The sun blazed on our roof, turning the house into a scorching hot convection oven. August was not a kind month for our 100-year-old house. Any cold air produced by our pathetic AC unit would leak out...
“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...
“Come on, come on.” I whisper to myself anxiously. “Where are you at?” A minute passes and then a flicker of light appears rising out of the grass. It was like a drop of the sun had risen up with...
The rain pummels down on the roof. I am sitting alone on the porch listening to the cars splash across the slick road in the distance. The refreshing smell of the rainclouds relaxes me coupled with the...
Our second issue of the Frederick Dreamcatcher was the first to feature poetry, nonfiction stories, and art from students on interior pages. Among these works is a story about fear at the edge of a cliff,...
Our first issue of the Frederick Dreamcatcher started our tradition of horror-themed anthologies each October. Among these stories is a mystery of a split identity, a game show with the ultimate prize,...
She’s smiling so bright
hoping to hide all of her
pain on the inside.
Always making jokes,
she just does it to not make
her mother worry.
Behind her lovely,
large, shining blue...
Brandon Coon, Frederick High Staff
• December 26, 2020
"Look what I got!"
Beth rolled her eyes as Lindsey revealed the box. A Ouija board? Really? How cliche can a slumber party get?
"Awesome!" Sarah said. "Macey, turn off the lights."
The giggling...
Beads of sweat ran down Ryan's face. He glanced at the timer... thirty seconds.
Maybe my last thirty seconds to live, he thought.
There's a stone by the wall. Groping in the darkness, he picks it up...
“Uh, Kendra? You okay?”
I waited, but she didn't answer--she just smiled.
I shifted nervously in the passenger seat. She's smiling, so just smile back, I thought. She'd been acting weird the whole...
