By Katie Arminie Cassidy wanted to celebrate, even though, the news, received the night before, was the worst in her young life. Her baby sister had cancer. Throughout the busy day, it was an agonizing hum threatening a break down. Her heart broke like a part of her had been cleaved off. Why celebrate then? The pandemic school year, which felt like a never ending … Continue reading Once Again
By Katie Arminie He always felt different, an outsider. Someone who understood life in a way others refused to or were not capable of. He was closer to work than home when it happened. He was shocked and horrified, of course, but there was an understanding of, “Here it is, “ when it occurred. An acceptance of the unacceptable. Lately, life had been too … Continue reading Here It Is
By Katie Arminie My heart pounds in my chest as we walk down the overcast city streets away from the small apartment I share with my boyfriend. His mom is by my side. Her skeletal frame is humming with determination, seemingly unaffected by what is at stake. I, however, am replaying recent events, wondering where it all went so wrong so fast. A drug hangover, … Continue reading Conceptualizations of Opportunities Wasted
By Katie Arminie I don’t know if I’ve been courting darkness, or if it’s been courting me. All I know is it’s here now as a persistent presence. The compulsion to be true to me, and yet not acknowledge this selfishness, fights me. Can dark and light ever be balanced? I want to be free but it means to be out of this mortal coil. … Continue reading Yin Yang
My first attempt at a sonnet. I believe to try and to put yourself out there, is to grow. No apologies. Continue reading Sonnet
By Katie Arminie The rough hand built stairway plunges down the cliff 300 feet. The full moon guides her along, each step is a murky thought contrasting with the shining, almost supernatural orb. The primordial lake is pitch black and more dismal than her ponderings. She is alone with only the consciousness of the wild. With her shoes off, she slips into the lake. It … Continue reading A Watery Grave?
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By Katie Arminie It was a summer, rainy day with no one around the trailer park making it a ghost town. Chat Rooms were okay when there was nothing else to do. Cindy and her cousin, Beth sat at her computer in her room, side by side. They got onto a Horror Chat Room and were, taking turns, discussing Scream 1 and 2. As usual … Continue reading Wickety Wickety What?
By Katie Arminie Sarah wants to get married, so, even though, camping is not her thing, she is trying to impress her boyfriend, Jamie; his sister, Ann; and her husband, Nick. She is following the four wheel drive truck as it easily passes over the remote Arizona stream. She stops. This is insane, there is no way she is driving her Nissan Sentra across it … Continue reading Makeshift Campground
By Katie Arminie Some say television rots your brain, and MTV is the devil’s channel. Well, if that’s true than my sister and I are brain dead demons. Despite the infrequent loneliness, it is kind of cool to be on our own up here. Being thirteen and twelve, we are not kids anymore. Besides, nobody else has cable, like my dad does. His huge Montgomery … Continue reading Hourglass
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