This summer, I participated in my library’s Summer Reading Challenge through Beanstack! Of the titles I read, here were some of my favorites and why I liked them so much! ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Hearts on Thin Ice by Katie Kennedy is a really emotional and heartfelt sports romance that surprised me with how much depth it had.… Read more →
Thumpy Son of a Gun – Dominic Gallegos
I am tired. I am sick. Tired of this place, and tired of being alone. Tired of trying too hard to put myself out there. To make myself seen. To stand out; to dazzle my girlfriend. Stuck in a classroom, with this iPhone 17 of mine always in my pocket, maybe that’s why I’m tired and sick. … Read more →
Fear Me Not – Paris Smith
The shadow appeared in the corner, no movements for me to believe. A shriek from the shadow with a signal, a flash of light shines across the room, to an object for me to retrieve. With no fear walking over to the mysterious figure, a dark presence fills the air. Standing still, looking closely at the figure, I feel a… Read more →
greedy eater – Arianna De Curtis
the sink leaks as you stand over the stove of my body, wondering what flavor of emotion you’ll try today. did my blood taste sweet when you had your first sip? did it stain your teeth like the bite of a pomegranate? i wish you didn’t have to drain me every time, lapping at my will… Read more →
Aura – Emma Pate
Inspiration is as fickle as ancient religion. It finds you through cracks in pavement and fluorescent gas station lights and thick humid wind in the night. You are a lone priest reaching out to muster it, but it only finds you by surprise. You are swept up in a film, one with the ocean swaying blue, the moonlight flickering in… Read more →
All There Is – Grace Conley
It was almost midnight, which meant it wouldn’t be long before June’s second lie arrived at her front door. She wondered who it would take the form of this evening. A disgruntled teacher, maybe, the one who had been told June’s dog had barfed all over her homework, hence why she had not brought it in for grading. Or… Read more →
Still, You – Michael Ogbuagu
Ceaseless Watcher – Cora Van Y
Sara Berrocal – Conversations and Ink
We didn’t live in the apartment on the 44th floor anymore. We made a life, we made our story. Yet, one quiet night, the stars looked brighter as we all sat at the mantel-adorned table inside an Italian restaurant in New York. John had made the reservation, arriving at 7 pm on the dot, and Isobel was retouching her… Read more →
Ava Fitzgerald – Rainy Days
Rainy Days Wellness for me is a sky full of clouds set to boil over, rain on the windows and grass, but never inside, In that magical moment when everything seems warm and cozy and soft. Inside, time stretches like taffy, hours kept by progress I’ve made on that book, that painting, that crocheted project (that I’ll probably… Read more →