Category: Writing
Storm
Blue Steel – Chloe Fox Maddy Artinger 10. (Storm) Sometimes you can see the storm coming, other times you can’t. Sometimes it’s a surprise after you were told it would be a sunny day, and then suddenly there is thunder and lightning. The horizon… Continue Reading “Storm”
Long Gone
Alley – Nick DeGiacinto Dugan Stewart long gone gambling with god daily hoping he might just bail me i’ve had too many chances and now the train’s derailing portraying life in pictures the time I almost missed her looking too far back like a… Continue Reading “Long Gone”
The Tragic Battle of Pinwheel
Ahead – Carys Thomas Sasha Olander “Sasha! Sasha, listen,” I heard through the thick fog in my head. “Is she always this disrespectful?” I listened as my camp counselor accused me of being an impolite and belligerent kid. I continued walking. I wasn’t aware… Continue Reading “The Tragic Battle of Pinwheel”
Grandma’s Pickleball: The “Old Person Sport”
Bond – Damien Luciano Andy Vitello Grandma’s Pickleball: The “Old Person Sport” The fastest-growing sport in the United States isn’t hockey, baseball, or even football; it’s pickleball (“SFIA Topline Report”). I’ve played tennis since four years old, so naturally this ping-pong-tennis hybrid intrigued me.… Continue Reading “Grandma’s Pickleball: The “Old Person Sport””
The Beauty of the World
Moonrise on the Sea – Henry Zhang Tessa Lee The world can be cruel. that’s true. the world can be a dark and unforgiving place, where your every mistake can tear relationships apart and destroy the unstable foundation of your shallow existence. but the… Continue Reading “The Beauty of the World”
To Infinity and Beyond
Tybee 4 – Maddy Goldstein Maddy Goldstein I experienced my first-ever heartbreak at three years old. This pain did not occur because of a boy, a death, or a traumatic accident. No, this grief came from the loss of a balloon. With the heavily… Continue Reading “To Infinity and Beyond”
Always
Ozymandelvis – Jack Hollingshead Olivia Rivera Always When light spills from tiny cavities, shredding the dark blanket of night above, When I lie, secure, tucked away, My grasp on what’s real long since disappeared, Handed over to the entanglements of my mind, When I… Continue Reading “Always”
How to Profit Off High School Students
Haunting in Red – Michai Sanders Andy Vitello With the unfortunate rise of consumers caring about their data privacy, it has become increasingly difficult to profit from it, especially when it involves minors. Pesky laws like Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act… Continue Reading “How to Profit Off High School Students”
Procrastination
Home – Chloe Fox Mo Zheng Oh, procrastination, my faithful friend, I’ll start my work, but let me just pretend, I exist in a land, where time stretches endlessly, Oh, what a delight, with traces of effort out of my sight, I’ll put it… Continue Reading “Procrastination”
The Accident
Hazel – Maddy Artinger Luke Thomann I felt like jumping off. Death is better than the stomach-dropping, astral projecting, gut-scrambling 208-foot drop on the Raging Bull. As I gawped at my surroundings, time seemed distorted, stretching and warping, elongating each moment into an eternity… Continue Reading “The Accident”