Atlas teVelde, Special Contributor
• January 5, 2023
This story was inspired by the song; 1,000 Light Years Away. Composed by Harry Mack and performed by Chelsea Lee Greenwood.
Tapping my foot lightly as I tossed lyrics on a page, any and all lines that...
In my nightmare, I see my grandma standing there. I’m always in utter confusion because she never speaks, moves, or even blinks.
When I was younger, she was the most talkative and beautiful woman...
Olivia Nunez, Special Contributor
• November 24, 2022
As I continued to walk, tears started rolling down my face. The ground was black, burnt up, and crisp crunched like a fallen leaf in Fall.
This was once a lush meadow covered in a thin blanket of gorgeous...
Vee Forshay, Special Contributor
• November 9, 2022
My husband has been acting strange lately.
He’s been staying out way longer than he should; he comes home smelling like fresh cologne, and he refuses to kiss me, or give me any affection for that...
Gray Carney, Special Contributor
• October 27, 2022
I was always too tall for my bed which meant my feet normally hung off the edge of ever since I was young. The bed would fit me for a few months, but I’d inevitably grow out of it. As I grew and got...
There was something moving. Another spider.
Teresa went to the bathroom to fetch some toilet paper and crushed the second spider. She then wondered if there were more lurking around. Teresa wasn’t fond of dealing with the spiders, but it gave her something to do.
Zach watched the clock tick with a hand on his face and an elbow on his desk as he waited for the bell to ring. It was a conundrum, he was absolutely bored in his classes, but he hoped they would stretch...
We shuffled into a little room, where others already sat. A girl maybe 15, my brother’s age. A boy my age, eyes suspicious. A weary mother cradling a baby. All of us were uneasy, and the tension was as thick and heavy. Like the mud around us.
The wind howled as early morning began. The winter season had no thoughts of mercy and the snow continued to fall without stop for the second day in a row.
“It’s about time you showed up!” Howard...
The night was cool and empty. I sat in the parking lot, sitting with my CD player blaring music. The stale air that stayed locked in the car was freed into the cool air of the night. I watched the gas...
The bell rings overhead, signaling the end of our class period. I gather my things and walk out from the English classroom towards the lunch room, where I’m supposed to be meeting Jayden, my boyfriend....
“It’s about time you showed up.” Sydney closed the apartment door behind her to find her roommate Faith standing in the kitchen leaning against the counter, arms crossed and tapping a foot on the...
