Nadxeli Caridad

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  • I wish you weren’t human.

    by Nadxeli Caridad I wish you weren’t human, They’re much too squishy So fragile to things sharp and pinch-y I wish you weren’t human, Because they don’t last forever Even if they’re golden treasure I wish you weren’t human, And is that so bad? Without you I’d go mad See, I’m human Mortal and sad…

  • The Virginity Thief

    by Nadxeli Caridad 100 word Personal Narrative In middle school there was a girl meanly nicknamed “the virginity thief”. Barely thirteen, she already had a public sexual history. I’ve never stolen someone’s virginity. But I did give mine to a man who was obsessed with it. Sometimes he’d accuse me of lying. “You hardly bled,”…

  • A Sirena Story

    by Nadxeli Caridad First published in The Blank Page Writing Club Anthology Spring 2024 para mi nana, primero muerta que sencilla With one hand Mary Louise palms the base of her bare neck. With the other she lovingly rubs her wrinkled thumb across a black and white photo. It is tucked into a corner of…