I cut the shape of the slivered moon

into my old heart, hoping to feel

something like I did before, when

the world was new and wanting

was something we did just for fun.

I’ll give up almost anything to feel

like I could have everything again

Megan Jauregui Eccles writes dark, speculative fiction for young adults and is represented by Lauren Galit of LKG Agency  Her writing has appeared in Kelp Journal, Coachella Review, Ladies of the Fright, The Lineup, Wild Greens, and Dwarf+Giant. She teaches creative writing at John Paul the Great Catholic University and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California Riverside—Palm Desert. Find her @meganjaureguieccles on tiktok and Instagram.