Pencil Maya Tzonev, 13Wooster, OH
February 2021
Cody’s Last Day
The writer recalls the day they had to put down Cody, her pet rat The day Cody was put to sleep started off terrible. I thought my day couldn’t get any worse. At school I was barely there. “Elena. Hey! Earth to Elena!” My friend Penelope brought me back to reality. “Are you okay? You […]
When You Fall Asleep at Night . . .
When the people go to sleep, the objects come to life The pitter-patter of feet heading up the stairs reaches their porcelain ears. The room is holding its breath, waiting silently for that sound, the sound that everyone yearns to hear. Soon, the faint melody of snoring drifts downstairs. The cabinets begin to stir. The […]
