Blue Memories – Josue Aparicio Castillo Bryce Augusti You have only yourself to blame—I wasn’t the one who began reading this with hopes I might be motivated—that I might know why I write, who I write for, or why this horrific gift has cursed… Continue Reading “Why Write?”
Neon – Samantha Brock What We Leave Unsaid Benya Wilfret Claire hated being noticed. It unraveled her, like a stray thread tugged free from a carefully stitched seam. But the man watching her wasn’t just anyone. His gaze pinned her to the polished barstool,… Continue Reading “What We Leave Unsaid”
Look Down – Sophia Quezada Benya Wilfret The board, pristine—a hymn of symmetry.Light holds its place,silence hums,time’s breath shallowin black and white.The pieces sleep:the knight, curved in defiance;the queen, poised with restless power,her reach tethered by geometry;the king, fragile as glass,yet bearing quiet gravity.Each… Continue Reading “Hymn Sung Backward”
Fern-Wrapped Wonder – Michai Sanders Her Hands Caleb Finley My hands bear a history of calluses. Before I was born, They were scarred— Pricked by the stem, Hardened by the roots, Cracked by the whip, Dried by the relentless sun. Darker they became, Thicker… Continue Reading “Her Hands”
Pretty in Pink – Hannah Mason Opposites Mo Zheng It’s funny, how it seems, That everything has a pair. How we pray for happiness, When it’s already there. How can we see, Without first closing our eyes? How can we learn, If failure doesn’t… Continue Reading “Opposites”
Into the Realm – Cashier Brooks Sculpted by the Algorithm Benya Wilfret It began, as many crises do, with a seemingly harmless decision. I was procrastinating on a Sunday night, the kind of procrastination that convinces you watching something mildly educational is technically productive.… Continue Reading “Sculpted by the Algorithm”
Sunburst Energy – Emma Hessler Moose Shivan Chhabra A moose strolls, Its heavy antlers weight it down Through the morning dew Footprints digging into the ground leaving a mark The wind blows dust to cover them A low song hums from the river, However,… Continue Reading “Moose”
A Million Dollars Peyton Gallagher I was given a million dollars, my choices were unlimited. Images flash of my deepest desires. How am I supposed to know where to start? “I can’t possibly narrow down my options” I said to myself. All I can… Continue Reading “A Million Dollars”
The Starry Night – Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night Lillian Diamond Like a dreamSwirls of blue and yellow in the skyA bright yellow moon shiningStars glowing in the night skyA small calm village just in front of mountainsStars dancing across the skyBurning with light… Continue Reading “Starry Night”
Montanta’s Heartbeat – Luke Jones Twice Does the Winter Strike John Richter Twice does the winter strike upon the autumn; once when the leaves crinkle, sour up and rot as fruit a grocer has long known is impure, second when the trees and sun… Continue Reading “Twice Does the Winter Strike”