by Kathryn Reese

“My ex beside me, blocking my view of my daughter. My daughter, the sort of fighter who hides behind her hair.”

by Christie Ellen

“‘Just say the word and we can get in the car and drive to Mexico’. Your maid of honour’s eyes don’t blink as she waits for you to respond.”

by Findley Eve Holland

“Lighthouse keepers went crazy. Not all, but enough…You grew up in a lighthouse…I once mentioned to your girlfriend of ten years the lighthouse, and she had no idea what I was talking about.”

by Reg Darling

“For a close circle of family and friends, “The Garage” became the place they went to hang out with Hartwell. …For those who consciously lived with one foot in the Pleistocene, it was that throughout the year. Some understood, some got it without knowing they got it, and many didn’t get it at all.

by Brittany Miles

“Seven years of ignoring every sign. In me. / To only see the signs of madness. In her. / Her madness outweighed me. / But today, my body said, stop.”