Perfect Untouched Hours
Volume ’24, No. 4
Volume ’24, No. 4
Dawns are always wonder-dawns
Of perfect untouched hours;
Buds are perfect promises
Of unseen perfect flowers.
Youth is unlimited,
Not yet defined and small—
Not yet poured out in queer-shaped jugs
That cannot hold it all.
— BEGINNINGS by Mary Allen Edge (1923)
01. “Empty Lines” by Ava Kreutziger
A girl attempts to power through her “writer’s block.”
02. “Crumbling” by em
Two best friends hold on to their friendship, even though it is becoming more difficult by the day.
03. “Longing” by Natalie Casnova-Durate
You never think it will happen until it happens to you.
04. “Pencil Shavings” by Emily McDonald
A girl is taking a test, but something feels off.
05. “Happy Family” by Maria Azpilcueta
A perfect girl with a perfect life — right?
06. “What's Your Name?” by Zora Bagneris
While going to visit her boyfriend’s parents in a small strange town, a woman’s road trip takes a bizarre turn when she encounters a strange ice cream stand that seems to alter her identity and memories.
07. “Xenia” by Janith Robertson
love yours.
08. “How is School?” by Destiny Smith
Living life as a stressed high school student.
09. “Into the Night” by Brooke Metoyer
A mysterious man reveals the secrets of silence.
10. “Life” by William Scully
What is the true essence of the word “life?”
11. “The Halfling” by Amaya Gentry
How discrimination can make one feel.
12. “Tick Tock” by Brandon Tran
One day, the lights go out, constant ticking fills the air, and all the while one person tries to figure out the source. Will they live, or will they die?
13. “Why is There a Beach in Idaho?” by Cayla Mitchell
I am asleep and when I wake up, I am not really awake.
14. “Company BBQ” by Zuri Wherry
A woman discovers her workplace has mysteriously caught fire and watches as flames swallow the building.
15. Marginalia
Jordan Saunders is Britney Spears in disguise. She thinks she’s slick, but we all know. Her brown wig is lopsided, her eyeliner is uneven. Her tattoos aren’t very well covered.