So we were all at Kaia’s house dressed up like Alice in Wonderland: I was Alice (of course), Kaia was the Cheshire Cat, Bella was the White Rabbit, and Carly was the Queen of Hearts.
We had just finished...
The gym smelled like hairspray and cheap perfume.
I coughed, momentarily overcome by the thick scent. I looked around: silver balloons shaped like crowns floated near the stage, and the lights hit...
Noah Wright, Special Contributor
• October 31, 2025
There was no time for anyone to prepare.
In fact, it seemed like all of it happened all at once.
In a split second, one third of the world’s population was gone.
How could 2.6 billion...
Liam Pettitt, Special Contributor
• February 9, 2025
Along the dark burrow of grass and snow,
Winds careen and wrap around poles of red,
And I breathe in exhaustion and apprehension ahead
Of kingdoms born that deserve the knife.
The same exact...
Winter comes with a gentle grace,
Snowflakes dance in a quiet space.
The world turns white, and
blankets come out
as blankets come down,
as trees stand tall with snow on top of
their leafless branches.
Frosty...
There is something inside my house.
It was late winter night. It was dark far too early this time of year, making me sleepy earlier, my brain thinking that it was closer to 9 p.m. at 7 p.m. It didn’t...
Slowly, silently, now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
Silver fruit upon silver trees;
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silvery...
Look, the moon is a perfect circle.
A circle itself is perfect.
Please don’t go behind the buildings yet again,
I have watched you all evening
I have compared my life to yours and found mine...
Alex Dimitrov, Special Contributor
• October 3, 2024
There were days I didn’t go out
and days I couldn’t remember.
Sometimes I sat at my desk
watching the trees outside blooming,
as if we had nothing in common.
They had the sun,
I had the sun through...
I felt a community like no other.
We all sat on noisy wooden chairs
Set in somewhat straight lines, a pinch too close.
These were strangers older than me yet,
I felt that I fit in.
I...
Me and my friend, Angie recently got friendship tattoos
Do you know Angie? If you do know you’re lucky.
We are not alike but we make the same shapes.
She is the person your mind lands on when...
I can’t talk to my owner Ashley. She’s my best friend. She has pretty long blonde hair, pale skin, and brown eyes. But I can't talk to her -- all I can do is wag my tail and give her my puppy eyes...
