by Siddharth Murthy

Stolen glances, wry smiles, and eyes catching each other. Aren’t we all familiar with these. I found myself falling for Ben, a smart, sleek and smooth-talking marketing executiv...

by Ryan Boswell

I’d never gone to a school dance before. But this time it was different. I was going to the Homecoming Dance of my sophomore year, and I had a date. The excitement of actually h...

by Trey Monfils

To the kid whom I know best: Trey – You may not believe it but there are people in this world who understand you. Even at your age, I am amazed by how acquainted you are with pa...

by Brian Schaefer

FEATURED ARTIST – Paul Richmond STORY by Brian Schaefer I awoke to quiet sobs coming from overhead; soft sniffles muted by a pillow. I rolled out from under the sheets and sto...

by Seth Klonsky

The September night was cold, but I was determined. For days I sat outside the store, waiting for him to walk out. He always did, just like clock work. And by this point, I had hi...

by C. D.

It’s noon and I should be getting up. The breeze coming in from the window is making my bedroom door move backwards and forwards without a sound. It never quite fully closes, no...

by Jim

Cloquet, Minnesota, was (and still is as far as I know) a rough redneck mill town with cliques and gangs and many problems. I was the gay, geeky, nearly blind kid that was the eas...

by Jonathan O'Harrow

As I was leaving the house to be on the “anti-” panel in a Prop. 8 debate, my straight roommate asked where I was going. “To the campus. For the debate.” “The Prop. 8 th...

by Jesus Reyes

I was raised in a strict Catholic home. My mother is an ex-Catholic nun. Growing up I knew I was different. I was raised with Bibles, rosaries, religious statues, the works. Growi...