The Last Time I Saw Them

By Austin Sanniota Edwards Staring didn't accomplish much. In fact, it seemed to worsen the situation. I missed them; I couldn't hide that from anyone. I couldn't deny that when they were in my life the world looked, well, more vibrant and beautiful. I saw things more clearly then. In that realization, all the hours …

A Dinner Party

By Sara LeVee Safyan Staring didn’t accomplish much. But, I wasn’t getting anywhere with drooling. I kept speaking, like they’ve always taught me to. Why don’t they want me to do it now? Why is the old one always yelling at me? This is getting me nowhere. I can still see it. It’s there. It’s …

The Problem with Peanut Butter

by Ella Kleinman Staring didn't accomplish much. The peanut butter would win that contest. It could have been anyone who left it out. Everyone had free range of the kitchen last night, I'm sure there were various cases of the munchies. But I hated that midnight peanut butter toker. The morning - well, my shifted …

DWI Revelations

by Michael Drone Staring didn’t accomplish much when I was faced with the mountain I have been climbing for the past three months. I am going to get super vulnerable and honest, and tell you of failures of business, the arrest, and what happened next. Strap in, this is about to spiral out of control, …

Remaining

By Adrian Day Staring didn't accomplish much - the line drawn from my eyes to hers was taut (if it could be touched) and now she, in the closing crowd disappears and with her, takes my gaze and staring didn't accomplish much but my eyes on that space will remain...

What I Didn’t Know Before

By Mo David Staring doesn't accomplish much, but that doesn't stop me. We're in her mom's minivan, parked in front of the house I grew up in. The grassy lawn rises and dips in ways I didn't know I remembered. The tree is still strong and quiet. The brick walls sit solidly beneath a fresh …

Marlena Ducharme

By Jim Burchill Staring didn't accomplish much; one dimple was still bigger than the other. The eyes still had flecks of yellow and brown that ruined the green, and the teeth were still three tints from acceptable white. “Who looks at eyes, anyway?” she scoffed, and resumed her hand washing. The ID card balanced on …

The Adventures of Cake Girl

By Caitlin Carr Staring didn’t accomplish much. And by that, I mean anything. No matter how hard I glare at the wall, wishing for some sort of latent superpower to awaken and allow me to disintegrate it or pass through it or I’d even take invisibility, although I’ve heard some horror stories about that one, …

Something Bigger

By Che Guevara Staring didn't accomplish much ... I've started something again in idea a modern thought of infinite outcomes. You can now rejoice for I have began something bigger than you or I creator of this world and the next farewell I have bested what the majority keeps in contemplation ain't it something we …

Maybe It Could

by Alec Meyer Staring didn't accomplish much (I thought at first), but maybe it could. If I stand here long enough, If I let enough wind blow in my face, If I let the mud squish between my toes.