Escape
Through mysterious magic and the plights of supernatural beings, they can briefly erase the anxiety of their upcoming exam. Through the...
Gabriel Gonzalez
Feb 10, 2022
Subtleties
Talking small Living inconspicuous Small differences Subtle stances The bow in her hair The color of his laces A name on a shirt A sign...
Marisa Bobal
Feb 8, 2022
Not one word spoken
I am lost. My heart too heavy with emotion that words cannot express. I turn to music to carry the weight To let my heart rest. It starts...
Angela Shedlow
Feb 6, 2022
Thyme Time
A stock boy stands in the aisle of an empty store, Counting down the minutes until closing on a Friday night. The whole shift has been a...
Thomas Silverman
Feb 4, 2022
Hook to the fish
With its sharp crevices and metal condensed onto one item. It's a trap— one function only. The hook is functionally deceitful. A...
Monica Rios Reyes
Feb 2, 2022
I wonder
I wonder if you’re in pain, just like I am in pain. Do you seek distraction or do you actually find joy in playing the same tune for...
Alexis Galant
Feb 1, 2022
One in an Infinite Series
One child approaches me asking to decode the infinite. He asks of the convergence and divergence and of the beauty and intricacy in...
Joshua Alms
Jan 31, 2022
Flipped
I was told pennies are lucky only When their faces smile up At you from the ground. Shiny or dull, they’re small bearers of hope: A cent...
Salma Laraki
Jan 29, 2022
Engravings
Meticulously I etch each letter, Each word, Each sentence, Each name, Each date, Into stone, Into wood, Into plastic. I leave marks on...
Daniel Schlansky
Jan 27, 2022
I hope it helped you
Maybe Of Mice and Men. Maybe Gatsby. I don’t even remember— The assignment was never the point. I was always so bubbly in the class...
Faith Tyburski
Jan 24, 2022
