Coming of Age

Curriculum· — Write about a character waiting for something, but don’t reveal what they’re waiting for until the end.

Stories·Anya Geist — In the Basement A little boy Was in the basement Of a house so old and crumbly The doors were rotted The windows cracked The floors creaked and groaned And...

Stories·Ellen Yu — Penelope Pricklebottom Penelope Pricklebottom was a particularly peculiar porcupine with prickly purple spikes. Penelope pondered, passing time under a pine. The sky shimmered and the sun sat high. She smelled...

Stories·Anya Geist — rain drops rattled the water sending rolling hills of ripples far, far out into the lake. the water itself was a grinning sort of grey not gross, but fresh and...

Blog Post· — In thinking back to when I was younger, I only have vague memories of a miniature TV we used to have. It was so small that if my dad stood...

Editorial· — The Writer, Artist of Words Michaela Frey, 12 A fog has fallen over the people, a devastating, colorless, mist of despair hanging over the humans. Those consumed in the fog...

Curriculum· — Look at this painting by Renoir (Dance at the Moulin de la Galette) and imagine yourself in this scene. Who are you? Why are you there? What can you see,...

Stories·Ellen Yu — A Solitary Boy The morning sun shone down through the fluffy white clouds, sprinkled sparsely throughout the blue sky. A solitary boy happily skipped down a worn path starting from...

Stories·Ever Huang — There once was a short, stubby, old man whom everyone called Ol' Stephens who lived by himself down the road. His house was in terrible shape; with holes in the...

Stories·Anya Geist — 1. Like the rest of his body, his face was small. Not smushed in any way, just petite. His features were slightly sharp, like a dulled knife, and, like his...