Illuminations
Write a short story, memoir, or poetry that illuminates what cannot be contained by the machine.
Full Moon Nickel
By Rakshithaa V. Jaiganesh
Papa finds work soon after that. Full Moon Nickel trembles. In eighth grade Baby’s art teacher recommends Baby to a prestigious art academy on the other side of the country. The tuition is far, far too expensive. Baby stays home. Full Moon Nickel shrinks away.
The Sky Turned into Silence
By Talia Tanachian
I wanted to tell him more than anything else, "You won't. I’'m already a part of you." But all I could do was push my head into his chest and hope he felt it.