True Florida Stories
Hollow Echoes and Southern Magnolia May 15, 2026 | poems by Catalina Martinez-Wittinghanillustrations by Priscilla Oliveiradesign by Emma Grace Henne This story is from Atrium’s Spring 2026 magazine, which released April 2026.
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Hou Yi, the brave archer, shot down nine of ten sunsÂ
That scorched the great earth with fiery tongues. … Continue readingMooncake
Ziba Ahmadi greets her client with a warm smile. Her black bouncy curls occupy space as she moves through the small salon into a room with two coal-colored leather chairs that look like they would be in a hair salon. But Ahmadi isn’t a hair stylist; she’s an eyebrow threader … Continue readingThreading her way to the top
I’m afraid of my dad’s bedroom. The bare, unlit space smells of old urine and disease, holding nothing but a bed stripped of its sheets and a streak of blood staining the wall. A weathered wheelchair sits in the bathroom; on top, a folded cotton shirt and shorts he was