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A Good Haircut . Top Story - May 2025.
Ruthie used a paper fan with a picture of blue-eyed Jesus while the air conditioner audibly struggled. She’d brought her daughter to Connie’s salon for a trim. Connie cleared her afternoon, knowing it would take hours. First to dye, set, and style the look that Ruthie had maintained for twenty years. Then to comb the girl’s knotted clumps of auburn hair.
By Leslie Writesabout a year ago in Fiction
Petals in the Wind. Top Story - May 2025.
A Love That Bloomed Against the Seasons The Field and the Garden In the corner of a vast and ancient meadow where wild things ran untamed, the red poppy bloomed. Her name was *Seraphine*, born of sunlight and storm, her petals a fierce blaze against the golden grasses. The wind carried her scent like a battle cry, and bees sang drunken hymns around her crown.
By Gabriela Toneabout a year ago in Journal
Searching for Love . Top Story - May 2025.
The more I have to lose… the more I worry. I suppose I’ve always been this way. Of course no one wants to get hurt, loss things that matter or feel let down. But lately I have been really contemplating how bad my rejection sensitivity can be. To the point where I have made up things in my head that have to match my reality for me to realistically ever make a great connection. And as I start to wonder about taking chances in life and really focusing on things I want and how to get there…. Well… the sensitivity comes back in grand force.
By Lane Burnsabout a year ago in Writers
The Last Train to Tanjong Merah. Top Story - May 2025.
Even the dead must commute. 🚉🚃🚃🚃🚃🌧️🚉🚃🚃🚃🚃🌧️🚉🚃🚃🚃🚃🌧️🚉🚃🚃🚃🚃🌧️🚉🚃🚃🚃🚃🌧️ Mist rose off Tanjong Merah’s tracks. The depot bore the odour of dust and rain. Under its flickering lights was a girl—always wet, always waiting.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Linabout a year ago in Fiction
