elementia
Rubble
By Ayush PanditThey’ve run out of garbage bags to use as body bags.
Power lines cracked in half like splintered pencils are strewn through the streets
neighborhoods panic as the ground forgets what being solid is again
Time It Takes to Sober Up
By Emme Mackenzie“What is one factor that affects the Blood Alcohol Level and is an extremely important factor (in order to ‘sober up’)?”
A Candlelight Insomniac
By Kylie VolavongsaIt’s midnight, and he finds that it’s impossible to sleep. He isn’t exactly sure why, though he suspects it’s because his mind has wound itself into a series of complicated knots. There’s an abundance of loose ends as well, and he wonders which one carries the most weight.
Shades of Pain
By AonBAnother black kid got shot by a white cop.
ANOTHER BLACK KID GOT SHOT BY A WHITE COP.
ANOTHERBLACKKIDGOTSHOTBYAWHITE COP.
ANOTHERBLACKKIDGOTSHOT
ANOTHERBLACKKIDGOTS
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