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From the Deep

From the Deep

Oliva Ray, Special Contributor March 16, 2023

“SOS” Zoe sketched in the stand with a stick that had fallen from the trees. Valerie rolled her eyes at her sister. The two were stuck at their grandma’s house on the coast of Rhode Island for the...

Finale

Finale

Jade Fender, Special Contributor March 9, 2023

I sat and watched in horror as the exterior of my home and the temple collapsed on itself. The air surrounding it was foggy with dust and ash, the bright orange flames of the fire consuming the buildings...

Cheater, Cheater, Silver-Eater

Cheater, Cheater, Silver-Eater

Kaydence Young, Special Contributor March 2, 2023

The sounds of growling and leaves crunching under feet are the only thing Amy could hear as she's running for her life in the dense forest. She searches around for any sign of a way to keep the beasts...

Inevitable

Inevitable

Katrina Nething, Special Contributor January 19, 2023

 There were eight of us in the parking lot, staring deep into the abyss that was poorly titled: The Funnest Corn Maze in the Whole World. “Hold on! We’re not going to actually walk into this thing,...

Sour Buds

Sour Buds

Freddy Guerrero, Special Contributor January 12, 2023

This story was inspired by “Lemon Boy” by Cavetown. "Ahhh!" Robin yelled with all his might, "why is my heart racing so fast? Am I going to die? I feel like I can't breathe!" He thought to himself....

Holding Your Memory in The Stars

Holding Your Memory in The Stars

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...

Dreams of You

Dreams of You

Jim Prado , Special Contributor December 1, 2022

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...

Hope

Hope

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...

Rotten Love

Rotten Love

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...

Made You Look

Made You Look

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.

Where They Reside

Joelle Richard, Special Contributor March 17, 2022
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.
“People think you need to have nice things and a fancy job to be happy in life. Well, guess what? They’re wrong. I live my life doing what I want and seeing things that not everyone else gets to see, and I do it by doing what I love. That’s freedom.”

Road to Success

Sophie South-Miner, Special Contributor March 9, 2022

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...

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