of the lie.

Bright moon,
draw near; bring her
waves high, as to
cover the dunes upon the bar.
Gulls beyond the sound
let lose a cry to tell a tale of a
boat skimming
la mar.

"A boat" they shout "Has left the buoys


Does this make me look fat?

“Does this make me look fat?” Emily questioned as she stared, horrified, at herself in the mirror. She turned this way and that way. She tugged and pulled here and there. She sucked in her breath and let it out.

“Well- ” Nick barely managed a reply. He moved slowly from the room as he attempted to find solace in the large walk-in closet.

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Ravenous Fenris Devours

Ravenous Fenris devours
Snaps bones and drives minds insane
Tears to pieces worlds and powers

The Wolf hunts in pits and towers
Envelops prey in its dark mane
Ravenous Fenris devours

Canines shred trees and flowers
Mouth sucks drops from every vein
Tears to pieces worlds and powers

Intangible guts fall in showers
Emotions and desires a blood-soaked rain
Ravenous Fenris devours

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Why I (Don’t) Dream of Falling

Last night I dreamt that my boyfriend and I were looking at waterfalls on our last day at college together. Then my mom showed up to drive me back to Buffalo, accompanied by an annoying boy who has had a crush on me since I was four years old. The thought of three hours in a car with him disturbed me.

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A Young Girl's Dream

I can imagine myself sitting in the airport terminal freaking out right before my plane is about to board. My hands begin to shake and the ticket I am gripping tightly wrinkles because of the build up of sweat on my palms. People walk by not even noticing my pale façade or erratic breathing.

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