Category: Spring ’26 (vol. XXXIV)
Controlled Skies
Red-tailed Hawk – Grant Weaver Controlled Skies Alex Orndorff I wake up to two large, bright blue eyes staring me right in the face. “Dang it, wake up, Jay, come on, we gotta go,” says the 7-year-old kid named George, yelling at me while… Continue Reading “Controlled Skies”
Music and Audio – Spring 2026
Blowin’ in the Wind – Bella Weeks Tom Maekawa – Monitor Lizard Graham Sundstrom – Broken Bard’s Ballad Untitled – Toby Brown
Moving On
The kids are alright-Mattie Sochacki Moving On Caroline Thompson When it’s 2 am and the night drowns out all noise And I sit up in my bed as my small orange lamp illuminates the windows on the opposite side of my room and I… Continue Reading “Moving On”
The Dividing Tree
Architecture of a Leaf – Lilly Ramsey The Dividing Tree James Shulze Over Yonder says the man Land stretches as cattle herds The vast plots have been full of crops for ages Rich soil thrives with nutrients The wind blows a certain gust The… Continue Reading “The Dividing Tree”
The Weight of Silence
Colorfall – Avery Pellicciotti The Weight of Silence Anja Seyler The pen clicks again. I stop, but only for a second. Then I click it again. The sound feels too loud in this silent room. The girl across from me looks at my hand,… Continue Reading “The Weight of Silence”
Markers of Memory
It has been six years since I last followed this uneven trail along the icy edges of Lake Superior, brushing my fingers against the birch trees with their curling strips of bark. The ground is still slick in places, though I walk it more steadily now.