August 27th, 2015 Kinsky, California, USA Rodrigo It was only a few weeks since he had transferred, but Rodrigo already understood the social dynamics of his new high school. He had gotten used to moving from school to school, so this was a skill that he had built up as a form of survival. His… Read more

April 24th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA Days of Heaven Outside the apartment complex in which the Ayoubs lived was a small walking path covered in grass and trees. It was suburban – nothing like the real hiking paths just outside of town – but it was close. Those past couple of days Sadja and Magyar… Read more

February 29th, 2016 Kinsky, California, USA The Ones You Love Most Lukas waited on the bench outside his house. At that point he had rehearsed many times what he wanted to say, but it never came out sounding right to him. He could feel his body begin to shiver as the hour that Kat was… Read more

April 10th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA The Right Thing It was a Sunday night, and several of the friends – despite better judgment – decided to spend the evening drinking and traveling around town. Among those in the audience were Kat, Sadja, Rodrigo, Aaron, Lukas, and – who had given up studying that weekend –… Read more

January 31st, 2015 Kinsky, California, USA Ash It was another late day in the art room for her. The girl – who stood looking at her unfinished work – had been stuck on the project all week. And while she sat on a stool pondering where to take it next, she heard a voice behind… Read more

April 4th, 2017 Kinsky, California, USA Swift Democracy Lukas sat on the floor of his bedroom. All around him were the scattered notes of Cole’s journal, occasionally brushed and lifted by a small rotating fan in the corner. He felt he was getting somewhere, and nowhere at the same time. Most of the entries were… Read more