Best of ATM 2016, Nonfiction
As 2016 comes to its close, Across the Margin takes a look back at some of its most treasured moments in Nonfiction… It’s been another…
Allie Burke
Crooked Lines
by: Allie Burke “There is so much to do on this earth and our lives are so short. Just die now if you don’t leave…
Failures
by: Allie Burke “I haven’t figured out how to tell between lying there awake and lying there dreaming…” A thick, billowy cloud escapes the passenger…
To Breathe You In
by Allie Burke1 “[The water] gains speed so quickly. It inches across the sand like the speed of time during depression, and all of the…
The Best of ATM, 2015: Nonfiction
As 2015 comes to its close, Across the Margin takes a look back at some of its most treasured moments in Nonfiction… Throughout this final…
Not Even Your Mother
by: Allie Burke1 How curious the authority of pain’s fleeting grip, and those unique souls that inspire us to win at life… The swirling fan…
What Happens When You Lie
by: Allie Burke1 “I hate her character.” He looks at me with those eyes that never define the words that come out of his mouth….
This is Definitely Not Real
by Allie Burke1 A ternion of life’s necessities, and the sentiments they invoke… Summer smells like a new pair of Nikes. Like wine and good…
The Place Where You Write Romance Novels
by: Allie Burke1 The mélange of life, the curious moments that take grasp… I walk in the door and he’s sitting in a recliner like any man would…
World Peace
by: Allie Burke 1 Allie Burke returns to The Margin with another moment in time, a late night with those who know you best…. “Okay,” Aamir…
Late Morning
by: Allie Burke1 A snapshot of thoughts, a late morning conversation….. “I don’t understand people.” “I do,” I say, looking up from my phone. “Do…