Survival

Stories·Stephanie Anagnoson — The Bell It rings for a long time It dings The sound of it Makes me feel happy The essence made out of metal Touches my heart with joy Even...

Stories·Liam Hancock — You wake up, waist deep in soot and rubble. But not really awake, just halfway, or possibly even less than that. Maybe a quarter. Once upon a time, there was...

Stories·Elbert Park — The trees swayed angrily in the wind, swaying hard enough so that their roots down below could have started complaining. For some reason, the wind kept on getting stronger-cars were...

Stories·Liam Hancock — So here I sit, idle in front of the profound execution of justice unfolding my before eyes, and I am stupefied. I’ve survived the journey to this place, and it...

Stories·Peri Gordon — Desert Prison By Peri Gordon, 10 Water is gold in the desert It’s a superhero Or the last ticket to the show that is life. I’ve been lost here for...

Stories·Elbert Park — Haiku 1 The sun fades away Blocked by the smoke, empty yet vague God pray this phase ends Haiku 2 The smoke is now Zeus Air quality unhealthy Will time...

Editorial· — The Dust Cloud Arshia Ramesh, 10 There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. The air quality from the Sahara Desert dust cloud was rated over 350 in...

Editorial· — The Silent Threat Rex Huang, 11 There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. That day lightning cracked outside, as loud as firecrackers. There was snow as far as...

Curriculum· — Write a story about someone stranded on an island. How did they get there? How do they survive? What few items do they have with them? Invent the circumstances and...

Editorial· — Stuck Ismini Vasiloglou, 11 I write this sitting in the kitchen sink while pondering the recent news my mother just shared. I stare at the various colors of cat hair on...