teenbellemagJul 21, 20202 min readThe gorillas, by Stapleton NashI want to go for a hike, I say, pointing to the picture in National Geographic. (I’m twelve, for context.) My mom says, there are...
teenbellemagJun 26, 20202 min readnoun., by Prithiva Sharmai live within 4 walls that feel like 16; steadily closing in on me. cherry red with lavender flowers painted on them, they remind me of...
teenbellemagJun 25, 20201 min readUntitled, by Vaishnavi Sharmathis kitchen has brown, rusted tiles. a soft corner that holds the refrigerator: at 2 am, its doors leak mist and glow like a giant...
teenbellemagJun 25, 20201 min readOde to Oluwatoyin Salau, by Ummkulthum Hassan You lay in the cold earth and I think it unjust how a creature like you rests in a doleful grave; detached from this world but never...
