by Callan Whitley “When you picture spies, you may think of martinis, sweet cars, and sexy clothes. That wasn’t Ana. She didn’t go out with coworkers. She behaved awkwardly at parties. She hadn’t had good luck dating. She filled her…
by Elisabeth Grass All throughout 2022, I think I read a total of maybe twelve books—including those I needed toread for school. At the beginning of 2023, I decided I wanted to get back into reading. It was something I…
by Teya Sorenson, author of This Cursed Death, Wilde Press Spring ’23 Author In July of 2021 while hacking my way through the lengthy writing process of another project, I sat down to write a brief scene between two characters…
Congratulations to our winner of the March 2023 Writing Challenge, “The Rainbow Rose” by Sam Kostakis. This piece is an aromatic retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairytale. The prompt was to write a piece inspired by folklore or mythology.…
by Monica Rivera Sosa As someone who mainly reads fantasy, it’s become increasingly apparent that world-building is more important than we give it credit for. We must ask ourselves why we read these stories to begin with. For me, I…
Congratulations to our winner of the February 2023 Writing Challenge, Anonymous Author with her piece, “To Let You Love Me.” The prompt was to use the words block, satisfaction, and favor in a romance piece.
by Guest Writer Monica Rivera Sosa “I am become a blade.” This iconic line from Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone created a surge of TikToks and memes about the Shadow and Bone character, Malyen Oretzev. However, this line is not…