February 2021

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault   The old women clamor  during the bingo game.  Someone’s breaking into the homes of old women  and raping them;  law enforcement isn’t doing a thing about it.  “Don’t worry,”  says raspy-voiced Mrs. Pembleton.  “I have a plan.” The rover can’t believe his luck.  So many windows open.  Stupid old women. […]

He was the most beautiful thing  in my world.  His smile.  His green eyes.  His golden hair.  We were inseparable  until the separation came.  He promised to love me for the rest of his life.  He did.  I just didn’t know  how short a time  that would be.  Car accident.  Just 16.  He ages with

The affluent couple raised their baby  with the power of belief.  Every night they’d tuck him in and say:  “You’re braver, stronger, and smarter than anyone.”    He grew  to know these things to be 100 percent true.  (Even when others did not.)   One night there’s a racket outside.  The boy sneaks out.  There’s

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Harassment “Celeste changed when those nudes leaked.  It was a violation…  her ex giving them to the media.  They were vultures,  the way they fed off of her violation.  All her charitable deeds  no longer mattered to anyone.  She was a ‘whore’. They wanted a falling star.  But her light came from