“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...
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...
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...
Jaden Onstott, Special Contributor
• February 23, 2023
My sister, twenty-something years old and a mother, lives here at my parent’s house with her husband and son. I believe it has been like this for maybe two years as I helped with my young nephew.
And...
Nick Harding, Special Contributor
• February 16, 2023
It's what I need to do,
This work that takes all day,
It’s not a choice to be made.
I have a list of what is due.
I put everything else away.
It’s what I need to do.
All the effort...
It was a usual Thursday night of making dinner for the girls, assisting with the overwhelming amount of homework, and tied in with everything else the constant bickering between the two sisters. By this...
Micah Wittler, Special Contributor
• February 2, 2023
Walking into the unknown. Down a corridor toward the meeting room. With a knot in my stomach, I knock on the door and enter. Despite COVID shutting everything down for nearly a year, I had been consistently...
6Apologies from some are genuine.
The people in the wrong remain the
same. Without the help of realization
the people in the wrong would always
see themselves as right. Taking accountability
makes...
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,...
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....
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...
“Wow you’re so mature for your age.”
“You're gifted, talented ahead of the class.”
That is what I prided myself on.
Little miss high achiever they’d say, little miss goodie two shoes,
Little...
