The sweet smell of jasmine warm on my scalp, her soft hands, calloused palms weaving through my hair with scented oil aged rich by generations, braids in my hair donned like armor. Fried okra, mutton curry,...

I spit on the uneven, cracked sidewalk and watch as the pink-red domes spread flat. I watch some of the spittle run down a crack and think of beginnings. I used to look at that same street outside my window...

Your composition is weak. Four years of unrelenting critique still echoed through his head in a cacophony of unimpressed sighs, dismissive glances, and outright ridicule.  Where is the passion?...

I roll the dice.   One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11. “You’ve landed on St. Charles Place.” It only costs $140; I’ll buy it. I still have $1,360 left.   10. One,...

When my boss tells me he wants to meet with me, I figure it has something to do with the piss on the wall. It is not my piss, mind you, or for that matter my wall. The wall belongs to the store, a pretty...

She wants him, But she can never have him. Despite the devastation, She will survive—  Content with the loss.   Simultaneously, the strength in her muscles, bones, and flesh Is...

is everyone in france skinny? Pretty much, yeah. how are french people so skinny Cigarettes, probably. how much does it cost to study abroad in france About 20,000 euros per year at the...

The House never stood still. When I was little I heard stories of Baba Yaga, a grandmother who made borscht and played pranks on wanderers. She lived in an unending emerald forest, in a House that stood...

I wanted to be as pristine and delicate as my things. I wouldn’t have ever described myself as delicate, but a connoisseur of the delicate. Everywhere I went I sought out the gentle flap of a butterfly's...

“We all want to believe we’re exceptional — whether it’s in health, sports, academics — and very few of us actually are.” — High school English teacher The classroom bristles; they (wealthy,...