Two girls build a snowman One winter day, Emily and Mary went out to play. Mary said, “We could make a snowman!” Emily agreed. Squish splat crunch as they walked through the snow. The spheres were simple. Emily pointed out, “Are you sure we could carry the head?” Snow Stream Mary said, “A snowflake is […]
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The Smell of Spring
As I peered out the window, the indigo sky, the snow on the ground that fell long ago, surrounded by white, no hint of sunlight, I sighed as I looked and climbed into bed, I woke in the morning, feeling fresh and well fed, I opened the window, and to my surprise, something was different, […]
The Story of the Puddle and the Frog
A puddle who yearns to see the ocean beseeches a frog to tell him all about it There was once a river. For years, this river had flowed gently all the way from the top of a great mountain down into a forest, where it joined up with tributaries and eventually ran into the sea. […]
Trapped
Stuck on a ride at an indoor water park, the narrator panics “Fine! Let’s just get it over with.” I let out a sigh as I listlessly dragged my body toward the slide. It was a cold, unforgiving winter day five years ago. My sister, two friends, and I were at an indoor water park […]
Sisters
One freezing winter day, Marie finds a sickly kitten on the street The wind stung Marie’s cheek. She shivered, despite her warm jacket and hat. “I knew I should have brought a scarf,” she said out loud, but there was no one but the wind and her dog, Kora, to answer. It was the time […]
Sunset
An idyllic evening on a lake sparks newfound clarity in the narrator Grass enclosed my feet with every step I took. The sky was pigmented blue, newer than my eyes had ever seen before. The paddleboard meandered with me to the sweet, blue lake, so unblemished that, for moments at a time, I could catch […]
The Squirrels, the Rabbits, and the Birds
Teresa observes the animal and plant life from the window of her home From the main window of our rented house in Wheaton, Illinois, we can clearly see the big tree by the sidewalk. It was a tree that stood sad and leafless in the winter, but we know that when summer comes around we […]
Lines of Grace
My hand on paper Frozen in midair What should I write? About the wind on my face? The coolness of winter? The rays in the jubilant sky? I sit, in thought My mind reaches Trying to pull From the deepest part of mind Ideas I think The show last week The blue jay sitting in […]
Hidden Opportunities
Olivia is devastated when she learns her family is moving away from lush, beautiful California to drab, grey New York City I relaxed in my backyard, delighted by everything around me. The warm breeze rippled through the air. A symphony of birdsong erupted from the chirping birds that swooped around the sapphire blue sky. I […]
Nostalgia
Dark, Light, Dark, Light— The clouds float across the sky, sometimes covering up the sun as they go. Dark, Light, Dark— Illuminating the room, then bringing it to a gentle shade, Making shadows dance on the paper drawings tacked to the walls, in a room with an unused bed. Flash— Light— Dark— Flash— The light […]
