Category: Writing
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”
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.
Withering Flowers
The real world felt like a mirage in her desert of a life. So close, so possible, and yet . . . False. Cassandra couldn’t remember the last time she’d actually dreamt.
Hooked On You
With a sharp inhale of the fresh, briny ocean air, I propelled my rod forward, waited a second as the silvery line coasted above the water, then snapped my reel shut.
Smarter Than You Think
A Starry Eye- Shriya Bhatnagar Smarter Than You Think By: Mia Sekula “So how do you think you did on the Bio test?” One of my friends asked another. “Eh, it could have gone better. Did you put that the substance had proteins because… Continue Reading “Smarter Than You Think”
Stranger from the Rain
Water Drops on Thorns – Lilly Ramsey Stranger from the Rain Evelyn Lunardini Footsteps echoed against the tile floor as moonlight seeped in through the windows. Marliene walked with a stack of old leather books in her arms to the corner of the ancient… Continue Reading “Stranger from the Rain”
Just One Leg
A Sunset’s Mirror – Oliver Kuhns Just One Leg Quinn Scislowicz The street lamps guiding the cars on the highway flashed in my eyes. The last sight before I felt blood flooding the concrete around me and the broken car parts, scattered. I braced… Continue Reading “Just One Leg”
In Absence
Sunset Tsunami – Issac Freeman In Absence Ethan MacLaren Sea, Swallow Me. — Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd) My last memory before dying was escaping the wretched walls of my asylum. My life ended about a week ago– or at least that’s… Continue Reading “In Absence”
Gaia’s Final Plea
Serengeti – Nick DeGiacinto Gaia’s Final Plea Grace Garney When we were first born, We worshipped the ground Gaia walked on. In return, she sheltered us from the cold, Holding us tight to her core. We were the youngest of three: The sky, Ouranos,… Continue Reading “Gaia’s Final Plea”