I walked through the gates and vines to the backyard and was welcomed by a billow of smoke. The sisters gathered, grouped speaking low humming tones, raspy from the hot tar in their regal cigarettes. They wanted to smoke and so they would camp outside and wait between cigarettes. (If there was an in between)…
Category: Non-fiction
Wrecked by Megan Prumbach
When everyone talks about being in love, they never really know how to describe it. My mom always said when you know, you just know. That used to infuriate me. I wanted the answer to be straightforward, simple. More importantly, how could I know something that I had never felt before? With time I thought…
When Will You Be Mine Again? by Jacquelyn Vera
It was another lovely, snowy day in the city of Wisteria; my mind thought as I closed my eyes to take a deep breath in to feel the crisp, cold air freshens my lungs. Then open my eyes back up to the angelic sky; I have always wondered how light rains of snow could be…
By His Grace by Hannah Friis-Hansen
Trigger Warning: self-harm, depression, suicide I think it’s safe to say the past two years have been complete chaos. Between Covid-19, social division, and unrest throughout society, it has made some people question if God is even real. When I started high school in 2017, I struggled with anxiety, depression, and some pretty dark thoughts….
The Day I Almost Died by Tina Harris
It was a warm, quiet summer morning. It was early, the daylight was just starting to break through the trees. As I was trying to open my eyes, I felt…off. It’s first thing in the morning, I probably just need to go to the bathroom, I thought. As I stood up out of bed, a…
Moxie by Makaelynn DuVall
I go looking for you in the night. I have figured out how to live without you during the light hours, but as nighttime comes in, I lose my strength. I close my eyes and try to feel where you are, because if I can find you, then we are still real. I start with…