short story – Page 8 – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

Unborn

December 7, 2016September 14, 2018 Kate Murdoch

Maja’s hair was a black curtain. Like a child, she imagined it protected her as she sat on the train, her hand cupped over her stomach. For the first few months, she had spent most of her time prone on her bed, the pillow damp. She prayed to the Virgin, Read more

Clearing the Air in the Friend Zone

November 30, 2016September 12, 2018 Brittany Nelson

He was Romanian, and I was smitten. A junior. Joint majoring in Linguistics and Psychology, Valentin was anything but ordinary. Quiet and shy, it had taken me an entire semester to get to this point. Just when I thought this friendship was going nowhere fast, he surprised me. The second Read more

The Titanic Was Huge

November 25, 2016September 14, 2018 L. Shapley Bassen

Thanksgiving was in the past, and the New Year, as ever, in the future. It was winter in New York, a season for parties. Accompanied by his fourth wife, Carl Fish attended only the finest, which he defined by his attendance. Often, these affairs were fundraisers although this one was Read more

The Messenger

October 16, 2016September 14, 2018 Michael Fanning

Brian Gardner parked the BMW in the empty lot. He had never come to the park this late to run but Professor Davis insisted on seeing him before the break. “Focus seems off this term, Gardner. Is anything wrong?” Of course nothing was wrong, just planning a wedding while attending Read more

The Diary of a 35 Year Old Woman with Alzheimer’s

July 10, 2016October 6, 2018 Emma Doughty

I can still remember when it first happened. I thought this isn’t like me forgetting how to spell words but, that Monday afternoon as I finished writing the office memo I just couldn’t remember how to spell the word regards. I put it down to a busy first week at Read more

Virgin Ties

June 20, 2016September 16, 2018 Jacqueline Cioffa

Excerpt from Jacqui Cioffa’s book The Vast Landscape High School sucks ass. The boys are rotten, girls stupid cows. Harrison isn’t unpopular. She splits her time between drama geeks, nerds, cheerleaders, and popular seniors. Secretly, she hates them all. That stupid jock she had a mad crush on. Felt her Read more

Ciao Bella

June 3, 2016October 5, 2018 Michel Bordeau

Lili waited for a smile of approval from her mother before she inched closer to the end of the diving board. Maman smiled, waved, and watched her 5-year-old daughter ready herself for another ‘perfect dive!’ Lili shrugged her little shoulders to loosen them up, took a deep breath, and, without Read more

Young Lovers

March 11, 2016September 25, 2016 Anders Svenning

He first saw her during coffee hour, in the Catholic church on Second and Thirteenth. She was filled with spirit, mass having been just finished. She wore her golden cross outside of her beige vest. She approached him and walked passed him, saying nothing. This was the moment he saw Read more