The Room by trubluboy An Indoor Trip Traci Kenworth                 The door was locked, or at least, guarded. Blame the school, my parents, my cousin, Walter, for that matter. I hadn’t been out to do anything wrong—even remotely but one whispered word to Natalie and somehow Walter had found out and turned my…

Mexican Souevinirs by haak78 Revolution Traci Kenworth                 I lined up the figurines as though they were on a chessboard, their little pointy-tipped hats and hidden faces making them seem no more than Halloween collectables.             Welcome to the witches’ playground.             I wanted to dance in ecstasy but held myself back.             Mustn’t…

  The Suicides    Traci Kenworth                          I pulled Wade’s jacket around me tighter as I stared out across the lake. The mist was moving in and I shivered. Six years. It had been that long since my sister stood on the bridge directly over from here and took her life. She hadn’t been…

kozarevetsstory2bypstoev Rhubarb Hill Traci Kenworth                 Patty and I coasted to a halt on our bicycles, hers green, mine a sparkling pink. We glanced left then right, neither of us wanting to break the spell, this moment in time. Almost there. Rhubarb Hill stretched before us like a gigantic slide.             “Did you…

                                                         Following the Rules…    So, here we go, my other beautiful cohort blogger awards go to:    Mindy   Rebekah   Rachel  Vanessa                                                                        Cambria                                                                          Penny  There are four other ladies I’d like to mention though they don’t have blogs that I’m aware of: Kara, Martina, Jenn, and Barbara. All of those above have helped…

Grass Kiss 2 by Criswey Strawberries and White Cake Traci Kenworth                 Nothing was forgotten, not on their “special” night. A picnic by the lake, music too slow dance to, even dessert. Delya Rogers smiled as Will led her across the field, holding hands. She wanted to scream and shout victory to all those…

MusicalBurialOfficialTwilamore Death with Music Traci Kenworth               The waves lapped onto the beach, the sand deep, wet, between fifteen-year-old Audrey Wilson’s toes. She twirled around at the edge of the water, exhilarant in her months off from school, her parents, authority—“Or at least from Aunt Zel and Uncle Jared for the moment—”             She…

Gold by Kizuna Chan. Gold Fever Traci Kenworth            Sari took the stage as a hush fell over the crowd. She smiled to herself. It was the year of Midas. The year that would bring famine to the land, terror to the people’s hearts. No, not the year of the king of long ago but…

Going Home Traci Kenworth Evil came in the arch of high-heeled pumps, I think as I stick a thumb out to catch a ride to God knows where. I’m tired, achy, and lost. Going anywhere, going nowhere, trying to decide where home is. A pickup slows with a middle- aged, pot-bellied man. His baseball cap…

Around the market by Plamen Stoev.