Zeitmaschine
BY MICHAEL LENART In 2022, we were able to find a cure for cancer. Millions of lives were saved, and we were eventually able to wipe it out completely. After … Continue reading
Between Dead Worlds
BY CONNIE GUO Past certain concealed glass doors of a shopping center there are staircases and elevators that take you up to the second floor lobby of battered, sun-bleached buildings, … Continue reading
Drip by Drip
BY ERIC ARAGON “Papers, papers, papers… shit!” He threw everything everywhere in frustration. “What’s wrong?” his secretary asked in annoyance. It wasn’t the first time this happened since the incident … Continue reading
Falling from Grace
BY MICHAEL CRECCO I didn’t even feel myself hit the ground. My headstone reads, “Here lays Connor Grayley, A blessed spirit who was never meant for this world.” When I … Continue reading
White Hearted Child (An Excerpt)
BY CLAUDIA CASANOVA [This work is excerpted from an ongoing story that takes place in a fully created alternate world. The inhabitants of this world are articulate, cat-like creatures operating within a … Continue reading
Chicago City of Learning Young Author Playlist: SEEKING REVENGE
The following work is the result of an eight-week collaboration with The Chicago City of Learning Young Author Playlist and Hypertext Studio Writing Center. An excerpt of this piece is also featured … Continue reading
Chicago City of Learning Young Author Playlist: BREAK OUT
The following work is the result of an eight-week collaboration with The Chicago City of Learning Young Author Playlist and Hypertext Studio Writing Center. An excerpt of this work is … Continue reading
Chicago City of Learning Young Author Playlist: DEAR BROTHER
The following work is the result of an eight-week collaboration with The Chicago City of Learning Young Author Playlist and Hypertext Studio Writing Center. An excerpt of this piece is … Continue reading
Lapis Lazuli
BY BLAINE FINSTEIN In The Beginning On the first day, God created the heavens and the earth. He saw the darkness over the land and said, “Let there be light,” … Continue reading
