The following pieces deal with themes of sexual assault.   It Crept on Me Its the anniversary of that stupid night and it crept on me like the guilt that should be sleeping with you....

Over-Steeped San Diego   August, when the clouds reflected so clearly on the rough surf that their line of separation hid in plain sight   We walked the pier Salt-sticky wood and gray...

Untitled Pst, are you listening? Don’t fall asleep. You’ll only be confined for a little longer. Drink that week-old glass of water, It’s been sitting there untouched. It’ll only...

  Grandma Makes Everything Better Inspired by Tom Andrews [“Codeine Diary”] On July 8th 2013 I watched my youngest brother learn to ride a bike. Well, a bike without training wheels,...

  A Rambling Remembrance   All those afternoons spent running in the woods behind the house where deer ran and children ran and cold rivers ran all the way home where we ran to disentangle...

  My Mosaic Heart   How are you doing it? stealing my heart, piece by piece, brick by brick, until it resembles a mosaic unlike before.   Yet instead of fleeing with...

  Excerpt from "Wishmaker"   The sun rises and I open my eyes to see the light of the new day. I stretch open my petals so that light can hit every inch of me. The warm rays on my...

  Excerpt from "Deep in the Woods"   These eyes were unlike any that Morgan had ever seen before. They did not appear attached to any form, instead peering down at Morgan from the...

  Excerpt from "Waltz of Shattered Glass"   “We should marry!” “What?” I repeat, incredulous. I am too shocked to even wrench my hands out of his grip. “No, listen,...