The InvitationThe Invitation: Part 1 The Invitation: Part 2 The Invitation: Part 3 The Invitation: Part 4 The Invitation: Part 5 The Invitation: Part 6 The Invitation: Part 7 0 (0) Riley As Riley ran through the galley, she opened the drawer that Mel had when she retrieved the large butcher knife. The only utensils ...

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5 (1) Emotionally, I’m looking like last year’sfrozen birthday cake –airless, with too many broken candles. I’ve been in the fridge too long.I’m beyond the use-by date. The leftover pieces are stuck in my throat,unmeltable,unquenchable. The taste has become too strong,coldly unbearable. And everything in the crisper boxhas turned brown and wrong. I feel I’m ...

0 (0) “Why do you and your mom get so many tattoos? You cried like a banshee during your first one!” my dad said after I showed him my newest design. It made me wonder why I loved the habit. Growing up, I never really understood the power behind them. I thought they looked cool, ...

0 (0) There will always be another deadline. Another assignment. And another, and another. “Are you ok?” They ask. Yeah, I’m fine. I’m holding the line. Don’t know how much more I can take. There’s not much bend left before I break. Why do I do this to myself? I make my life a living ...