Halloween
BY ANNABELLA BOLEY Gabbi cracked the bathroom door just a bit, leaning on the doorframe to avoid falling over. She was a half hour late for trick-or-treating, and, while she … Continue reading
Lost to the Ghosts
BY SUHANEE MITRAGOTRI lost to the ghostsshe longs for cranes to carry her to the landof her mother where golden soil fillsabandoned stomachs like wild rice andwhere stars litter the … Continue reading
Him
BY ERIN CHOI I close my eyes and confine them in darkness.My mind is clear for a singular moment until shapes emerge out of nothingness and morph into thoughts. I … Continue reading
Abyss
BY JANYA BHASKAR I open my eyes. My breath mists as I exhale. I sit up, and look around. I’m in the middle of avast snowfield, white and unending. I … Continue reading
Where Not Everyone Goes
BY AKERMAN I am going,To where the path leads,As long as there are starts along the way,For not I’ll feel lost,For I don’t want to fall through the cracks that … Continue reading
The Bear Has Come and Gone
BY CAITLIN LEVY I wasn’t alive for the Columbine shooting but I read about each boy and girl who died. The thumping hands held low / tables of kisses & … Continue reading
Heritage and To Be a Beautiful Nightmare
BY DIVYA REDDY Heritage 1.34.1.34 billion people.Condemned to suffer, but not.At eye-level, you see animals, burns, and chaos,But look up to those living the modern life,The slight glimpses of order,The … Continue reading
Cars
BY RORY Cars A 5’ 9’’ high school girl walked through the hallways. She had headphones, jeans, a tank top, and a jacket on. She liked rap, horror movies, junk … Continue reading
Reformation
BY ISABEL SU the seduction eyes glint, dark and dancing in the candlelight: a single potent glance over a pale shoulder. an opposing set of blue-green eyes stray away from … Continue reading
Thoughts in the Dark
BY TRINI FENG I was afraid of the moon. This much I knew. Every night, I drew the curtains and shoved my closet against the window, hoping to block out … Continue reading
Cola
BY CLAIRE SEELING-BRANSCOMB Ellie She put her headphones in and let the world dissolve. At that moment she felt empty, she slumped to the floor, and then, she ceased to … Continue reading
A Message to the Status Quo and Don’t See Colors
BY GABRIELLE GALCHEN Message to the Status Quo She’s just walking through the street but all she hears is Woman! Woman? Her mind is an oak tree, leaves tickle your … Continue reading
My Session with Mrs. Adler
BY LOLA AFONSO MARTINEZ The plaza was a buzzing cacophony of dogs barking, children shrieking, and bicycle bells ringing away. As chaotic as it might seem, I’ve always enjoyed how … Continue reading
Autumn Tales, empowerment, and Scottish Fantasy
BY LUCIEN Autumn Tales Through the red leaves, you can feel the chill of an oncoming winter, you can see a grey fox with silver eyes, chasing away warmth of … Continue reading
The Man With No Face
BY HDZ The human mind is the scariest thing of all. It makes things out of the darkness. Scary things. Monsters, ghosts. The man with no face comes into my … Continue reading
Superstore
BY LILIANA CAREY We didn’t really know what to do with our time, The mystifying vastness of a Sunday night The hours slip away inconsequentially Until we wake up in … Continue reading
Our World, Our Love
BY JAELA CHEN The world we live in. It’s crazy. The fights, the riots, the hate. Kids play outside while parents talk, kids of all colors and races. Black, White, … Continue reading
Thank You, Coronavirus: Lessons I’ve Learned While Social Distancing
BY RACHEL LICHTENWALNER March 12 was … something else. It was 5:30 p.m. My mom and I had just pulled into the garage from a shopping frenzy at Publix. I’ll … Continue reading
Ask That Bird
BY SAKSHI NIKAM Frightened of waking up with thunders at night I learned the art of waking up to thuds on the door,No one came after that loud fist bumpAnd no … Continue reading
A Walk in The City of Dogma
BY MATTHEW FORD In a city which was dead. In which continued to crawl on its stomach with shallow breaths and bleeding wounds. In the end, nothing would be left … Continue reading
The Boy Who Lived
BY IRIS MARK The girl sits across from me, laying out her papers and supplies in an almost ritualistic fashion. I watch as she skims questions displayed on her iPad, … Continue reading
Words That Touch and Feel
BY JAYOLA REID i. I wish I could touch your mouth that is pouring out blood. I wish I could feel the tenderness of your wrists from the tight handcuffs. … Continue reading
Social Media: The Danger in Disguise
BY SARAH FAZ My eighth-grade graduation approached with bountiful excitement on my part. After a year of making slideshows and presenting my case, I was finally permitted to get social … Continue reading
Heir To Corruption
BY SYLVI WARSHAVER-STEIN and the daughter of the devil seeks the darkness in the dawn. she loves the color of midnight. she loves the silver taste of blood. tyger tyger, … Continue reading
Never Understand
BY RAKEL OLIMAN I don’t know what to do. What do I do now? Wait for you? Words are so predictable coming from you. I know what you are going … Continue reading
The Truth in Darkness
BY IFFAT AHMAD Till the sun is bright The fun everlasts Till the moon shines for you, The stars will too Till the clouds are formed, The rain will bow … Continue reading
Grapefruit
BY ANGIE LEUNG When I looked over my shoulder, I saw him. He walked through the entrance of the café with that nonchalant stride, hands slipped into his pockets, and … Continue reading
Climate Hope and Earth
BY DHRUTI HALAMBI Fifteen marine species evanesced from existence Marine corals wrecked, why can’t we keep our distance? Climate change and global warming melting ice caps Moose’s, Sea Turtles, and … Continue reading
The Deer
BY JOSHUA WU At our old house, we had a garden out back. We had all sorts of plants like lettuce and broccoli and spinach, ready for us to eat … Continue reading
Clouds Are Overrated
BY SACHIN ALLUMS Clouds are overrated. If you took your fist and punched a cloud, it would dissipate and fly away. A cloud appears fluffy and looks like it contains … Continue reading
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