Quotes

Was there a god that didn’t require tithes or a religion not based on transactions?

The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn

Side by side our faces are polarizing, like an enchantment of ravens lost in a sky of cotton candy.

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Chatting over coffee always made her feel like she was trying to cut a cake with a hammer.

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

He didn’t have to say anything like Let’s hang out, for by this time they were already friends.

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Everyone—even an ugly oyster—has power and beauty inside. But sometimes they keep it a secret. And sometimes it takes patience to find it.

It’s not like it’s a secret by Misa Sugiura

My phone is one of those crushes that sucks up every ounce of energy and gives nothing back. Pretty sure I’ve had a couple of those. I can’t remember the names, but I can feel the scars.

Siri, Who Am I? By Sam Tschida

They come for us in the night and shoot my father through the skull.

Hunted by the sky by Tanaz Bhathena

I wish I’d packed something more nightclub appropriate before I left LA, but I didn’t know I’d be impersonating a rich socialite to get into a club.

Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma

“When I was young, I looked at people our age and I assumed my life was sorted out. It never occurred to me that when I got to sixty- three I’d be in the most appalling mess.”

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce