I remember sunlight and piles of dirt scooted to the side. We were digging, but for what, I can’t seem to remember. Probably just for the dirt in the beginning, but we soon became curious. What could we find if we dug deep enough? We ended up finding three lumps of coal. My mom told me that coal will turn into diamond eventually. You just had to wait long enough. I kept my coal out in the...

I suppose you never expected that much from me. Honestly, that’s what I had planned for, what I plan for every situation and encounter. I’m not lying so much as keeping myself aligned and stable from falling short. What I consider to be terrifying, truly horrific to the point where I cannot utter a single word, is the knowledge that I will always flat line when paired against someone else. I...

I'm never entirely sure where I fit. No matter the occasion, I drift into corners or shadows or empty tables in the common room. I watch them all, not judgmentally. They float and converse and then disperse and I continue to sit here. In many aspects, I don't fit. Relationships, school, lonely nights. Never fitting, just sitting. I'm a voyeur, a watcher of humans. I can't understand myself, so I...

Dear Corinne,You had no idea what it would bring. Nothing has gone right for a while and your starting to lose hope. The fact that you confided in someone your deepest, most gut wrenching secret and now he’s telling people like it’s nothing. Like you’re nothing. You swear you didn't mean to tell them. You were angy and upset. They were going to ditch you like they always would.You know how...